Originally posted by: bassemir

I have an LPAR with AIX 5.3, two mirrored hdisks (hdisk0 and hdisk1) that make up my rootvg. These are virtual disks supplied by two different vio server partitions.

When I activate the partition I consistently go into SMS. If I hit the ESC key the system proceeds with a normal boot and everything is cool. Why though, does the system consistently start SMS?

The lpar profile specifies "Normal" for the boot option. I have even selected "Normal" as an over ride when I activated the partition. It stills starts SMS first.

I am puzzled and figure I must be overlooking something obvious. Maybe someone has a suggestion for me.

Note: when I originally installed AIX this was not a problem. The lpar would not boot into SMS. This problem started after I had inadvertantly shutdown both vio servers while my aix partition was still up (leaving the partition with no rootvg!).
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Originally posted by: MarkTaylor

Check your bootlist .. i.e. on AIX bootlist -m normal -o as it may not be set correctly.

HTH
Mark Taylor
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Originally posted by: bassemir

good idea, I did check though and this is what I get

1. bootlist -m normal -o

hdisk0 blv=hd5
hdisk1 blv=hd5

I think it has something to do with my profile definition. Isn't there something that will define the lpar as the service lpar? Still investigating.
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Originally posted by: MarkTaylor

check that those settings are reflected in SMS also
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Originally posted by: bassemir

Mark, not sure I know what you mean. Is there something in sms that controls how the system boots on the subsequent re-boot?

Where can I go to check the settings in sms. Puzzled...
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

If you are on Power5, you can specify normal or SMS during the activate as well as set the default in the profile, but I'm assuming you have already done that. This almost sounds like you may have some disk problems. Sounds like a good time to call support line.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

You need to go into the asmi and change the boot option.
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Originally posted by: bassemir

Okay, I am a newbie with ASMI so I guess I am missing the obvious.

I went into the web ASMI interface and looked through all the options. I did not see anywhere to specify how to boot a specify LPAR in SMS or Normal mode.

I am sure I am overlooking the obvious. Can I get another hint?
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Originally posted by: RichardRoss

Check to see if you have "Multiboot" set to "ON" or "YES" in SMS. If you do, turn it off. Multiboot says that you want to choose your boot device at boot time.
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Originally posted by: bassemir

Yippeee! You were absolutely right Richard. I had multiboot <on>.

Ahhh so simple and I have looked at that screen so many times. It just goes to prove computers do what they are told. We just have to know what to tell them to do. Thank you thank you thank you. It is such a pleasure not to have to keep telling the LPAR to boot.

Now if teenagers were only this logical life would be simpler!
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi,

I have IBM 9111-520 P5 series server ,I did mistake while selet multiboot sms option is ON ,after restart the server ill get this error code is CA00E1AE.Then i check with IBM solution center is says select the drive to boot the server ,Can you plese tel me how to resolve this issue

Regards,

Sridhar.M
(sridhar.817@gmail.com)
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi,

I cn u pls tel me how to diable the multiboot startup option in smsm mode, Because i am not getting the sms display
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Originally posted by: igtoth

Were you able to fix that ? Same issue here...
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