processor

The <processor> inspector is used to identify the number and properties of processors in the system. Many operating systems support multiple CPUs and processors. You can inspect any one of them by their ordinal number. On Linux, most of these inspector properties look into the /proc/cpuinfo file to find the requested information.

Creation
Properties

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

Creation

main processor : processor

Returns the processor object corresponding to the main processor.

Plural: main processors

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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processor : processor

Returns all the processor objects defined on the machine. See processor.

Plural: processors

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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processor <integer> : processor

Returns a processor object for the numbered processor. Processors are numbered from 1.

Plural: processors

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
8.2.1078.0	Mac
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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Properties

adjustment <integer> of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the processor Adjustment Way (guest performance)

Plural: adjustments

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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altivec of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor supports the AltiVec instruction set.

Plural: altivecs

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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architected of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor is running in architected mode.

Plural: architecteds

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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bogomips of <processor> : integer

Returns the Bogomips of the specified processor, which provides a rough indication of its speed.

Plural: bogomipses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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brand id of <processor> : integer

This inspector returns the integer known as the brand id, returned from the assembly language cpuid extended instruction.

Plural: brand ids

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows
8.2.1078.0	Mac

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brand string of <processor> : string

Returns the vendor-defined brand names for newer processors.

Plural: brand strings

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows
8.2.1078.0	Debian, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Ubuntu
9.0.586.0	AIX
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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capability of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the capability code of the processor

Plural: capabilitys

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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coma bug of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the specified processor is afflicted by the coma bug. The coma bug afflicts certain Cyrix CPUs, causing them to occasionally lock up. The affected CPUs include the Cyrix/IBM 6x86, 6x86L, and 6x86MX.

Plural: coma bugs

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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cpuid level of <processor> : integer

Returns an integer corresponding to the cpuid level for the given processor.

Plural: cpuid levels

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu

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cpus configured of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors configured for the system

Plural: cpus configureds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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cpus reserved of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors reserved for the system

Plural: cpus reserveds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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cpus standby of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors in standby for the system

Plural: cpus standbys

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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cpus total of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of total processors for the system

Plural: cpus totals

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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decimal fpu of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor has a decimal floating point unit.

Plural: decimal fpus

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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extended family of <processor> : integer

Integer representing the extended family of CPU. See the notes for the meaning of these numbers.

Plural: extended families

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows
8.2.1078.0	Mac

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extended feature mask of <processor> : integer

Returns a mask of the extended feature bits of an x86 processor

Plural: extended feature masks

Version	Platforms
9.0.586.0	Debian, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, Windows
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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extended model of <processor> : integer

Integer representing the extended model of CPU. See the notes for the meaning of these numbers.

Plural: extended models

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows
8.2.1078.0	Mac

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f00f bug of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the specified processor is afflicted by the f00f bug. This bug is named after the first two of a four-byte assembly language sequence that can freeze up x86 Pentium processors.

Plural: f00f bugs

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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family name of <processor> : string

Returns the family name of the CPU, dependent on the type of client computer, for instance Pentium, Sparc, PowerPC G4, etcetera.

Plural: family names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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family of <processor> : integer

Linux, Mac and Windows only. Returns an integer representing the family of the specified processor.

Plural: families

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
8.2.1078.0	Mac
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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family of <processor> : string

Solaris and AIX only. Returns a string representing the family of the specified processor.

Plural: families

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, Solaris

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fdiv bug of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the specified processor is afflicted by the fdiv bug, which occasionally causes incorrect floating point division answers.

Plural: fdiv bugs

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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feature mask of <processor> : integer

Returns the feature flags from the CPUID instruction. The feature mask contains bits that identify extra features the processor may provide such as MMX support or if the Processor ID is enabled on the processor.

Plural: feature masks

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows
8.2.1078.0	Mac
9.0.586.0	Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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flag list of <processor> : string

Returns a string containing the processor flags. To check if a processor has a particular flag, use the 'contains' operator.

Plural: flag lists

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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fpu exception of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the fpu exception has occurred on this processor.

Plural: fpu exceptions

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu

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fpu of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the specified processor contains a floating point unit.

Plural: fpus

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu

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fputype of <processor> : string

Returns pi_fputypes, a string containing the comma-separated types of floating-point units (FPUs) attached to the processor. This string will be empty if no FPU is attached.

Plural: fputypes

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

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hlt bug of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the specified processor is afflicted by the hlt bug.

Plural: hlt bugs

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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ic snoop of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor supports icache snooping capabilities.

Plural: ic snoops

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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id of <processor> : integer

Returns an integer corresponding to the ID of the specified processor.

Plural: ids

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, Solaris

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index of <processor> : integer

Returns the ordinal number of the processor on a multi processor machine.

Plural: indexes

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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lpar adjustment of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the LPAR agjustment for the processor

Plural: lpar adjustments

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar characteristics of <processor> : string

s390 processors only. Returns the characteristic of the processor. ie: Shared

Plural: lpar characteristicss

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar cpus configured of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors configured for the LPAR

Plural: lpar cpus configureds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar cpus dedicated of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors dedicated for the LPAR

Plural: lpar cpus dedicateds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar cpus reserved of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors reserved for the LPAR

Plural: lpar cpus reserveds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar cpus shared of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors shared for the LPAR

Plural: lpar cpus shareds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar cpus standby of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors in standby for the LPAR

Plural: lpar cpus standbys

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar cpus total of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the total number of processors for the LPAR

Plural: lpar cpus totals

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar name of <processor> : string

s390 processors only. Returns the name of the processor for the LPAR

Plural: lpar names

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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lpar number of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the LPAR number for this processor

Plural: lpar numbers

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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machine name of <processor> : string

PPC64 processors only. Returns a string representing the machine name of the specified processor.

Q: machine name of main processor
A: 8247-22l

Plural: machine names

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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machine serial number of <processor> : string

s390 processors only. Returns the serial number of the processor

Plural: machine serial numbers

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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mmu of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor has a memory management unit.

Plural: mmus

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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model name of <processor> : string

Returns a string containing the name of the processor model.

Plural: model names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.0.586.0	Windows
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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model of <processor> : integer

Linux, Mac and Windows only. Returns an integer representing the model number of the specified processor.

Plural: models

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
8.2.1078.0	Mac
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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model of <processor> : string

AIX, HP-UX and Solaris only. Returns a string representing the model number of the specified processor.

Plural: models

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Solaris

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revision of <processor> : string

PPC64 processors only. Returns a string representing the revision number of the specified processor.

Q: revision of main processor
A: 2.1

Plural: revisions

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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run mode of <processor> : string

PPC64 processors only. Returns a string representing what mode the specified processor is running in. If you specifically want to know whether the processor is running in "architected" mode or in "raw" mode, check the "architected" processor property also.

Q: run mode of main processor
A: power8

Plural: run modes

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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sep bug of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the given processor improperly reports the value of its SEP (Sysenter/sysexit Present) flag.

Plural: sep bugs

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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sequence code of <processor> : string

s390 processors only. Returns the Sequence Code for the processor.

Plural: sequence codes

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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smt of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor supports simultaneous multi-threading.

Plural: smts

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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spe double of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor has a SPE double precision floating point unit.

Plural: spe doubles

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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spe float of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor has a SPE single precision floating point unit.

Plural: spe floats

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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spe of <processor> : boolean

PPC64 processors only. Returns True if the specified processor has a SPE (Signal Processing Engine) unit.

Plural: spes

Version	Platforms
9.1.1141.0	Red Hat
9.2.0.363	SUSE
9.5.0.311	Ubuntu

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speed of <processor> : hertz

Returns the speed of the processor in Hertz. As of macOS Big Sur, this property is not available on computers using the Apple M1 chip.

For example, running the inspector on a computer with an Intel Core i7-4770HQ CPU (4 cores, 8 threads) returns:

Q: speeds of processors
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz
A: 2200000000 hertz

Plural: speeds

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, HP-UX, Mac, Red Hat, SUSE, Solaris, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
9.5.13.130	Raspbian

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state of <processor> : string

Returns the current processor state, which can be "online", "offline", "poweroff", or "unknown".

Plural: states

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	HP-UX, Solaris

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stepping of <processor> : integer

Returns the stepping number of the processor. This item can be helpful in identifying very specific processor features or limitations.

Plural: steppings

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
8.2.1078.0	Mac

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type of <processor> : integer

Windows only. Returns an integer representing the type of specified processor. Values include:

0 - standard
1 - overdrive
2 - dual CPU capable
3 - reserved

Plural: types

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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type of <processor> : string

AIX, Mac and Solaris only. Returns a string representing the type of the CPU. Values include:

i386
sparc

Note: This inspector returns a <string> type as on AIX, Mac and Solaris platform.

Plural: types

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	AIX, Mac, Solaris

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vendor name of <processor> : string

The manufacturer of the CPU. Names include: GenuineIntelAuthenticAMDCyrixInsteadCentaurHaulsAmbiguousCPU.

Plural: vendor names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE, Windows
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu
8.2.1078.0	Mac

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version of <processor> : string

The hardware version of the cpu.

Deprecated: This property was removed in version 9.5.0.311.

Plural: versions

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	HP-UX

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vm adjustment of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the VM Adjustment for the processor

Plural: vm adjustments

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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vm control program of <processor> : string

s390 processors only. Returns the VM Control Program for the processor. ie: z/VM 5.2.0

Plural: vm control programs

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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vm cpus configured of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors configured for the VM

Plural: vm cpus configureds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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vm cpus reserved of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors configured for the VM

Plural: vm cpus reserveds

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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vm cpus standby of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the number of processors in standby for the VM

Plural: vm cpus standbys

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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vm cpus total of <processor> : integer

s390 processors only. Returns the total number of processors for the VM

Plural: vm cpus totals

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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vm name of <processor> : string

s390 processors only. Returns the name of the VM

Plural: vm names

Version	Platforms
8.1.535.0	Red Hat
8.2.1078.0	SUSE

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wp of <processor> : boolean

Returns True if the specified processor has the WP feature.

Plural: wps

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Red Hat, SUSE
8.1.535.0	Debian, Ubuntu

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