[TheDogBoy]

My HMC and 505 setup has turned to toast and I cannot see my managed server anymore no matter what i try I cannot get my HMC to see the managed server again. Initially i lost my mangaed server after I changed my eth0 from private to open.

This is a test and dev system so there was not data other than the O/S in my lpars. loosing them is not a big deal. I had VIOs, master nim and a aix lpar originally when the 505 was being seen by the HMC. I have never used the HMC recovery cd before and was wondering if anyone can tell if this will allow me to get back to point A..I want to start clean. not sure if I need to do anything extra to the 9115-505?

[TheDogBoy]

I also noticed this message when shutting down the 505 via the serial port..

0513-001 The system resource controller daemon is not active...

Does this mean that the resouce controller service was never active on the 505 or that it has just be shut down? So I am confused. I see the CTRCM getting loaded successfully during the HMC boot. It appears that this service needs be running on both the HMC and the 505? Is that accurate?

[cdelgadop]

Hi

Rollback what you've changed so eth0 will would be private again, if eth0 was a DHCP server set it up too. Open a remote or local shell in the HMC and issue the following command:

lssysconn -r all

you should see at least one entry like the following:

resource_type=sys,type_model_serial_num=XXXX-XXX*XXXXXX,sp=unavailable,sp_phys_loc=unavailable,
ipaddr=192.168.255.254,alt_ipaddr=unavailable,stat e=No Connection,connection_error_code=Connecting 0000-0000-00000000

Note that state=No Connection and there was an IP Address. You can try by ping to this address, in this case 192.168.255.254, if ping is successfull you can try by using the HMC menu options Console->Add->Host with this ip address.

If not ping at all, then you need to connect directly to the HMC eth0 and eth1 ports with a crossover ethernet cable using your laptop. Give your laptop a fixed ip address and keep in mind that eth0 and eth1 have the following address by default:

eth0 192.168.2.147/24
eth1 192.168.3.147/24


If you can ping to any of then you can open a browser to the ASMI and reset the values of all ethernet hmc ports, this way when DHCP server starts again the private port you have designed (in your case, eth0) will take an address and will return to the HMC.

Take a look of the following document:

HMC and System Setup


Hope this helps

[TheDogBoy]

Remember I do not have connectivity between the HMC and the 505 so lssysconn command will do no good if there is no managed server connected..

[cdelgadop]

Ok

You're right but if your DHCP server ever assigned an ip to your pseries system then lssysconn command should return that address in a non.connected state.

I think your best shot is to connect to the ASMI and reset the values of the eth0 and eth1 adapters and configure eth0 as Private and DHCP server, then shutdown your HMC and connect the p5 server and the turn it on.

Hope this helps

[TheDogBoy]

Yes I get a non connected response back....When I can't see a managed server I can run the lshmc -n and the tail -f /var/log/messages |grep DHCP and verify all the assigned IP's and ports..that is fine..

[TheDogBoy]

You know what I think?
#1 When I do the tail command that tells me that the HMC DHCP eth0 is assigning an IP to the 505 but does not allow the HMC to see it as a managed server.

#2 bWhen I shut down the 505 via the SP and the serial port I get this message several times.

0513-001 The system resource controller daemon is not active.

So I am thinking that the RCM on the 505 is not going active and is not talking to the rcm on the HMC. But I am a newbie and am not positive..
Can anyone verify this?

[dthacker]

Have a look at this:
Dynamic LPAR tips and checklists for RMC authentication and authorization

Try the commands that verify running daemons for the HMC and the Client LPAR. Good Luck!

Dave

[TheDogBoy]

Very interesting thank you..I will read through....Regards

[TheDogBoy]

Thanks again dthacker....That was very good material..I did get my 7310-CR3 to finally see my 9115-505 as a managed server again however I am still stumbling through ...I am stuck in recovery mode now...can't seem to get passed that yet.....Is there someplace where I can see what the definitions of the "Operator Panel Values" I cannot find any docs for those panel codes..