Originally posted by: robinsguk

AIX 6.1

I've managed to do a stupid thing.

I created an etherchannel device, ent13, and meant to add ent1 and ent3 to the list of adapters. Instead I added ent and ent13. So, I've manged to add the ethernchannel device to itself!!!!!

I'm now unable to delete the etherchannel device as it's busy. I can remove ent1 but it won't let me remove ent13.

Can I force a delete of the device?

Thanks

Glenn

Originally posted by: LaurentOliva

odmdelete ?

Originally posted by: robinsguk

I've done the odmdelete and it's gone, as expected.

Unfortunately when I try to recreate the device I get:

Method error (/usr/lib/methods/cfgech):

0514-040 Error initializing a device into the kernel

Originally posted by: LaurentOliva

why don't unloading free kernel extensions ?

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v7r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.aix.kernelext%2Fdoc%2Fkernextc%2Fkernextc02.htm

Compare the output of genkld before and after using the slibclean command.

Originally posted by: The_Doctor

Have never personally tried this so use at your own risk, but this might work....

--> lsattr -El ent13 ...... and confirm the list of adapter_names

--> chdev -l ent13 -a "adapter_names=___"   ...... and substitute a new set of valid names.  If this fails then repeat with -p as in:

--> chdev -l ent13 -a "adapter_names=___"   -p ..... and reboot

If there's still doubt...... you should now be able to delete the Etherchannel and re-build it normally.

Originally posted by: LaurentOliva

to administer etherchannel, the recommended command is /usr/lib/methods/ethchan_config.

Any changes made by chdev command onto an etherchannel are not taken account immediately.