VIO and LPAR disk/fcs communications


 
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Old 08-01-2012
VIO and LPAR disk/fcs communications

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1. I have created an LPAR in the HMC.
2. I have allocated the storage from an Hitachi AMS2500 and assigned it to the host group.
3. I have zoned the LPAR and Storage on a Brocade 5100. (The zone sees the AMS)

Next I activated the LPAR in the HMC, SMS mode for the mksysb load.
It gets to this point in the Terminal and hangs. (text is not an exact replica)
(See Attachment)
Code:
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Welcome to AIX
Boot image timestamp
Current time and date
Processor count - etc
boot device - etc
----------------------------------------------

VIO shows the following: (vfchost15 is the one I am working on)

Code:
padmin@vio7 $ lsdev -slots
# Slot                       Description       Device(s)
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C0      Virtual I/O Slot  vsa0
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C2      Virtual I/O Slot  ent4
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C3      Virtual I/O Slot  ent5
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C5      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost1
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C6      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost2
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C7      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost4
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C8      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost3
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C9      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost5
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C10     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost12
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C11     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost6
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C12     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost0
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C13     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost7
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C14     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost8
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C15     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost9
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C16     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost10
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C17     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost11
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C18     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost13
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C19     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost14
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C20     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost15
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C32769  Virtual I/O Slot  vasi0
padmin@vio7 $

I have tried removing and re-configuring the vfchost15. (Commands Below)

Code:
padmin@vio7 $ rmdev -pdev vfchost15
padmin@vio7 $ rmdev -dev vfchost15
vfchost15 deleted
padmin@vio7 $ lsdev -slots
# Slot                       Description       Device(s)
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C0      Virtual I/O Slot  vsa0
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C2      Virtual I/O Slot  ent4
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C3      Virtual I/O Slot  ent5
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C5      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost1
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C6      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost2
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C7      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost4
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C8      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost3
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C9      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost5
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C10     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost12
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C11     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost6
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C12     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost0
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C13     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost7
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C14     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost8
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C15     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost9
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C16     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost10
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C17     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost11
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C18     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost13
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C19     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost14
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C20     Virtual I/O Slot  Unknown
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C32769  Virtual I/O Slot  vasi0
padmin@vio7 $ cfgdev
padmin@vio7 $ lsdev -slots
# Slot                       Description       Device(s)
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C0      Virtual I/O Slot  vsa0
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C2      Virtual I/O Slot  ent4
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C3      Virtual I/O Slot  ent5
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C5      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost1
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C6      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost2
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C7      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost4
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C8      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost3
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C9      Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost5
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C10     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost12
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C11     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost6
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C12     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost0
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C13     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost7
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C14     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost8
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C15     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost9
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C16     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost10
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C17     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost11
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C18     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost13
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C19     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost14
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C20     Virtual I/O Slot  vfchost15
U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C32769  Virtual I/O Slot  vasi0
padmin@vio7 $ vfcmap -vadapter vfchost15 -fcp fcs0
padmin@vio7 $ lsmap -vadapter vfchost15 -npiv
Name          Physloc                            ClntID ClntName       ClntOS
------------- ---------------------------------- ------ -------------- -------
vfchost15     U8202.E4B.1047F6P-V1-C20               18

Status:NOT_LOGGED_IN
FC name:fcs0                    FC loc code:U78AA.001.WZSG1DR-P1-C1-C3-T1
Ports logged in:0
Flags:4<NOT_LOGGED>
VFC client name:                VFC client DRC:

padmin@vio7 $

Then I re-activated the LPAR in SMS mode again with the same results.

I have triple checked the WWNs in the Storage and Zoning.
I have performed the above several times.
I don't know where I am going wrong as this is the procedure I have used many times before. I could use some trouble shooting help in regards to this issue.

Thanks


Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please use code tags next time for your code and data.

Last edited by zaxxon; 08-01-2012 at 05:28 PM.. Reason: code tags, see PM
# 2  
Old 08-02-2012
do you meet all requirements for npiv? see this document:

IBM PowerVM NPIV / IBM Switch Configuration - United States

check the system firmware, vio release, hba drivers and so on
# 3  
Old 08-02-2012
Where is the mksysb?

Where are you picking up the mksysb from?
# 4  
Old 08-02-2012
Yes, it meets all the requirements for npiv. We have been configuring servers for the past year with the same processes.

I am getting the mksysb from our primary nim server.
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