pra-deepdive in AIX

Advanced Interactive eXecution ( AIX ) is a proprietary Unix Operating system and its first version "AIX version1" introduction was in 1986 for IBM 6150 RT systems, was based on UNIX System V releases 1 and 2. AIX Version 3 released for POWER bases RS/6000 platform Later AIX 4,4.1,4.3,AIX/5L,6.1 are released and latest is 7.1 Beta version. Since 1990, AIX is OS for RS6000 systems which was later renamed as IBM eServer, pSeries, then IBM System P,and now IBM Power Systems.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

B700F120 LED server hung

AIX server migrated from AIX5.3 to AIX6.1 on 9117-mmb frame and the server hangs at the LED B700F120

B700F120

Explanation

Platform firmware detected an error

Response

The platform is unable to support the requested architecture options requested by the operating system via ibm,client-architecture-support interface.

Solution

6100-01 is not supported on a 9117-mmb. So if installing the AIX operating

system on a 9117-mmb frame, please make sure you go with one of these options.

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-04 Technology Level and Service Pack 3, or later.
AIX 6.1 with the 6100-03 Technology Level and Service Pack 5, or later.

AIX 6.1 with the 6100-02 Technology Level and Service Pack 8, or later.

If you have used lpp and spot of 6100-01 level, please update the lpp and spot to the above mentioned TL levels and perform the migration.

By doing so, you can bypass this LED hung of server during the reboot of the server after the OS migration