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This is a LPAR that i created earlier.
I want to set an IP address to en0 but it failed.

Code:

Command: failed        stdout: yes           stderr: no

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en0
devdbm01
inet0 changed
Method error (/usr/lib/methods/chgif):
        0514-068 Cause not known.
0821-510 ifconfig: error calling entry point for /usr/lib/drivers/if_en: There i
s not enough memory available now.
0821-103 : The command /usr/sbin/ifconfig en0 inet  10.23.177.82 arp netmask 255
.255.255.0 mtu 1500 up failed.
0821-007 cfgif: ifconfig command failed.
        The status of"en0" Interface in the current running system is uncertain.
0821-103 : The command /usr/lib/methods/cfgif -len0 failed
0821-510 ifconfig: error calling entry point for /usr/lib/drivers/if_en: There i
s not enough memory available now.
0821-103 : The command /usr/sbin/ifconfig en0 inet 10.23.177.82 arp netmask 255.
255.255.0 mtu 1500 up failed.
0821-229 chgif: ifconfig command failed.
The status of"en0" Interface in the current running system is uncertain.

mktcpip: Problem with command: chdev
, return code = 1


devdbm01-root /etc> lsdev | grep en0
en0        Stopped         Standard Ethernet Network Interface
devdbm01-root /etc>

I have tried to remove the device en0 and launch cfgmgr. The result is the device appeared as defined but when i try to give it a IP, it will give the results as shown above.

When I tried to launch ifconfig en0 up, it gives error related to memory (see the following).

Code:

devdbm01-root /etc> ifconfig en0 up
0821-510 ifconfig: error calling entry point for /usr/lib/drivers/if_en: There is not enough memory available now.

I launch the following

Code:

devdbm01-root /etc> lsattr -El mem0
ent_mem_cap         I/O memory entitlement in Kbytes           False
goodsize       6144 Amount of usable physical memory in Mbytes False
mem_exp_factor      Memory expansion factor                    False
size           6144 Total amount of physical memory in Mbytes  False
var_mem_weight      Variable memory capacity weight            False

devdbm01-root /etc> lsps -a
Page Space      Physical Volume   Volume Group Size %Used Active  Auto  Type Chksum
hd6             hdisk0            rootvg       10240MB     1   yes   yes    lv     0

Any idea whats is wrong ? this is way too much ahead of my experience

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OK, its could be an adapter error or a connection error,

Try the following commands:
lsdev -F name|grep ent | xargs -i -t rmdev -dl {} -R
this will remove all your network adapter
rmdev -dl inet0 -R
this will remove all your network settings
cfgmgr

Now try to give your en the IP address you want,
if this is not succeed try again the above commands and then try the ifconfig command just to take up the en
ifconfig en0 up

after the up command run tcpdump on the interface(en0)
tcpdump -i en0
and look for connectivity (the output of the command will dump the traffic on the interface),
if you got nothing you a network connectivity problem,

please send us the errpt output for any hardware\software error.

Goodluck,

... there isn't enough memory available now ?? Do you have /dev/hd6 ?

Regards
zxmaus

zxmaus,
/dev/hd6 doesnt exists. but how its related ?

aixcraft,
one of the command doesnt work so I proceed to remove the adapters settings and launch cfgmgr. Then set the IP. it work :P, but my other machines cannot ping this IP.
or I still have to launch the lsdev xxxx command ?

devdbm01-root /> lsdev -F name|grep ent | xargs -i -t -dl {} -R
xargs: The -d flag is not valid.
Usage: xargs [-ptx] [-e[EndOfFileString]] [-E EndOfFileString]
[-i[ReplacementString]] [-I ReplacementString | -L Number |-n Number ]
[-l[Number]] [-s Size] [Command [Argument ...]]
devdbm01-root /> rmdev -dl inet0 -R
en0 deleted
en1 deleted
et0 deleted
et1 deleted
en2 deleted
et2 deleted
lo0 deleted
inet0 deleted
devdbm01-root />



devdbm01-root /> tcpdump -i en0
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on en0, link-type 1, capture size 96 bytes
^C
0 packets received by filter
0 packets dropped by kernel


Grateful for your help, guys.

---------- Post updated at 04:22 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:21 AM ----------

you still need the errpt ? There are plenty of them there

---------- Post updated at 04:51 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:22 AM ----------

Hello AixCraft,

I manage to remove both ent0 and ent1.
devdbm01-root /> rmdev -dl ent0 -R
ent0 deleted
devdbm01-root /> rmdev -dl ent1 -R
ent1 deleted
devdbm01-root /> lsdev -Cc adapter
lhea0 Defined Logical Host Ethernet Adapter (l-hea)
vsa0 Available LPAR Virtual Serial Adapter
vscsi0 Available Virtual SCSI Client Adapter
vscsi1 Available Virtual SCSI Client Adapter
devdbm01-root />

Then remove the adapter settings.
Launch cfgmgr again and then keyin the IP address. and I can finaly ping from other machine.

dbm01-root /usr/lpp/X11/bin> lsdev | grep ent
ent0 Available Logical Host Ethernet Port (lp-hea)
ent1 Available Logical Host Ethernet Port (lp-hea)
ent2 Available 02-08 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent3 Available 02-09 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent4 Available 03-08 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent5 Available 03-09 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent6 Available EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
ent7 Available EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
dbm01-root /usr/lpp/X11/bin>

Many thanks !!!

Great, you welcome.

the reason for the first command doesn't working for is because I forget the main command there ,

so FYI this is the command:
lsdev -F name|grep ent | xargs -i -t rmdev -dl {} -R

by the way the following command will do the same:
rmdev -dl lhea0 -R

I'm very happy its help you.

no need for the errpt

Hi,

you get the memory errors because you do not seem to have any paging spaces.

If you run lsps -a - do you get anything? If not I would highly recommend to create at least one in rootvg as many commands won't work properly without.

Regards
zxmaus

hello zxmaus,

i did lsps -a to see the paging space but nothing look full.
I guess the problem is coming from the virtual ethernet connection settings.