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| Problem(Abstract) |
| System p is newly attached to a hardware management console (HMC) and the server property for manufactoring default configuration (MDC) is false. The vterm console works in hardware mode (i.e. SMS and for displaying hardware parameters when lpar is activating). However, the vterm does not display login prompt after AIX has been booted. |
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| Cause |
| AIX was installed on system p server when it was attached to an async console prior to attaching system to HMC. |
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| Resolving the problem |
To reconfigure the AIX's console device to use the new hardware connection you will need to do the following:
Either telnet (or SSH) into the server if networking had been configured or boot into a maintenance shell and run following procedure.
The procedure will completely remove vty0, vsa0 (and any other vty or vsa device) and syscons objects from the ODM and allow them to be recreated by AIX when system reboots.
Once telneted in or in a maintenance shell, as root execute the following:
# odmdelete -q name=vty0 -o CuDv
# odmdelete -q name=vty0 -o CuDv
# odmdelete -q name=vsa0 -o CuDv
# odmdelete -q name=vsa1 -o CuDv
# odmdelete -q attribute=syscons -o CuAt
# bosboot -ad /dev/ipldevice <---- customer hung trying to run this
command
# sync
#reboot
When system comes up it should reconfigure vsa0 and vty0
and since we removed "syscons" from ODM it should prompt
you to select a terminal. This time, the only device
connected for a console should be the HMC's vterm.
You should messages similar to following when LPAR is booting back up:
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******* Please define the System Console. *********
Type a 1 and press Enter to use this terminal as the
system console.
1
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At this point you should see AIX console output being displayed in
the HMC vterm. | | |
