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:
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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<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT,CHECKSUM_OFFLOAD(ACTIVE),CHAIN>
inet 10.84.48.253 netmask 0xfffff000 broadcast 10.84.63.255
tcp_sendspace 262144 tcp_recvspace 262144 rfc1323 1
lo0: flags=e08084b<UP,BROADCAST,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,GROUPRT,64BIT>
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
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