Before you replace physical components on your blade server,
it might be necessary to first save the original virtual Fibre Channel
vfchost data of your blade server.
To save the original vfchost data and the original physical
Fibre Channel adapter port (fcs) location codes, complete the following
steps by using the padmin user account:
- To save the original vfchost data, use the lsmap command
as follows. Enter the command from the command-line interface on the
source Virtual I/O Server (VIOS):
lsmap -all -npiv | tee lsmap_OUTPUT_before
The
output might look like the following example:Name Physloc ClntID ClntName ClntOS
--------------- ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------- ------
vfchost1 U7895.42X.9999999-V1-C32 3
Status NOT_LOGGED_IN
FC name fcs1 FC loc code:U78AF.001.startSN-P1-C35-L1-T2
Ports logged in 0
Flags 4<NOT_LOGGED>
VFC client name VFC client DRC
Name Physloc ClntID ClntName ClntOS
--------------- ---------------------------------------- ------- ---------- ------
vfchost2 U7895.42X.9999999-V1-C33 4 cli_lpar_1 AIX
Status LOGGED_IN
FC name fcs0 FC loc code:U78AF.001.startSN-P1-C35-L1-T1
Ports logged in 1
Flags a<LOGGED_IN,STRIP_MERGE>
VFC client name fcs1 VFC client DRC:U9999.999.9999999-V4-C32-T1
In this example, the original serial number is represented
as startSN.
- To save the location code information for each Fibre Channel
adapter (fcs), enter the lsdev command as follows:
lsdev -vpd | grep fcs | tee LSDEV_OUTPUT_before
The
output might look like the following example:fcs0 U78AF.001.startSN-P1-C35-L1-T1 Dual Port 8Gb FC Mezzanine Card (7710322577107501)
fcs1 U78AF.001.startSN-P1-C35-L1-T2 Dual Port 8Gb FC Mezzanine Card (7710322577107501)
In this example, the original serial number is represented
as startSN.