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how will create virtual ethernet adapter in IBM AIX 6.1 VIO SERVER and

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balajipoola007

balajipoola007

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I want to create Virtual adapter in vio server and want to assign it to the vio client.

prdvios1[/home/padmin] # lsdev -type adapter
name status description
ent0 Available 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent1 Available 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent2 Available 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent3 Available 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent4 Available Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)
ent5 Available Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)
ent6 Available EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
ent7 Available EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
ent8 Available Shared Ethernet Adapter
ent9 Available Shared Ethernet Adapter
ent10 Available VLAN
ent11 Available 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ent12 Available 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter (14108902)
ide0 Available ATA/IDE Controller Device
sisscsia0 Available PCI-X Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
sisscsia1 Available PCI-X Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
vhost0 Available Virtual SCSI Server Adapter
vhost1 Available Virtual SCSI Server Adapter
vhost2 Available Virtual SCSI Server Adapter
vhost3 Available Virtual SCSI Server Adapter
vhost4 Available Virtual SCSI Server Adapter
vhost5 Available Virtual SCSI Server Adapter
vsa0 Available LPAR Virtual Serial Adapter

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prdvios1[/home/padmin] # lsmap -all -net
SVEA Physloc
------ --------------------------------------------
ent4 U9117.570.65DFB3C-V1-C2-T1

SEA ent8
Backing device ent6
Status Available
Physloc

SVEA Physloc
------ --------------------------------------------
ent5 U9117.570.65DFB3C-V1-C3-T1

SEA ent9
Backing device ent7
Status Available
Physloc

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Command: OK stdout: yes stderr: no

Before command completion, additional instructions may appear below.

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EtherChannel / Link Aggregation: ent6
Status: Available
Attributes:
adapter_names ent0,ent2 EtherChannel Adapters
alt_addr 0x000000000000 Alternate EtherChannel Address
auto_recovery yes Enable automatic recovery after failover
backup_adapter NONE Adapter used when whole channel fails
hash_mode default Determines how outgoing adapter is chosen
mode 8023ad EtherChannel mode of operation
netaddr 0 Address to ping
noloss_failover yes Enable lossless failover after ping failure
num_retries 3 Times to retry ping before failing
retry_time 1 Wait time (in seconds) between pings
use_alt_addr no Enable Alternate EtherChannel Address
use_jumbo_frame no Enable Gigabit Ethernet Jumbo Frames

EtherChannel / Link Aggregation: ent7
Status: Available
Attributes:
adapter_names ent1,ent3 EtherChannel Adapters
alt_addr 0x000000000000 Alternate EtherChannel Address
auto_recovery yes Enable automatic recovery after failover
backup_adapter NONE Adapter used when whole channel fails
hash_mode default Determines how outgoing adapter is chosen
mode 8023ad EtherChannel mode of operation
netaddr 0 Address to ping
noloss_failover yes Enable lossless failover after ping failure
num_retries 3 Times to retry ping before failing
retry_time 1 Wait time (in seconds) between pings
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VIO CLIENT DETAILS:



$ lscfg ent0
usage: lscfg [-vps] [-l Name ]
$ lscfg -vpl ent0
ent0 U9117.570.65DFB3C-V6-C2-T1 Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)

Network Address.............524660006002
Displayable Message.........Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)
Hardware Location Code......U9117.570.65DFB3C-V6-C2-T1


PLATFORM SPECIFIC

Name: l-lan
Node: l-lan@30000002
Device Type: network
Physical Location: U9117.570.65DFB3C-V6-C2-T1
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$ ifconfig -a
en0: flags=1e080863,480<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD(ACTIVE),CHAIN>
inet 10.16.1.100 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.16.255.255
tcp_sendspace 262144 tcp_recvspace 262144 rfc1323 1
lo0: flags=e08084b<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT>
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255
inet6 ::1/0
tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1


$ lsdev -Cc adapter
ent0 Available Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)
ent1 Available Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)
vsa0 Available LPAR Virtual Serial Adapter
vscsi0 Available Virtual SCSI Client Adapter
vscsi1 Available Virtual SCSI Client Adapter

--------------------------------------------------------------------
$ lscfg -vpl ent1
ent1 U9117.570.65DFB3C-V6-C3-T1 Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)

Network Address.............524660006003
Displayable Message.........Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)
Hardware Location Code......U9117.570.65DFB3C-V6-C3-T1


PLATFORM SPECIFIC

Name: l-lan
Node: l-lan@30000003
Device Type: network
Physical Location: U9117.570.65DFB3C-V6-C3-T1
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$ lsattr -El ent1
alt_addr 0x000000000000 Alternate Ethernet Address True
chksum_offload yes Checksum Offload Enable True
copy_buffs 32 Transmit Copy Buffers True
copy_bytes 65536 Transmit Copy Buffer Size True
desired_mapmem 0 I/O memory entitlement reserved for device False
max_buf_huge 64 Maximum Huge Buffers True
max_buf_large 64 Maximum Large Buffers True
max_buf_medium 256 Maximum Medium Buffers True
max_buf_small 2048 Maximum Small Buffers True
max_buf_tiny 2048 Maximum Tiny Buffers True
min_buf_huge 24 Minimum Huge Buffers True
min_buf_large 24 Minimum Large Buffers True
min_buf_medium 128 Minimum Medium Buffers True
min_buf_small 512 Minimum Small Buffers True
min_buf_tiny 512 Minimum Tiny Buffers True
trace_debug no Trace Debug Enable True
use_alt_addr no Enable Alternate Ethernet Address True
$ lsattr -El ent0
ksh: ^[k^[klsattr: not found.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ lsattr -El ent0
alt_addr 0x000000000000 Alternate Ethernet Address True
chksum_offload yes Checksum Offload Enable True
copy_buffs 32 Transmit Copy Buffers True
copy_bytes 65536 Transmit Copy Buffer Size True
desired_mapmem 0 I/O memory entitlement reserved for device False
max_buf_huge 64 Maximum Huge Buffers True
max_buf_large 64 Maximum Large Buffers True
max_buf_medium 256 Maximum Medium Buffers True
max_buf_small 2048 Maximum Small Buffers True
max_buf_tiny 2048 Maximum Tiny Buffers True
min_buf_huge 24 Minimum Huge Buffers True
min_buf_large 24 Minimum Large Buffers True
min_buf_medium 128 Minimum Medium Buffers True
min_buf_small 512 Minimum Small Buffers True
min_buf_tiny 512 Minimum Tiny Buffers True
trace_debug no Trace Debug Enable True
use_alt_addr no Enable Alternate Ethernet Address True



please any body help on this



Regards

Balaji
 
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