Pour connaître l'édition(Standard,Express,Enterprise...) AIX utilisée sur une partition, il faut utiliser la commande 'chedition -l'.
Des options de cette commande permettent de changer l'édition en cours.
Exemple de commande :
# chedition -l
express
Ci-dessous la documentation officielle IBM sur la commande.
chedition Command
Purpose
Allows query or change of the current signature file on the system.
Syntax
To list the current edition on the system:
chedition -l
To change to the express edition:
chedition -x [-d Device [ -p ]]
To change to the standard edition:
chedition -s [-d Device [ -p ]]
To change to the enterprise edition:
chedition -e [-d Device [ -p ]]
Description
The chedition command can be used to query the current edition of the system. The edition of the system, either express,
standard, or enterprise will be displayed. The edition may also be changed by specifying the new edition the customer wishes
to change to. If a bundle file exists for the new edition in /usr/sys/inst.data/sys_bundles, it will be installed if the
device or directory containing the images to install is specified. Changing the edition modifies the signature file located in
the /usr/lpp/bos directory.
Flags
Item
Description
-d Device or Directory
Specifies the device or directory containing the images to install.
-e
Used when changing to the enterprise edition.
-l
List the current edition of the system. The edition of the system, either express, standard, or enterprise will be
displayed.
-p
Performs a preview of the bundle file installation by running all preinstallation checks. The edition of the system will
not be updated.
-s
Used when changing to the standard edition.
-x
Used when changing to the express edition.
Examples
1 To list the current edition on the system, type:
chedition l
One of the following outputs will be returned:
express | standard | enterprise
2 To change to the standard edition, type:
chedition s
3 To change to the enterprise edition and perform a preview install of the contents of the enterprise edition bundle file,
should it exist, type:
chedition e d /usr/sys/inst.images -p
Files
Item
Description
/usr/sbin/chedition
Contains the chedition command.
/usr/sys/inst.data/sys_bundles
Contains system bundle files. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
