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  • 1.  AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Sun February 01, 2009 10:33 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    Hi,

    I installed AIX 5.2 on a P5 9110-51A (powerpc).
    The installation was successful, however, after each reboot it goes to service mode.
    If I enter SMS menu, select boot device and select "normal mode" everything is ok, the system boots. But if I issue a reboot, it goes back to diagnostics mode.

    Is there any way to make the "normal boot" permanent?

    I tried bosboot -a -M norm, no effect. I also emptied the bootlist for service mode, no effect.

    Any hints?
    Thanks.
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  • 2.  Re: AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Mon February 02, 2009 12:13 AM

    Originally posted by: SyedSalman


    Can you please show the output of bootlist -om normal ?
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  • 3.  Re: AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Mon February 02, 2009 12:33 PM

    Originally posted by: bassemir


    In your SMS menus, under boot options, do you have multiboot on?

    Rich
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  • 4.  Re: AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Mon February 02, 2009 05:04 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    Hi,
    I tried to enable multiboot and it always enters the boot menu in SMS. If I disable multiboot it goes to service (diagnostics) mode.

    The output from bootlist -om normal is
    hdisk1 blv=hd5

    If I do a df I get:
    /dev/hd1 -> /home
    /dev/hd2 -> /usr
    /dev/hd3 -> /tmp
    /dev/hd4 -> /
    /dev/hd9var -> /var
    /dev/hd10opt -> /opt

    In SMS boot options if I list all available boot devices I get:

    1. Ethernet
    2. Ethernet
    3. IDE CDROM
    4. SCSI 166814 MB Harddisk
    5. SCSI 166814 MB Harddisk, part=2 (AIX 5.2.0)
    6. SCSI 166814 MB Harddisk
    7. SCSI Tape

    It's strange about the bootlist because if I go into SMS and set the boot order and boot device it creates a good bootlist (I can check it after the operating system has started) however, after the reboot it doesn't keep the normal mode, it goes to service mode (diagnostics mode).

    Thanks.
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  • 5.  Re: AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Mon February 02, 2009 05:46 PM

    Originally posted by: bassemir


    Pure guess here....

    Is there something in the ASMI interface that might control this?

    Rich
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  • 6.  Re: AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Mon February 02, 2009 05:53 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    I have no idea what ASMI interface is. Bare with me since is the first time I see an AIX machine :)

    Thanks.
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  • 7.  Re: AIX Boots straight to service mode

    Posted Mon February 02, 2009 07:08 PM

    Originally posted by: bassemir


    Since this is a 9110-51A I am guessing you are not using an HMC or have an IVM partition defined on it. Here is a link with information on the p510 ASMI access. Look at the bottom of this link and you will see a couple of links to connect to the ASMI (via cable or via web).

    http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/index.jsp?topic=/iphah_p5/e511asmieu.htm

    What is the history of this box? New box? Just "inherited" from some unknown source? Did you boot problem start after installing AIX 5.2?

    Rich
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