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Operating Systems AIX add SSA pdisk to array to become hdisk Post 302483868 by purdym on Tuesday 28th of December 2010 05:36:59 PM
Old 12-28-2010
So the disk has shown up as a pdisk but NOT an hdisk?

You need to go into smit and the change the disk from an 'array disk' to a 'system disk'. I forget the exact menus now. Start with: smitty ssaraid, I think.
 

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sys_attrs_tc(5) 						File Formats Manual						   sys_attrs_tc(5)

NAME
sys_attrs_tc - tc subsystem attributes DESCRIPTION
This reference page lists and describes attributes for the TURBOchannel Bus (tc) kernel subsystem. Refer to the sys_attrs(5) reference page for an introduction to the topic of kernel subsystem attributes. For this subsytem, users should modify only the following attribute and do so only for the purpose described. Any other visible attributes cannot or should not be modified. Enables (nonzero value) or disables (0) console messages that appear at boot time and runtime for use by device driver developers to collect information about a driver configuration problem. A developer can set this attribute by using the sysconfig or sysconfigdb utility. See sysconfig(8), sysconfigdb(8), and cfgmgr(8) for more information on options for modifying attributes and reconfiguring a kernel subsystem. Default value: 0 (disabled) SEE ALSO
Commands: cfgmgr(8), sysconfig(8), sysconfigdb(8) Files: stanza(4), cfgmgr.auth(4), sysconfigtab(4) Others: sys_attrs(5) Writing TURBOchannel Device Drivers sys_attrs_tc(5)
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