Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC service manual Using Smit to Enable an AIX Host to Recognize New LUNs

H.3 Identifying the Device on Which You Will Create a Logical Volume

1.Display all the defined disk devices on your system.

#lsdev -Cc disk

A list of defined disk devices is displayed along with information about those devices.

2.Identify the name of the device on which you want to create a logical volume, for example, hdisk7.

3.Verify that the disk you’ve identified is the one you want.

#lscfg -v -l device-name

Detailed information about the device you specified is displayed.

4.Examine the manufacturer information and model information to make sure you have specified the device you want.

H.4 Using SMIT to Enable an AIX Host to Recognize New LUNs

The simplest way to configure your IBM AIX host to use your array is to use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT). SMIT can be used with a graphical user interface (GUI) if your host is configured with a graphics card or if you want to export your display to an X-Windows terminal. SMIT can also be used with an ASCII interface that can be accessed through an ASCII terminal or console window on another system on the network. Because the ASCII interface is available on all systems, it is used as an example in the remainder of this appendix, but either interface can be used to perform the procedures described here. In addition, the same operations can be performed directly from the command line using standard AIX system administration commands.

Note – Use the Enter key when you have finished filling out a screen to advance to the next screen. Use the keystroke combinations shown on the screen to move back to previous screens.

1.Start SMIT using the ASCII interface to display the System Management screen.

#smit -a

H-4SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005