cfgdev command

Purpose

Configures devices in the Virtual I/O Server.

Syntax

cfgdev [ -dev Name ]

Description

The cfgdev command configures devices. If there are any devices detected that have no device software installed when configuring devices, the cfgdev command returns a warning message with the name or a list of possible names for the device package that must be installed. If the specific name of the device package is determined, it is displayed as the only package name, on a line below the warning message. If the specific name cannot be determined, a colon-separated list of possible package names is displayed on a single line. A package name or list of possible package names is displayed for each of the devices, if more than one device is detected without its device software.

The system displays the following warning message when devices without their device software are detected:

cfgdev: 0514-621 WARNING: The following device packages are
        required for device support but are not currently 
        installed.
devices.pci.22100020
devices.pci.14101800
devices.pci.scsi:devices.pci.00100300:devices.pci.NCR.53C825

In this example, two devices were found that had missing software, and the cfgdev command displayed the names of the device packages that must be installed. A third device that also has missing software was found, but in this case, the cfgdev command displays several possible device package names.

Attention: To protect the Configuration database, the cfgdev command is not interruptible. Stopping this command before execution is complete could result in a corrupted database.

Flags

Flag name	Description
-dev Name	Specifies the named device to configure along with its children.

Exit Status

See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands.

Examples

To configure detected devices attached to the scsi0 adapter, type:
```
cfgdev -dev scsi0
```

Related Information

The chdev command, the chpath command, the lsdev command, the lsmap command, the lspath command, the mkpath command, the mkvdev command, the rmdev command, and the rmpath command.

Last updated: Wed, November 18, 2020