hardware¶

Inspect host hardware inventory and platform telemetry.

Commands¶

Command	Description
`cpu`	Show CPU topology, model, cores, and threads
`memory`	Show memory modules, total capacity, and speed
`pci`	List PCI devices (network adapters, GPUs, storage controllers)
`bootvolume`	Show boot volume details and mount points
`ipmi`	Show IPMI/BMC sensor readings (requires ipmitool)

hardware cpu¶

Display CPU architecture, topology, and virtualization details.

sudo hvmcli hardware cpu list

Architecture           x86_64
  CPU(s)                 64
  Thread(s) per core     2
  Core(s) per socket     16
  Socket(s)              2
  Model Name             AMD EPYC 9334 32-Core Processor
  Vendor ID              AuthenticAMD
  Virtualization         AMD-V
  Logical CPU Threads    64
  Hyperthreading Active  yes
  Physical CPU Cores     32

hardware memory¶

Display memory capacity, usage, NUMA, and HugePages information.

sudo hvmcli hardware memory list

Physical Memory   512.00 GiB
Reliable Memory   512.00 GiB
NUMA Node Count   2
Total Memory      512.00 GiB
Used Memory       128.50 GiB
Available Memory  383.50 GiB
Free Memory       256.00 GiB
Swap Total        4.00 GiB
Swap Free         4.00 GiB
HugePages Total   0
HugePages Free    0
HugePage Size     2.00 MiB

hardware pci¶

List all PCI devices including network adapters, GPUs, and storage controllers.

sudo hvmcli hardware pci list

Slot     Class                    Device                                               Vendor:Device
-------  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------------------  -------------
03:00.0  Ethernet controller      Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 25GbE Dual Port SFP28         15b3:101d
04:00.0  Ethernet controller      Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 25GbE Dual Port SFP28         15b3:101d
41:00.0  RAID bus controller      HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10                     9005:028f
...

hardware bootvolume¶

Show boot volume details including disk type, filesystem, and size.

sudo hvmcli hardware bootvolume list

Root Device             /dev/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv
Boot Device Identifier  /dev/sda2
Boot Device Type        part
Root Filesystem         ext4
Root Type               lvm
Root Size               480G
Boot Device             /dev/sda2
Boot Filesystem         ext4
Boot Size               2G
Boot Disk               /dev/sda
Boot Disk Size          480G
Boot Disk Model         MO000480JWTBR
Boot Disk Serial        PHYG123456
Boot Disk Transport     sata
Boot Disk Rotational    no
Boot Disk Read-Only     no

hardware ipmi¶

Show IPMI/BMC sensor readings for platform telemetry.

sudo hvmcli hardware ipmi

Note

Requires ipmitool to be installed on the host. Only available on physical servers with a BMC/iLO.