January 16, 2008
Another new release of both the powerpc-utils and powerpc-utils-papr packages.
Both of which contain new commands, most noteably the addition of the DLPAR
tools to the powerpc-utils-papr package. Check the Changelog for other updates
and visit Zombie Process for
additional updates.
August 24, 2007
New release for powrepc-utils that includes changes to the ofpathaname to
support PATA devices and add an option to print device aliases from the
device tree
July 17, 2007
The last development snapshots have been promoted to the latest releases for
both packages. Enjoy.
April 19, 2007
A new development snapshot is available with an update to ofpathname to proerly
parse device paths for SAS drives. There is also a new ppc64_cpu command to
allow viewing/seeting of the cpu SMT, DSCR and smt-snooze-delay settings.
The powerpc-utils and powerpc-utils-papr packages contain utilities for powerpc based Linux machines. Powerpc-utils contains utilities that are generic to all powerpc platforms and powerpc-utils-papr contains utilities that are specific to powerpc platforms that conforming to the POWER Architecture Platform Reference (read: IBM powerpc machines).
The powerpc-utils package provides the utilities listed below which are intended for the maintenance of powerpc platforms. Further documentation for each of the utilities is available from their respective man pages.
nvram - NVRAM access utility
A utility to view and format the contents of the system's non-volatile
RAM, which contains configuration variables for Open Firmware and the
system's Service Processor (if any), as well as error records and Vital
Product Data (VPD). Design documents here.
bootlist - boot configuration utility
A script to view and set the list of devices with which the system will
attempt to boot. Both the "normal" and "service" mode lists can be
manipulated.
ofpathname - translate logical device names to OF names
Used by bootlist to convert between Linux logical device names and Open
Firmware names.
snap - system configuration snapshot
A script to gather significant system configuration information. The
script creates snap.tar.gz in the working directory which can be used
for problem determination.
ppc64_cpu - cpu settings utility
Utility to allow users to view and set the cpu SMT, DSCR and smt-snooze-delay
settings.
The powerpc-utils-papr package provides the utilities listed below which are intended for the maintenance of IBM powerpc platforms that follow the POWER Architecture Platform Reference (sorry, still an IBM internal document). Further documentation for each of the utilities is available from their respective man pages and doxygen design documents. The powerpc-utils-papr package does require the librtas package available at librtas.ozlabs.org
activate_firmware - concurrent firmware activation
Used during concurrent firmware update operations to activate the new
firmware image locally. This utility is invoked automatically when
necessary. Design documents here.
hvcsadmin - HVCS driver administration utility
This is the hvcs driver administration utility which simplifies hvcs
administration by providing a set of options for such functions as closing
adapter targets using device mapping, querying console adapters, querying
adapters based upon device node, gathering status, and closing all open
adapters.
ibmvscsis.sh - IBMVSCSIS driver init script
When symlinked into start and stop run levels this script can provide vscsi
server operation automation. It supports the standard array of init script
options {start|stop|status|restart}. By design this script executes
operations in silent mode. For extended vscsi server operations the
vscsisadmin script should be used instead.
rtas_dump - dump the contents of a rtas event
A small script to front end rtas_event_decode. Just because pulling rtas
events out of files is easier in a script.
rtas_event_decode - dump the contents of a rtas event
This is the back-end tool used by rtas_dump to actually parse out and print
rtas events.
rtas_ibm_get_vpd
Used by the lsvpd utility to gather Vital Product Data that changes
dynamically. Design documents here.
serv_config/uspchrp - configure service processor settings
A series of menus that can be used to update system service settings
stored in NVRAM, which are used by the system's service processor.
These settings include surveillance, boot, and remote maintenance
policies. This utility is only usable on systems equipped with a
service processor. Design documents here.
set_poweron_time - configure time for system power-on
A utility to set a time in the future for the system to automatically
power on, if the system is powered off at that time.
Design documents here.
uesensor
A utility to view the state of environental sensors on powerpc machines.
Design documents here.
update_flash - system firmware update utility
A script that uses the rtas_flash kernel module to flash firmware.
usysattn, usysfault - attention indicator utility
A utility to view the status of the system attention (fault) indicators
(LEDs), and to turn the indicators off when after an event has been
serviced.
usysident - identification indicator utility
A utility to view the status of device identification indicators
(LEDs), and to turn the indicators on and off.
Design documents here.
vscsisadmin - IBM Virtual SCSI Server (ibmvscsis) administration utilities
This is the virtual scsi server administration utility which simplifies
configuration, starting, and stopping of an IBM virtual SCSI server. This
script can be run standalone or it can be invoked via the ibmvscsis.sh init
script. Configuration script documentation is provided in ibmvscsis.conf (8)
and outlines the proper method for writing a well formed ibmvscsis configuration file.
The powerpc-utils and powerpc-utils-papr packages are released under the IBM Common Public License
| Source tarball | powerpc-utils-1.1.0.tar.gz | 48.2kB |
|---|---|---|
| Recent changes | Changelog.powerpc-utils | 1.9kB |
| Source tarball | powerpc-utils-papr-1.1.0.tar.gz | 197.6kB |
| Recent changes | Changelog.powerpc-utils-papr | 1.1kB |
Older versions are available here.
No downloads are available at the moment.
The utilities in the powerpc-utils package were written by the following individuals.
The utilities in the powerpc-utils-papr package were written by the following individuals.
General questions regarding the powerpc-utils or powerpc-utils-papr packages can be sent to Nathan Fontenot and Michael Strosaker.