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Verifying the storage device availability

Find information about verifying the storage device (IBM® Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB)) availability after you have installed the device driver in a system that is running the AIX® or Linux operating system.

Important: Ensure that you have installed the device driver for the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) for the operating system that the adapter is installed in.

To install the device driver in a system that is running the AIX operating system, see Installing the device driver in an AIX system or logical partition.

To install the device driver in a system that is running the Linux operating system, see Installing the device driver in a Linux VM.

You can choose from the following options that are based on the operating system that controls the adapter:
Parent topic: IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) (FC ES09; CCIN 578A)
Parent topic: IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) (FC ES09; CCIN 578A)

Verifying the storage device availability in an AIX system or logical partition

Learn how to verify the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) availability as a storage device in a system that is running the AIX operating system.

  1. To verify that the installed adapter is available in the system or logical partition that is running the AIX operating system, run the following command:

    lsdev -Cc disk

  2. The following screen is displayed indicating that the adapter is installed and ready to use in the system or logical partition. 
    
                 hdisk0 Available 00-00-00 Other SAS Disk Drive

                	hdisk1 Available 07-00-01 IBM Flash Adapter Disk

               	 ...

Verifying the storage device availability in a Linux VM

Learn how to verify the IBM Flash Adapter 90 (PCIe2 0.9TB) availability as a storage device in a system or virtual machine (VM) that is running the Linux operating system.

  1. To verify that the installed adapter in the system or VM that is running the Linux operating system is available, run the following command:

    ls /dev/rsxx*

  2. The following screen is displayed indicating that the adapter is installed and ready to use in the VM. 
    
            /dev/rsxx0

	           		 ...

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Last updated: Wed, January 17, 2018