Using AIX MPIO
When using the AIX® MPIO support for DS8000® that is included with the AIX base operating system, AIX detects and configures the DS8000 volumes as MPIO disks consistent with the AIX MPIO capability.
For information about AIX MPIO capabilities, see the AIX online product documentation
The following example is the output that shows that DS8000 is recognized by the AIX MPIO:
[root@ocotillop1] / # lsdev -Cc disk
hdisk38 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk
hdisk39 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk
hdisk40 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk
hdisk41 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk
hdisk42 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk
hdisk43 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk
hdisk44 Available 06-09-02 MPIO IBM 2107 FC Disk