Troubleshooting
Problem
After upgrading the PowerVM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to 3.1.X, the viosbr restore fails with the following error:
ERROR- Command ' /usr/ios/cli/ioscli chdev -dev fcsX -attr init_link=pt2pt num_cmd_elems=1024 -perm 2>/dev/null 'Failure
Symptom
Unable to restore NPIV mappings after upgrading VIOS to 3.1.X.
Cause
The error occurs when upgrading the VIOS to 3.1.X with fcsX adapters whose init_link attribute is set to pt2pt (point-to-point Fibre Channel topology). On VIOS 3.1.X the only valid value is "auto".
Environment
VIOS 3.1.X after upgrading from 2.2.6.X
Diagnosing The Problem
Boot into the 2.2.6.X old_rootvg and run the following command in the padmin shell to check the topology for this adapter:
$ lsdev -dev fcsX -attr init_link
value
pt2pt
If the init_link attribute has the value of "pt2pt", then you would have to change it to "auto" since on VIOS 3.1.X the only value for the init_link attribute is "auto".
Resolving The Problem
To resolve the issue, run this command from the root shell (accessible by running oem_setup_env in the padmin shell) in the 2.2.6.X VIOS:
# chdev -l fcsX -a init_link=auto -P
fcsX changed
To verify that the changes have taken effect, reboot the 2.2.6.X VIOS and then run this command from the padmin shell:
$ lsdev -dev fcsX -attr init_link
value
auto
If the value is "auto", attempt to run the viosupgrade command again.
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Product Synonym
VIOS; Virtual I/O Server; PowerVM VIOS; PowerVM Virtual I/O Server; Virtual Input/Output Server; PowerVM Virtual Input/Output Server
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Modified date:
25 April 2022
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ibm16572975