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      <title>AIX 7.1 - LDAP Auth</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2014/03/28/aix-7-1-ldap-auth/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1605</guid> 
      <description>&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-gdscript3&#34; data-lang=&#34;gdscript3&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The secldapclntd daemon is &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; running&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Starting the secldapclntd daemon&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;exec(): &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;036&lt;/span&gt; Cannot load program &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;usr&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;sbin&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;secldapclntd because of the following errors:
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;150&lt;/span&gt; Dependent module libibmldap&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;a could &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; be loaded&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;022&lt;/span&gt; Cannot load module libibmldap&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;a&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;026&lt;/span&gt; System error: A file &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;or&lt;/span&gt; directory &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; the path name does &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; exist&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;exec(): &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;036&lt;/span&gt; Cannot load program &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;usr&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;sbin&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;secldapclntd because of the following errors:
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;150&lt;/span&gt; Dependent module libibmldap&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;a could &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; be loaded&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;022&lt;/span&gt; Cannot load module libibmldap&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;a&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;0509&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;026&lt;/span&gt; System error: A file &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;or&lt;/span&gt; directory &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; the path name does &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; exist&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The secldapclntd daemon failed to start&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;root&lt;span style=&#34;color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010&#34;&gt;@&lt;/span&gt;aix01:&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;opt&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;IBM&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;ldap&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;V6&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;lib&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;#ln -s /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.2/lib/libibmldap.a /usr/lib/libibmldap.a&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;root&lt;span style=&#34;color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010&#34;&gt;@&lt;/span&gt;aix01:&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;opt&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;IBM&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;ldap&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;V6&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;lib&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;#ln -f -s /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.2/lib/libibmldap.a /usr/lib/libibmldap.a&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-gdscript3" data-lang="gdscript3"><span style="display:flex;"><span>The secldapclntd daemon is <span style="color:#f92672">not</span> running<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Starting the secldapclntd daemon<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>exec(): <span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">036</span> Cannot load program <span style="color:#f92672">/</span>usr<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>sbin<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>secldapclntd because of the following errors:
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">150</span> Dependent module libibmldap<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>a could <span style="color:#f92672">not</span> be loaded<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">022</span> Cannot load module libibmldap<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>a<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">026</span> System error: A file <span style="color:#f92672">or</span> directory <span style="color:#f92672">in</span> the path name does <span style="color:#f92672">not</span> exist<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>exec(): <span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">036</span> Cannot load program <span style="color:#f92672">/</span>usr<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>sbin<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>secldapclntd because of the following errors:
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">150</span> Dependent module libibmldap<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>a could <span style="color:#f92672">not</span> be loaded<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">022</span> Cannot load module libibmldap<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>a<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#ae81ff">0509</span><span style="color:#f92672">-</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">026</span> System error: A file <span style="color:#f92672">or</span> directory <span style="color:#f92672">in</span> the path name does <span style="color:#f92672">not</span> exist<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The secldapclntd daemon failed to start<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>root<span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">@</span>aix01:<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>opt<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>IBM<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>ldap<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>V6<span style="color:#f92672">.</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">2</span><span style="color:#f92672">/</span>lib<span style="color:#75715e">#ln -s /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.2/lib/libibmldap.a /usr/lib/libibmldap.a</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>root<span style="color:#960050;background-color:#1e0010">@</span>aix01:<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>opt<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>IBM<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>ldap<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>V6<span style="color:#f92672">.</span><span style="color:#ae81ff">2</span><span style="color:#f92672">/</span>lib<span style="color:#75715e">#ln -f -s /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.2/lib/libibmldap.a /usr/lib/libibmldap.a</span>
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      <title>pSeries Firmware Upgrade</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2013/02/17/pseries-firmware-upgrade/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1276</guid> 
      <description>&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;user fspbld does not exist - using root
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;group fspbld does not exist - using root
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;01SF240_418_382             ##################################################
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;root@localhost:/home/root/code#/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -f /tmp/fwupdate/01SF240_418_382
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The image is valid and would update the temporary image to SF240_418.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The new firmware level for the permanent image would be SF235_214.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The current permanent system firmware image is SF235_214.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The current temporary system firmware image is SF235_214.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;***** WARNING: Continuing will reboot the system! *****
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Do you wish to continue?
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Enter 1=Yes or 2=No
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;SHUTDOWN PROGRAM
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fri Feb  8 10:16:44 CST 2013
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;0513-044 The sshd Subsystem was requested to stop.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;root@localhost:/home/root#/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -c
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The commit operation is in progress. Please stand by.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The commit operation was successful.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>user fspbld does not exist - using root
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>group fspbld does not exist - using root
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>01SF240_418_382             ##################################################
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>root@localhost:/home/root/code#/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -f /tmp/fwupdate/01SF240_418_382
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The image is valid and would update the temporary image to SF240_418.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The new firmware level for the permanent image would be SF235_214.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The current permanent system firmware image is SF235_214.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The current temporary system firmware image is SF235_214.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>***** WARNING: Continuing will reboot the system! *****
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Do you wish to continue?
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Enter 1=Yes or 2=No
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>1
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>SHUTDOWN PROGRAM
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Fri Feb  8 10:16:44 CST 2013
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>0513-044 The sshd Subsystem was requested to stop.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>root@localhost:/home/root#/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -c
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The commit operation is in progress. Please stand by.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>The commit operation was successful.
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      <title>Resolving LVM errors from ipl_varyon -i</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2012/05/21/resolving-lvm-errors-from-ipl_varyon-i/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1195</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Memo:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012204&#34;&gt;http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012204&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Memo:</p>
<p><a href="http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012204">http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012204</a></p>
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      <title>AIX - loopmount</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/12/19/aix-loopmount/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1133</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Finally on aix 6.1 ibm have introduced mounting of iso directly without raw copy on lv:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check if necessary loopback device is available&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# lsdev -C | grep loop
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;if nothing returned, run:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# mkdev -c loopback -s node -t loopback
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;loop0 Available
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;If the device is not present on system you get this error:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1320-003 loopmount: Specified loopback device is not found in ODM
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now for mount:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# loopmount -i /iso/dvd.iso -l loop0 -o &amp;#34;-V cdrfs -o ro&amp;#34; -m /mnt/dvd
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;And umount:&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finally on aix 6.1 ibm have introduced mounting of iso directly without raw copy on lv:</p>
<p>Check if necessary loopback device is available</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># lsdev -C | grep loop
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>if nothing returned, run:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># mkdev -c loopback -s node -t loopback
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>loop0 Available
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>If the device is not present on system you get this error:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>1320-003 loopmount: Specified loopback device is not found in ODM
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Now for mount:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># loopmount -i /iso/dvd.iso -l loop0 -o &#34;-V cdrfs -o ro&#34; -m /mnt/dvd
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>And umount:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># loopumount -l loop0 -m /mnt/dvd
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Attention: an image file can be associated with only one loopback device.</p>
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      <title>VIO - iso virtual DVD</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/12/19/vio-iso-virtual-dvd/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=984</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Example of PowerVM virtual dvd setup:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-gdscript3&#34; data-lang=&#34;gdscript3&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; login: padmin
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; padmin&lt;span style=&#34;color:#e6db74&#34;&gt;&amp;#39;s Password:&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; unsuccessful login attempt since last login&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; Last unsuccessful login: Mon Jan &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;31&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;51&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;28&lt;/span&gt; CST &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;2011&lt;/span&gt; on &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;dev&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;vty0
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; Last login: Mon Jan &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;31&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;28&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;29&lt;/span&gt; CST &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;2011&lt;/span&gt; on &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;dev&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;vty0
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt; mkrep &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;sp rootvg &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;size &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;10&lt;/span&gt;G
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; Virtual Media Repository Created
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; Repository created within &lt;span style=&#34;color:#e6db74&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;VMLibrary&amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt; logical volume
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt; mkvopt &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;name &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;_1_6osp&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;iso &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;dev cd0 &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;ro
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt; mkvdev &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;vadapter vhost1 &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;fbo &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;dev vcd1
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; vcd0 Available
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt; loadopt &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;vtd vcd0 &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;disk &lt;span style=&#34;color:#ae81ff&#34;&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;_1_6osp&lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;iso
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;$&lt;/span&gt; unloadopt &lt;span style=&#34;color:#f92672&#34;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;vtd vcd0
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Example of PowerVM virtual dvd setup:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-gdscript3" data-lang="gdscript3"><span style="display:flex;"><span> login: padmin
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> padmin<span style="color:#e6db74">&#39;s Password:</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#ae81ff">1</span> unsuccessful login attempt since last login<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> Last unsuccessful login: Mon Jan <span style="color:#ae81ff">31</span> <span style="color:#ae81ff">18</span>:<span style="color:#ae81ff">51</span>:<span style="color:#ae81ff">28</span> CST <span style="color:#ae81ff">2011</span> on <span style="color:#f92672">/</span>dev<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>vty0
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> Last login: Mon Jan <span style="color:#ae81ff">31</span> <span style="color:#ae81ff">18</span>:<span style="color:#ae81ff">28</span>:<span style="color:#ae81ff">29</span> CST <span style="color:#ae81ff">2011</span> on <span style="color:#f92672">/</span>dev<span style="color:#f92672">/</span>vty0
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span> mkrep <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>sp rootvg <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>size <span style="color:#ae81ff">10</span>G
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> Virtual Media Repository Created
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> Repository created within <span style="color:#e6db74">&#34;VMLibrary&#34;</span> logical volume
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span> mkvopt <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>name <span style="color:#ae81ff">6</span>_1_6osp<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>iso <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>dev cd0 <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>ro
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span> mkvdev <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>vadapter vhost1 <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>fbo <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>dev vcd1
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> vcd0 Available
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span> loadopt <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>vtd vcd0 <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>disk <span style="color:#ae81ff">6</span>_1_6osp<span style="color:#f92672">.</span>iso
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">$</span> unloadopt <span style="color:#f92672">-</span>vtd vcd0
</span></span></code></pre></div>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>AIX - lpp incosistent</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/12/19/aix-lpp-incosistent/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1099</guid> 
      <description>&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# lppchk –v
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;lppchk: The following filesets need to be installed or corrected to bring the system to a consistent state:
9a33182fe26f1beae04e59e5cb6d3cdb 0.0.0.0 (COMMITTED)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# lslpp -L 
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Backup the ODM using the following command:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-gdscript3&#34; data-lang=&#34;gdscript3&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# tar -cvf /tmp/odm.tar ./etc/objrepos ./usr/lib/objrepos&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# export ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmget -q name= lpp&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q name= -o lpp&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q lpp_name= -o product&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o history&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o inventory&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# export ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q name= -o lpp&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q lpp_name= -o product&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o history&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o inventory&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# export ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check lppchk -v again to see if those entries are gone from ODM&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># lppchk –v
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>lppchk: The following filesets need to be installed or corrected to bring the system to a consistent state:
9a33182fe26f1beae04e59e5cb6d3cdb 0.0.0.0 (COMMITTED)</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># lslpp -L 
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Backup the ODM using the following command:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-gdscript3" data-lang="gdscript3"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># tar -cvf /tmp/odm.tar ./etc/objrepos ./usr/lib/objrepos</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># export ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmget -q name= lpp</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q name= -o lpp</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q lpp_name= -o product</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o history</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o inventory</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># export ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q name= -o lpp</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q lpp_name= -o product</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o history</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># odmdelete -q lpp_id= -o inventory</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># export ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos</span>
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Check lppchk -v again to see if those entries are gone from ODM</p>
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      <title>AIX - Warning, savebase failed</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/12/19/aix-warning-savebase-failed/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1037</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;0516-1734 extendlv: Warning, savebase failed. Please manually run &#39;savebase&#39; before rebooting.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you run savebase -v and you get &amp;ldquo;non-bootable LV name given&amp;rdquo; try reconstucting your /dev/ipldevice file.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Run savebase -v again and if you get the same error, try follow procedure:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-gdscript3&#34; data-lang=&#34;gdscript3&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# bosboot -ad /dev/hdiskX (a disk that has hd5 on it)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# bosboot -ad /dev/hdiskY (a disk that has hd5 on it)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;color:#75715e&#34;&gt;# ipl_varyon -i&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;[You&amp;rsquo;ll get a return on every physical disk on the system]&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><code>0516-1734 extendlv: Warning, savebase failed. Please manually run 'savebase' before rebooting.</code></p>
<p>If you run savebase -v and you get &ldquo;non-bootable LV name given&rdquo; try reconstucting your /dev/ipldevice file.</p>
<p>Run savebase -v again and if you get the same error, try follow procedure:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-gdscript3" data-lang="gdscript3"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># bosboot -ad /dev/hdiskX (a disk that has hd5 on it)</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># bosboot -ad /dev/hdiskY (a disk that has hd5 on it)</span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># ipl_varyon -i</span>
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>[You&rsquo;ll get a return on every physical disk on the system]</p>
<p>You will then get a return similar to this:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>savebase -v
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>saving to &#39;/dev/hd5&#39;
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>99 CuDv objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>240 CuAt objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>44 CuDep objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>51 CuVPD objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>407 CuDvDr objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>5 CuPath objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>0 CuPathAt objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>0 CuData objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>0 CuAtDef objects to be saved
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Number of bytes of data to save = 49587
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Compressing data
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Compressed data size is = 12069
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> bi_start = 0x3600
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> bi_size = 0x1820000
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> bd_size = 0x1800000
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> ram FS start = 0x8d6ca0
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> ram FS size = 0xea34cf
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> sba_start = 0x1803600
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> sba_size = 0x20000
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> sbd_size = 0x2f29
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Checking boot image size:
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> new save base byte cnt = 0x2f29
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Wrote 12073 bytes
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Successful completion
</span></span></code></pre></div>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>AIX - lslpp</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/12/19/aix-lslpp/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1102</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Memo: lslpp&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;List the package that owns a file&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;# lslpp -w&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;List the files in a package&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;# lslpp -f&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;List all packages installed&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;# lslpp -L&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Memo: lslpp</p>
<p>List the package that owns a file</p>
<p><code># lslpp -w</code></p>
<p>List the files in a package</p>
<p><code># lslpp -f</code></p>
<p>List all packages installed</p>
<p><code># lslpp -L</code></p>
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      <title>AIX - DLPAR connection lost to HMC</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/09/21/aix-dlpar-connection-lost-to-hmc/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1031</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Sometime during AIX migration/alt_clone or HMC upgrade, it can happen that RMC ID get lost or duplicated, the the rsct process is unable to re stabilize the connection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can reset the key and restart that service as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reset RMC unique ID:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# /usr/sbin/rsct/install/bin/recfgct
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl -z
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl -A
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then you can check the rmc status:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;code&gt;# /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcdomainstatus -s ctrmc&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometime during AIX migration/alt_clone or HMC upgrade, it can happen that RMC ID get lost or duplicated, the the rsct process is unable to re stabilize the connection.</p>
<p>You can reset the key and restart that service as follows:</p>
<p>Reset RMC unique ID:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># /usr/sbin/rsct/install/bin/recfgct
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span># /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl -z
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span># /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl -A
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Then you can check the rmc status:</p>
<p><code># /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcdomainstatus -s ctrmc</code></p>
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      <title>AIX - ODM Object Classes</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/07/02/odm-object-classes/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=1013</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;AIX - ODM Device Configuration Object Classes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A list of the ODM Device Configuration Object Classes follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PdDv
Predefined Devices&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PdCn
Predefined Connection&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PdAt
Predefined Attribute&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Config_Rules
Configuration Rules&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CuDv
Customized Devices&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CuDep
Customized Dependency&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CuAt
Customized Attribute&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CuDvDr
Customized Device Driver&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CuVPD
Customized Vital Product Data&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AIX - ODM Device Configuration Object Classes</p>
<p>A list of the ODM Device Configuration Object Classes follows:</p>
<p>PdDv
Predefined Devices</p>
<p>PdCn
Predefined Connection</p>
<p>PdAt
Predefined Attribute</p>
<p>Config_Rules
Configuration Rules</p>
<p>CuDv
Customized Devices</p>
<p>CuDep
Customized Dependency</p>
<p>CuAt
Customized Attribute</p>
<p>CuDvDr
Customized Device Driver</p>
<p>CuVPD
Customized Vital Product Data</p>
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      <title>AIX - Mounting ISO images</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/04/03/aix-mounting-iso-images/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=990</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;There is a known problem with mounting ISO images on the AIX platform. To workaround the problem, complete the following instructions:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obtain the size of the image, then identify the nearest multiple of 128 MB that will provide enough space for the image. For example, the image of CD-ROM is approximately 650/700 MB, so use 768 MB as an image size.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Make a logical volume of this size. Ensure that there is enough space on the physical volume. For example, hdisk0.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a known problem with mounting ISO images on the AIX platform. To workaround the problem, complete the following instructions:</p>
<p>Obtain the size of the image, then identify the nearest multiple of 128 MB that will provide enough space for the image. For example, the image of CD-ROM is approximately 650/700 MB, so use 768 MB as an image size.</p>
<p>Make a logical volume of this size. Ensure that there is enough space on the physical volume. For example, hdisk0.</p>
<p><code># mklv -y cdlv -s n -L /dev/cdlv rootvg 768M hdisk0</code></p>
<p>If the command fails, increase the volume size by a multiple of 128.</p>
<p>Use the dd command to create a pseudo-device. Ensure that the partition has enough space for the pseudo-device. In the following example command, the pseudo-device is /dev/cdlv.</p>
<p><code># dd if=/opt/iso/cd.iso of=/dev/cdlv</code></p>
<p>Note that this command may take a long time and will create two dd processes.</p>
<p>Mount the device like a CD-ROM in AIX. Ensure that the mount point exists.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><code># mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cdlv /mnt/iso</code></p>
</blockquote>
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      <title>AIX LPAR - CDROM device relase</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2011/01/23/aix-lpar-cdrom-device-relase/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=971</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;When AIX will not release /dev/cd0 device (after umount any associted filesystems), and you get busy device error on dlpar operations, use this command to kill all processes that take busy resource:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;# fuser -k -x -u -c /dev/cd0
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Usually in pSeries hardware configuration is connected to a scsi controller by scsi-to-ide/sas/sata or other terrible solution bridge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To made all this operation faster you can identify pci parent adapter and remove recursively all device.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When AIX will not release /dev/cd0 device (after umount any associted filesystems), and you get busy device error on dlpar operations, use this command to kill all processes that take busy resource:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># fuser -k -x -u -c /dev/cd0
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Usually in pSeries hardware configuration is connected to a scsi controller by scsi-to-ide/sas/sata or other terrible solution bridge.</p>
<p>To made all this operation faster you can identify pci parent adapter and remove recursively all device.</p>
<p>Identify:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># lsdev -l cd0 -F parent
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> scsi0
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span># lsdev -l scsi0 -F parent
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> sisscsia0
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span># lsdev -l sisscsia0 -F parent
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> pci10
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Remove:</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span># rmdev -Rdl pci10
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>cd0 deleted
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>ses0 deleted
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>scsi0 deleted
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>sisscsia0 deleted
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>pci10 deleted
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Then you can move the controller from HMC to another LPAR</p>
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      <title>pSeries - 10117611 U0.1-F1</title>
      <link>https://www.deepreflect.net/2010/05/09/pseries-10117611-u0-1-f1/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 16:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.deepreflect.net/?p=928</guid> 
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m getting this error on a 9114-275.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;SYSTEM POWER CONTROL MENU
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;1. Enable/Disable Unattended Start Mode:
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Currently Enabled
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;2. Ring Indicate Power-On Menu
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;3. Reboot/Restart Policy Setup Menu
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;4. Power-On System
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;5. Power-Off System
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;6. Enable/Disable Fast System Boot:
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Currently Slow Boot
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;7. Boot Mode Menu
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;98. Return to Previous Menu
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;99. Exit from Menus
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;After digits &amp;ldquo;4&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&#34;highlight&#34;&gt;&lt;pre tabindex=&#34;0&#34; style=&#34;color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;&#34;&gt;&lt;code class=&#34;language-fallback&#34; data-lang=&#34;fallback&#34;&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please wait....
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;System Powering On.  Exiting menus.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;9022
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;9101
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;90FD
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;10117611        U0.1-F1
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;B0FF
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;display:flex;&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;OK               x
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The error on planar was located on FAN module, for resolution unplug entire block and single fans, then replug into the planar after cleaning up, then power on your pSeries.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&rsquo;m getting this error on a 9114-275.</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>SYSTEM POWER CONTROL MENU
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>1. Enable/Disable Unattended Start Mode:
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Currently Enabled
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>2. Ring Indicate Power-On Menu
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>3. Reboot/Restart Policy Setup Menu
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>4. Power-On System
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>5. Power-Off System
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>6. Enable/Disable Fast System Boot:
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Currently Slow Boot
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>7. Boot Mode Menu
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>98. Return to Previous Menu
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>99. Exit from Menus
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>After digits &ldquo;4&rdquo;</p>
<div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>Please wait....
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>System Powering On.  Exiting menus.
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>9022
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>9101
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>90FD
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>10117611        U0.1-F1
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>B0FF
</span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>OK               x
</span></span></code></pre></div><p>The error on planar was located on FAN module, for resolution unplug entire block and single fans, then replug into the planar after cleaning up, then power on your pSeries.</p>
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