VIO - How to check the VIOS edition - Express/Standard/Enterprise

 

#chedition -list



$ chedition -list

standard

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$ uname -a

AIX usplxaxphxp003 1 6 00F856854C00

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$ date

Thu Jul 21 09:10:30 EDT 2022

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