09-21-2012
NPIV custom WWN
Hi All
i would like to know if i can customize the WWN of the new VFC (NPIV).
Or, if i must move the LPAR on another server with another FCS, i have to change the zoning??
Thanks in advance.
Mario
---------- Post updated 09-21-12 at 02:51 AM ---------- Previous update was 09-20-12 at 06:06 AM ----------
I answer myself so i can share the info with everyone:
i write a post on my website:
AIX – Change WWPN of NPIV adapters - La Bottega del Sistemista
The command to change the WWPN is:
chsyscfg -r prof -m 9117-MMA*XXXXXXX -i ‘name=Nomal1,lpar_id=6,”virtual_fc_adapters=”"35/client/3/VIOSERVER-20/13/c0507602150e0016,c0507602150e0017/1″”"‘
Thanks.
Zio
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hba_getbindingcapability
HBA_GetBindingCapability(3HBAAPI) Common Fibre Channel HBA Information Library Functions HBA_GetBindingCapability(3HBAAPI)
NAME
HBA_GetBindingCapability, HBA_GetBindingSupport, HBA_SetBindingSupport - return and sets binding capabilities on an HBA port
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lHBAAPI [ library... ]
#include <hbaapi.h>
HBA_HANDLE HBA_GetBindingCapability(HBA_HANDLE handle, HBA_WWN hbaPortWWN, HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY *pFlags);
HBA_STATUS HBA_GetBindingSupport(HBA_HANDLE handle, HBA_WWN hbaPortWWN, HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY *pFlags);
void HBA_SetBindingSupport(HBA_HANDLE handle, HBA_WWN hbaPortWWN, HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY Flags);
PARAMETERS
handle an open handle returned from HBA_OpenAdapter(3HBAAPI)
hbaPortWWN the Port WWN of the local HBA through which the binding capabilities implemented by the HBA is returned
pFlags a pointer to an HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY structure that returns the persistent binding capabilites implemented by the HBA
Flags an HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY structure containing the persistent binding capabilites to enable for the HBA
DESCRIPTION
The HBA_GetBindingCapability() function returns the binding capabilities implemented by the HBA.
The HBA_GetBindingSupport() function returns the currently enabled binding capabilities for the HBA.
The HBA_SetBindingSupport() function sets the currently enabled binding capabilites for the HBA to a subset of the binding capabilities
implemented by the HBA.
RETURN VALUES
The HBA_GetBindingCapability() and HBA_GetBindingSupport() functions return the following values:
HBA_STATUS_OK
Persistent binding capabilites have been returned.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_WWN
Port WWN hbaPortWWN is not a WWN contained by the HBA referenced by handle.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
The HBA handle specified by handle does not support persistent binding.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR
An error occurred. The value of pFlags remains unchanged and points to the persistent binding capabilites.
The HBA_SetBindingSupport() function returns:
HBA_STATUS_OK
Persistent binding capabilites have been enabled.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_WWN
Port WWN hbaPortWWN is not a WWN contained by the HBA referenced by handle.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
The HBA handle specified by handle does not support persistent binding.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR_INCAPABLE
The flags argument contains a capability not implemented by the HBA.
HBA_STATUS_ERROR
An error occurred.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard: FC-MI 1.92 (API |
| |version 1) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| |Standard: FC-HBA Version 4 |
| |(API version 2) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Safe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
libhbaapi(3LIB), attributes(5)
T11 FC-MI Specification
SunOS 5.10 1 Sep 2003 HBA_GetBindingCapability(3HBAAPI)