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Pci-to-pci bridge DLPAR from VIO
Hello. This is a Dev-VIO server (two frames) running AIX 5.3 LPARs. We are trying to install an Ethernet PCI 4-port card from the VIO as a dedicated ethernet device to one of our Lpars. The DLPAR operation works normally, the HMC reports that the device is assigned to the partition. When we... -
P570 VIO CD0 and vhost device
Hello. Recently, I deleted the CD0 from an LPAR and mounted on one of our VIO servers (in this case the Vios1 out of two). I have tried to remove cd0 from the vios1 and then a cfgdev on the vios2 but this partition never finds the device. like this: $rmdev -dev vhost1 -recursive $rmdev -dev... -
Monitoring and management for AIX LPARs
Hello all. I would like to collect your opinions on these two issues: 1 - What would be the best tool for Monitoring a server farm (Virtualized: 6 modules for 2 productions VIO servers (16 Lpars) and 2 modules for a VIO Development server (8 Lpars). The desired monitoring would be a "plasma... -
Mortal user can't define new password
Hello. Like I did on other 15 boxes, I just defined a simple user in AIX using smitty. All configuration was set default (and compared to the other machines, no modifications). After creating it, I set a password (like 1234) so the user can login and change his password. The user then logs... -
Finding a growing file on /usr excluding external filesystems
Hello. I have been searching the net over two days....what a shame. The problem is as follows: many of our AIX LPAR production /usr directories (allocated on rootvg, / or logical volume hd2) are unexpectedly growing and growing...slowly and steadily. Some of these filesystems cannot be...
