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Old 08-27-2009
Solaris os 32 bit or 64 bit

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how to find out wether my os is 32 bit or 64 bit. I am using Solaris 5.6.

also i want to know the difference between 32 bit and 64bit os.

any help will be much appreciated as i am in urgent need of this information
# 2  
Old 08-27-2009
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Originally Posted by asalman.qazi
how to find out wether my os is 32 bit or 64 bit. I am using Solaris 5.6.
Code:
#/usr/bin/isainfo -b

# 3  
Old 08-27-2009
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Originally Posted by asalman.qazi
how to find out wether my os is 32 bit or 64 bit. I am using Solaris 5.6.
Solaris 2.6 was 32 bit only.
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also i want to know the difference between 32 bit and 64bit os.
The difference is 32 ;-)
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any help will be much appreciated as i am in urgent need of this information
How can this question be urgent ? Homework ?
# 4  
Old 08-27-2009
No this is not a home work.( I am working in a support project)

we are facing data corruption issues on our server.

We have contacted a database administrator for this purpose. So we are required to furnish some information to him.

so tahts why i am in urgent need of this situat

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also please let me know how this can be extracted in solaris 1.1.1
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Old 08-27-2009
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Originally Posted by asalman.qazi

also please let me know how this can be extracted in solaris 1.1.1
What is "this" ?

Are you really using Solaris 1.1.1 (SunOS 4.1.3_U1) machines ? Hint: that OS was released in 1991.
# 6  
Old 08-27-2009
If isainfo does not work in Solaris 1.1.1 (sunos 4.1.3) then you can rest assured you are running 32bit .. 64bit was not introduced until Solaris 7
# 7  
Old 08-27-2009
the urgent thing was to find out what the os is

the other thing was for my knowlefge gaining

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Yes . These systems are very old . we are maintaining them as legacy systems and we are going to do away with them as soon as possible.
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