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Checking for a duplicate IP address

You can check for a duplicate IP address by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) or the IBM® Systems Director Management Console (SDMC).

To check for a duplicate IP address by using the HMC, complete the following steps:
  1. On the HMC, right-click the desktop and select terminal > rshterm.
  2. Issue this command: lssyscfg -r sys -F "name,ipaddr".

    A list of managed system names and their IP addresses (or host names) is displayed.

  3. Check for duplicate IP addresses.
To check for a duplicate IP address by using the SDMC, complete the following steps:
  1. On the SDMC, right-click the desktop and select terminal > rshterm.
  2. Issue this command: smcli lssyscfg -r sys -F "name,ipaddr".

    A list of managed system names and their IP addresses (or host names) is displayed.

  3. Check for duplicate IP addresses.
Parent topic: Common service procedures

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Last updated: Fri, March 20, 2015