How many processors do we have?
- Article Type: General
- Product: Aleph
- Product Version: 19.01
Description:
Is there a command we can use to show how many processors we have?
Resolution:
For Sun, use the command:
uname -X
(the "numCPU" value you see in response is the number of processors)
or, as root:
psrinfo
For AIX, Digital, or Compaq use the command:
lsdev -C | grep proc
(there will be a line for each processor in the resulting display)
or, as root:
lcsfg -v | grep proc
For Linux:
more /proc/cpuinfo
(there will be a section for each processor, beginning with "0", -- so if the last section is "processor : 3", you have 4 processors)
With all of these if you have "dual-core" processors, you should multiply the number by 2; if you have "quad-core" processors, you should multiply the number by 4.
Additional Information
processor number, cpu, cpus
- Article last edited: 10/8/2013