VIO and LPAR disk/fcs communications

UNIX AIX
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:wall::wall::wall:

  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)

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Welcome to AIX
Boot image timestamp
Current time and date
Processor count - etc
boot device - etc
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VIO shows the following: (vfchost15 is the one I am working on)

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)

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

2

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

Where are you picking up the mksysb from?

4

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.