How To
Summary
ioinfo has now been deprecated in the new Power9 firmware. It's now been included in the SMS menus.
Objective
Guide our AIX customer on how to boot their AIX servers/LPARs into SMS and explore the new I/O Device Information feature.
Environment
This menu item is only available on systems that are on 820_xxx or later firmware level on IBM POWER8 machines, and all POWER9 machines. The legacy ioinfo feature is completely deprecated on systems that are on firmware levels FW930.02 or later on POWER9 machines.
Steps
1- Boot your LPAR/Server into SMS menu. In the SMS menus, you will find the below options.
Choose Option 3 - I/O Device Information
Main Menu
1. Select Language
2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
3. I/O Device Information
4. Select Console
5. Select Boot Options
2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
3. I/O Device Information
4. Select Console
5. Select Boot Options
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Navigation Keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:3
Navigation Keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:3
2- Choose the type of storage that you have on your AIX server:
I/O Device Information
1. SAN
2. SAS
3. NVMe
4. vSCSI
5. Firmware device driver Secure Boot validation failures
6. Network ports
2. SAS
3. NVMe
4. vSCSI
5. Firmware device driver Secure Boot validation failures
6. Network ports
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Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:4
Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:4
3- Choose the adapter:
Select Media Adapter
1. U9009.42A.213E12V-V16-C3-T1 /vdevice/v-scsi@30000003
2. U9009.42A.213E12V-V16-C16-T1 /vdevice/v-scsi@30000010
2. U9009.42A.213E12V-V16-C16-T1 /vdevice/v-scsi@30000010
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Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1
Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1
When you select a controller, the controller is scanned for any attached devices. If there is an error in attempting to open the adapter, an informational SRC is logged. If the controller is successfully opened and scanned, a list of detected devices is displayed.
4- You will find all the information for the bootable disks on the AIX server:
Select Attached Device
1. 8300000000000000 - 25 GB Disk drive
2. 8100000000000000 - 50 GB Disk drive (bootable)
3. 8200000000000000 - 50 GB Disk drive
4. 8400000000000000 - 25 GB Disk drive
5. 0 - No device information available
1. 8300000000000000 - 25 GB Disk drive
2. 8100000000000000 - 50 GB Disk drive (bootable)
3. 8200000000000000 - 50 GB Disk drive
4. 8400000000000000 - 25 GB Disk drive
5. 0 - No device information available
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Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:2
The information that is shown in this menu identifies the type of devices that are available. For disk drives, an attempt is made to determine whether the drive is bootable or not. A reservation is also identified on a drive. If a reservation is identified on a drive, then the drive is unavailable for booting. This is the only SMS menu that lists a disk drive with a reservation.
5- Choose any disk that you need more information about.
VSCSI Device Menu
Target LUN address: 8100000000000000
Pathname : /vdevice/v-scsi@30000003/disk@8400000000000000
Location code : U9009.42A.213E12V-V16-C3-T1-L8400000000000000
Device : 25 GB Disk drive
BUID : N/A
Pathname : /vdevice/v-scsi@30000003/disk@8400000000000000
Location code : U9009.42A.213E12V-V16-C3-T1-L8400000000000000
Device : 25 GB Disk drive
BUID : N/A
1. Display Inquiry Data
2. Log Boot Status Informational SRC
2. Log Boot Status Informational SRC
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Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:
Navigation keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:
When you select the Display Inquiry Data option, the selected drive gathers the standard inquiry data and displays it in a raw data format.
When you select the Log Boot Status Informational SRC option, the system attempts to determine whether the drive is bootable, and then will log an informational SRC.
Document Location
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Modified date:
13 September 2019
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