Before you start, make sure there is a recent mksysb on the nim server you will be working from, so you can restore if all goes badly wrong.
bash-3.00# ls -l /export/nim/mksysb/backupios/B0022-VIOS1E.image
total 127403304
drwxr-xr-x 2 root system 4096 29 Apr 10:28 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 root system 12288 27 Jul 09:08 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 5134233600 24 Jul 18:01 B0022-VIOS1E.image
...
# uname -a
AIX b0045nim 1 6 00065146D700
#
# cd /export/nim/mksysb (for vio servers cd backupios )
Check there is a recent mksysb:-
# ls -lart
total 1070531720
drwxr-xr-x 2 root system 256 20 Jun 2007 lost+found
-rw------- 1 root system 241 06 Feb 2009 nohup.out
drwxr-xr-x 2 root system 4096 29 Oct 2009 scripts
drwxr-xr-x 6 root system 256 30 Oct 2009 hmcbackup
drwxrwxr-x 11 root system 4096 18 Nov 2009 ..
drwxr-x--- 2 root system 4096 07 Mar 07:27 svc1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root system 4096 08 Mar 14:34 switches
drwxr-xr-x 2 root system 4096 29 Apr 10:28 backupios
drwxr-xr-x 209 root system 8192 30 Apr 08:45 vgdata
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 3332044800 08 May 14:44 itmptdw-gbe.image
drwxr-xr-x 211 root system 8192 22 Jun 11:13 AIXinfo
drwxr-xr-x 11 root system 12288 18 Jul 06:48 .
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 4826009600 18 Jul 07:03 notes304-gbe.image
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 4511078400 18 Jul 07:11 notes308-gbe.image
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 3198412800 18 Jul 07:17 notes316-gbe.image
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 5030553600 18 Jul 07:26 notes319-gbe.image
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 7085158400 19 Jul 12:12 b0045nim.image
drwxr-xr-x 2 root system 40960 21 Jul 13:00 svc2
Log onto the HMC
system management
servers
select the frame
check the vio server you are working on
configeration
managed profiles
check normal
edit
I/O tab
click on added twice (to bring what you want to see to the top)
same for novirt
check that the top few are the same especially fibre channel serial bus
cancel and close
# uname -a
AIX b0045nim 1 6 00065146D700
#
# ssh hscroot@hmc3
Last login: Wed Jul 21 12:02:44 2010 from b0045nim.brm.pri
hscroot@b0039:~>
hscroot@b0039:~>vtmenu
select frame
----------------------------------------------------------
Managed Systems:
----------------------------------------------------------
1) Server-9119-595-2-SN83627FE
2) Server-9131-52A-SN065934G
3) Server-9119-595-3-SN836830F
4) Server-9131-52A-SN067385G
Enter Number of Managed System. (q to quit):
Enter Number of Managed System. (q to quit): 3
----------------------------------------------------------
Partitions On Managed System: Server-9119-595-3-SN836830F
OS/400 Partitions not listed
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1) oradbt303 Running
2) oradbd303 Running
3) oradbf303 Running
4) oradbp305 Running
5) cwsdbf1 Running
6) cwswlf1 Running
7) cstpa6 Running
8) tsm2-test62 Running
9) cstpa5 Running
10) cstpa4 Running
11) cwswlt1 Running
12) cwswld1 Running
13) cwsdbt1 Running
14) cwsdbd1 Running
15) epmd1 Running
16) docprss Running
17) b38plm Running
18) cwswlt2 Running
19) docprcs Running
20) cstqa4 Running
21) notes308 Running
22) docpras Running
23) oraclet1 Running
24) dsuat Running
25) rpmprodapp Running
26) iaswebt1 Running
27) cwsoidf1 Running
28) notes316 Running
29) docpjd Not Activated
30) B0038-VIOS2SD Running
31) cstpsq Running
32) cwsdbt2 Running
33) oradbp309 Running
34) cstpjd Running
35) crmmodapp Running
36) crmdevapp Running
37) B0038-VIOS1SD Running
38) cstqa3 Running
39) cstqa2 Running
40) cstqa1 Running
41) epmts1 Running
42) tsm2-lpar1 Running
43) hamspdb Running
44) cstpqa Running
45) notes319 Running
46) notes304 Running
47) hsgprodapp Running
48) B0038-VIOS2E Running
49) B0038-VIOS1E Running
50) B0038-VIOS2SP Running
51) B0038-VIOS1SP Running
52) epmtm Running
Enter Number of Running Partition (q to quit): 51
51
Opening Virtual Terminal On Partition B0038-VIOS1SP . . .
Open in progress
Open Completed.
IBM Virtual I/O Server
login: padmin
Check available interface (en17 in this example)
# oem_setup_env
# lsdev -Ccif
# exit
$ shutdown
y
on HMC
activate with novirt profile
log backin to vio server via vtmenu screen (already open)
login: padmin
padmin's Password:
Last unsuccessful login: Wed Jul 21 14:30:36 2010 on /dev/vty0
Last login: Wed Jul 21 14:32:29 2010 on /dev/vty0
$ ioslevel (to check to fix pack 22)
# oem_setup_env
# ping b0045nim (to prove you can't)
Find unused IP address for use in chdev
# chdev -l en17 -anetaddr=10.87.48.75 -anetmask=255.255.240.0 -astate=up
en17 changed
# ifconfig -a
en17: flags=1e080863,480
inet 10.84.48.253 netmask 0xfffff000 broadcast 10.84.63.255
tcp_sendspace 262144 tcp_recvspace 262144 rfc1323 1
lo0: flags=e08084b
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 127.255.255.255
inet6 ::1/0
tcp_sendspace 131072 tcp_recvspace 131072 rfc1323 1
# ping b0045nim
PING b0045nim (10.84.48.58): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.84.48.58: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0 ms
64 bytes from 10.84.48.58: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0 ms
# lsdev -Ccif (shows en17)
# exit
$ updateios -commit (to commit everthing to this point in time)
On NIM
# vi /etc/exports (export/dsl to contain vios1e / 2e)
# exportfs -av
edit /etc/hosts to add new ip just created on en17 above and comment out current ip
On VIO
$ mount b0045nim:/export/dsl/os/vios/VIOS2.1/VIOS2.1.3.10_FP23 /mnt
$ updateios -accept -install -dev /mnt
y (Providing there is enough space)
wait for upgrade - approximately 1 hour
license -accept (to accept the new license)
ioslevel (fix pack 23)
oem_setup_env
oslevel -s (probably only 6100-04 due to down level language packs)
instfix -ic | grep ":-:"
de-install down levels:-
instfix -ic | grep ':-:'| grep -vi EN_US| awk -F: '{print $2}'| xargs -i installp -ug {}
10-15 mins
oslevel -s (to check it has now come upto 6100-05)
instfix -ic | grep ":-:" (just to check no down levels exist)
unmount /mnt
ifconfig en17 down
ifconfig en17 detach
rmdev -dl en17
rmdev -dl et17
rmdev -dl ent17
exit
padmin
shutdown
y
On NIM
change ip in /etc/hosts for VIO to original one
When it has shut down bring up with normal profile
HMC
operations
activate
normal
to exit vtmenu
~.