zpcictl - Manage defective PCIe devices

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 LPAR mode z/VM guest

Use the zpcictl to manage PCI devices on Linux® in LPAR mode and Linux on z/VM®. In particular, use this command to report defective PCI devices to the Support Element (SE).

Note: With the smartmontools package installed, diagnostic data might be collected and sent with the recovery action. Whether diagnostic data is collected and which data is available depends on the PCI device type.

zpcictl syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram zpcictl --reset--deconfigure--report-error <function_address>
Where:
--reset
resets the device.
--deconfigure
deconfigures the device to prepare for any repair action.
--report-error
reports the device error to the SE.
<function_address>
the PCI function address of the device, for example, 0000:00:00.0.
-h or --help
displays help information for the command. To view the man page, enter man zpcictl.
-v or --version
displays version information.

Example

In this example, an error is reported for a PCI device with slot ID 0000:00:00.0.
# zpcictl --report-error 0000:00:00.0