AIX & VIO server quick reference

AIX & VIO server quick reference

AIX	VIO server	Notes
root /root shell	padmin / oem_setup_env (to become root)	padmin logged in to a restricted shell
oslevel	ioslevel
typically mksysb install or through DVD	mysysb / DVD or through HMC (installios)	Installed VIO using mksysb through nim
smitty update	updateios -dev /mnt -install -accept	for updating VIO server
mksysb	backupios -file /mnt/backup (for nim_resources.tar) backupios -file /mnt/vios_bk.mksysb -mksysb (for mksysb backup)	nim_resources.tar (mksysb,bosinst.data,network boot image and SPOT) RECOVER_DEVICES=default NIM AIX 6.1 for VIO 2.1 NIM AIX 5.3 for VIO 1.X
lsdev -c disk	lsdev -dev disk	AIX lsdev -c disk hdisk0 Available 0T-08-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive hdisk8 Available 0T-08-00-8,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive VIO lsdev -dev hdisk11 name status description hdisk11 Available MPIO Other DS4K Array Disk
lsattr -El devicename	lsdev -dev devicename -attr	Shows the attributes of the device specified
lscfg -vl devicename	lsdev -dev devicename -vpd	Shows the vital product data
mkdev	mkvdev	Adds a device to the system
cfgmgr	cfgdev	configures a  newly added device
rmdev -Rdl devicename	rmdev -dev devicename -recursive -ucfgf=	unconfigure and remove devices ,child devices recursively
chdev -l devicname -a <attribute=value>	chdev -dev devicename -attr <attribute=value>	to change device attributes.
mktcpip/smitty mktcpip smitty chinet	mktcpip chtcpip