Updating ODM stanzas for system iSCSI devices

Updating the Object Data Manager (ODM) stanzas for the Lenovo Storage V series iSCSI devices requires that you follow certain guidelines.

An interim fix is available to update the AIX ODM stanzas to recognize iSCSI Lenovo Storage V series volumes.

Ensure that you have installed the official PTFs. The following websites provide information about the available PTFs:

When you install the interim fix package, the AIX host can recognize iSCSI Lenovo Storage V series volumes. The Lenovo Storage V series volumes are shown with the following attributes in Figure 1 for lsdev -C -1 hdisk1.

Figure 1. lsdev -C -1 hdisk1

lsdev -C -l hdisk1

hdisk1     Available              IBM 2145 iSCSI Disk Drive


# lsattr -E -l hdisk1
clr_q          no                           Device CLEARS its Queue on error True
host_addr      9.71.43.106                  Hostname or IP Address           False
location                                    Location Label                   True
lun_id         0x0                          Logical Unit Number ID           False
max_transfer   0x40000                      Maximum TRANSFER Size            True
port_num       0xcbc                        PORT Number                      False
pvid           none                         Physical volume identifier       False
q_err          yes                          Use QERR bit                     True
q_type         simple                       Queuing TYPE                     True
queue_depth    8                            Queue DEPTH                      True
reassign_to    120                          REASSIGN time out value          True
reserve_policy no_reserve                   Reserve Policy                   True
rw_timeout     60                           READ/WRITE time out value        True
start_timeout  60                           START unit time out value        True
target_name    iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.china6.hlcn111890   Target NAME      False
unique_id      352136005076801910296880000000000000204214503IBMiscsi Unique device
identifier      False

lscfg -v -l hdisk1


  hdisk1             IBM 2145 iSCSI Disk Drive

        Manufacturer................IBM
        Machine Type and Model......2145
        ROS Level and ID............30303030
        Serial Number...............
        Device Specific.(Z0)........0000043268101002
        Device Specific.(Z1)........
        Device Specific.(Z2)........
        Device Specific.(Z3)........