AIX - Vios

Commands

Globals

Get OS Version:

ioslevel

Vhost/VTD

Display detail of all vhosts:

lsmap -all

Display vhost detail:

lsmap -vadapter {vhost}
# Ex: lsmap -vadapter vhost1

Display detail of all vhosts with formatting of output:

lsmap -all -field vtd svsa physloc -fmt :

Retrieve vhost with VTD alias:

lsdev -dev *alias* -parent

Display correspondence between vhost/physical address:

lsdev -slots

Create VTD:

mkvdev -vdev {hdisk} -vadapter {vhost} -dev {dev}
# Ex: mkvdev -vdev hdisk1 -vadapter vhost1 -dev bs_001_server1

Delete VTD:

# Padmin:
rmvdev -vtd {vhost}

# Root:
rmdev -dev {vhost}

NPIV

Delete NPIV device:

lsmap -all -npiv
rmdev -dev {vfchost}
# Ex: rmdev -dev vfchost1

Map NPIV adapter:

vvfcmap –vadpater {vfchost} –fcp {fc-adapter}
# Ex: vvfcmap –vadpater vfchost0 –fcp fcs0

Scripts​

Display last VTD of vhost:

lsmap -vadapter {vhost} | grep VTD | sed -n '$p'

Generate commands to map volumes:

vol_lst="hdiskpower1 hdiskpower2 hdiskpower3"
server_name='server1'
vhost_name='vhost1'

vtd_cnt=0
for vol in $vol_lst; do
    printf "mkvdev -vdev %s -vadapter %s -dev vol_%03d_%s\n" $vol $vhost_name $vtd_cnt $server_name
    vtd_cnt=$(expr $vtd_cnt + 1)
done

# mkvdev -vdev hdiskpower1 -vadapter vhost1 -dev vol_000_server1
# mkvdev -vdev hdiskpower2 -vadapter vhost1 -dev vol_001_server1
# mkvdev -vdev hdiskpower3 -vadapter vhost1 -dev vol_002_server1