An Implementation Engineer needs to run the puresetup replace procedure on a FlashArray//XR5 during a...

During complex maintenance procedures like a controller upgrade or replacement (puresetup replace), it is often necessary to verify the physical hardware identity of the chassis to ensure compatibility with the new controllers or software image.

The commandhwconfig --modelis the specific CLI tool used at the engineering/boot level to return the chassis model string (e.g., FA-X50R3 or FA-XL170). This confirms the hardware platform identity.

hwconfig --all would dump a massive amount of verbose configuration data, making it difficult to quickly identify just the model.

pureversion -a displays the version of the Purity operating system software, not the physical hardware model of the chassis.

Therefore, hwconfig --model is the correct and most efficient command for the Implementation Engineer to validate the hardware platform identity during the upgrade workflow.

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