Hi
This is not an ethernet device but a HBA (Host Bus Adapter) device. Also known as Fiber Channel Adapter, in
AIX you can use it to transfer information in storage access network (SAN) using the FC protocol (
Fibre Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) as well as using TCPIP protocl to transfer data as in a EThernet Network.
Look like your
AIX needs some device drivers, please issue the following commands in order to check:
lslpp -l | grep df1000
It should display something similar to:
lslpp -l | grep df1000
devices.pci.df1000f7.com 5.3.0.50 APPLIED Common PCI FC Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000f7.diag
devices.pci.df1000f7.rte 5.3.0.30 COMMITTED PCI FC Adapter Device Software
devices.pci.df1000f9.diag 5.3.0.0 COMMITTED 64-bit PCI FC Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000f9.rte 5.3.0.30 COMMITTED 64-bit PCI FC Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000fa.diag 5.3.0.0 COMMITTED FC PCI-X Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000fa.rte 5.3.0.50 APPLIED FC PCI-X Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000fd.diag 5.3.0.0 COMMITTED FC PCI-X Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000fd.rte 5.3.0.50 APPLIED 4Gb PCI-X FC Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000f7.com 5.3.0.50 APPLIED Common PCI FC Adapter Device
devices.pci.df1000f7.diag
devices.pci.df1000f7.rte 5.3.0.30 COMMITTED PCI FC Adapter Device Software
Please confirm all these drivers below are installed. You can also run cfgmgr with the following flag and the
AIX install cd in the server:
cfgmgr -v -i /dev/cd0
This will try ti config and in case any devices drivers is not found, then
AIX will look for them in the install media.
Try this and keep us informed.
Hope this helps