hi, how can i identify the hardware in a solaris server (e.g. what nic is in the machine, manufactor, type ...) who can help?

Try, /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag and /usr/sbin/ifconfig -a

hi, i already tried this, but it doesn´t show me a vendor. ifconfig show´s the configuration. and prtdiag shows: SYS PCI 33 0 pci108e,1001 SUNW,cheerio SYS PCI 33 0 pciclass,010000 QLGC,ISP1040B SYS PCI 33 1 pciclass,068000 SYS PCI 33 1 pci108e,1001 SUNW,cheerio SYS PCI 33 1 pciclass,010000 QLGC,ISP1040B which card is the nic and who is the vendor??? regards

To get vendor information. For most items you will have to open the case and retrieve the sun part number. You can track the sun part number through http://sunsolve.sun.com. For NICs you may be able to use vendor code tracking. If local-mac-address? is set to true at the boot prom (ok), then an ifconfig -a will show you the mac address. The first 3 colon delimited slots will be the hardware vedor code. You can then do a search on the net for "ethernet vendor codes". You should be able to match the card to a vendor at that point. Keep in mind that the vendor codes can be and often are leased out to 3rd party hardware manufacturers. Daryl