IJ42147: IOSTAT -X NOT REPORTING FC/NPIV DISKS STATS. APPLIES TO AIX 7300-01

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• iostat -X only reports for FC/NPIV attached disks:
  
  <Name>hdisk2</Name>
  <XferStats>
  
          <BusyPercent>0</BusyPercent>
          <KiloBytesRead>36010</KiloBytesRead>
          <KiloBytesWritten>6192</KiloBytesWritten>
          <BytesTransferred>43214848</BytesTransferred>
          <Transfers>2112</Transfers>
          <BytesRead>36874240</BytesRead>
          <BytesWritten>6340608</BytesWritten>
  </XferStats>
  
  <- missing everything else that we have in iostat -D:
  
  # iostat -D hdisk2
  
   xfer: %tm_act      bps      tps      bread      bwrtn
            0.0      6.3      0.0        5.4        0.9
   read:     rps  avgserv  minserv  maxserv   timeouts
            0.0      1.9      0.1     36.3           0
  write:     wps  avgserv  minserv  maxserv   timeouts
            0.0      0.3      0.3     21.4           0
  queue: avgtime  mintime  maxtime  avgwqsz    avgsqsz
            0.0      0.0      0.0      0.0        0.0
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• iostat command with '-X' option does not print disk
  stats in case of FC/NPIV disks in XML format.
  

Problem conclusion

• Iostat-related code added to
  report the FC/NPIV disk stats in
  XML format.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IJ39779

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD300

Applicable component levels

• R730 PSY U890557

     UP22/11/14 I 1000

Fix is available

• Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.