VG COMMANDS
lsvg Display all VGs
lsvg -o Display all active VGs
lsvg rootvg Display info about rootvg
lsvg -l rootvg Display info about all LVs in rootvg
lsvg -o |lsvg -il Display info about all LVs in all VGs
lsvg -p rootvg Display info about all PVs in rootvg
mkvg -s 8 hdisk1 Create VG with name vgxx on hdisk1 with partition size 8MB
mkvg -s 8 -y sivg hdisk1 Create VG with name sivg on hdisk1 with partition size 8MB
mkvg -s 4 -t 2 -y sivg hdisk1 Create sivg on hdisk1 with PP size 4 and no of partions 2 * 1016
chvg -a y newvg To cuase VG newvg automatically activated at startup
chvg -a n newvg To deactivate the automatic activation at startup
chvg -t 2 newvg To change maximum no. of PP to 2032 on vg newvg
chvg -Q n newvg To disable quorum on VG newvg
reorgvg newvg Reorganises PP allocation of VG newvg
extendvg newvg hdisk3 hdisk4 Add PV hdisk3 and hdisk4 to VG newvg
exportvg newvg Exports the VG newvg
importvg -V 44 -y newvg hdisk2 Import the hdisk2 with name newvg, and assign major number 44
redcucevg newvg hdisk3 Remove PV hdisk3 from VG newvg
varyoffvg newvg To deactviate VG newvg
varyonvg newvg To activate VG newvg
syncvg -v sivg To sync the mirrored LV in the VG sivg
mirrorvg -S -m sivg hdisk2 To mirror LVs of sivg with hdisk2 (-m for exact mirror, -S
forbackground mirror)
unmirrorvg sivg hdisk2 To remove the mirrored PV from the set.
FS COMMANDS
lsfs Lists all filesystems in the /etc/filesystems entry
lsfs -q List all filesystems with detailed info
lsfs -a To list all filesystems (default)
lsfs -l Specify the output in list format
lsfs -c Specify the output in column format
lsfs -v jfs Lists all jfs filesystems
chfs -a size=24576 /si Change size of FS /si to 24576 x 512 bytes blocks (12 MB)
chfs -a size=+24576 /si Add 24576 x 512 byte blocks to FS /si
chfs -m /si /bi Change the mount point from /si to /bi
chfs -A /si To auto mount the filesystem si
chfs -d account /si Remove account attribute of /si. ( from /etc/filesystems file)
chfs -a splitcopy=/backup -a copy=2 /oracle This will mount the 2nd copy of mirrored filesystem oracle to
/backup in read-only mode
crfs -v jfs -g testvg -a size=64465 -m /SHIVA Creates FS /SHIVA of type jfs in VG testvg of blocksize 64465
crfs -v jfs -d /dev/lv00 -m /SHIVA Create FS /SHIVA of type jfs on device /dev/lv00
rmfs /SHIVA Deletes FS /SHIVA and associated LV
rmfs -r /SHIVA Deletes FS /SHIVA its mount point and associated LV
defragfs /sifs To defragment the file system /sifs
defragfs -q /sifs Display the current defrag status of the file system
fsck -y n /dev/lv00 To fsck the filesystem associated to /dev/lv00 assuming response "yes"
fsck -p /dev/lv00 To restore superblock from backup superblock
PV COMMANDS
lspv hdisk0 Display status and characteristics of the PV
lspv -p hdisk0 Display PP usage of hdisk0
lspv -l hdisk0 To list all logical volumes on PV hdisk0
chpv -v r hdisk1 Close the PV (Used while removing PV without varyon)
chpv -v a hdisk1 Open the PV
chpv -c hdisk0 Clear the master boot record on PV hdisk0
migratepv hdisk1 hdisk2 To move PPs from PV hdisk1 to hdisk2
migratepv -l silv hdisk1 hdisk2 To migrate LV silv from PV hdisk1 to hdisk2
LV COMMANDS
lslv -l lv00 Display info about LV by PV
lslv -p hdisk1 Display LV allocation map for hdisk1
chlv -t copy lv00 To change the lv00 to copy type
chlv -p r lv00 To change the lv00 to readonly mode
rmlv silv To remove silv
rmlv -f silv To remove silv without user intervention
mklv -s n -c 3 silv hdisk1 To make LV silv with three copies on hdisk1
extendlv silv 5 To extend the LV silv with 5 LPs
mklvcopy -s n lvsi 2 hdisk1 To mirror LV lvsi on same PV with 2 copies
mklvcopy lvsi 3 hdisk1 hdisk2 To mirror LV lvsi on PV hdisk1 and hdisk2 with 3 copies
rmlvcopy lvsi 2 hdisk1 Will remove one copy of LV lsvi from hdisk1
mklv -t jfslog -y log00 newvg 2 To create a jfslog with name log00 on VG newvg with 2LPs
logform /dev/log00 To format jfslog volume log00
BLV COMMANDS
bootlist -m normal -o To see the boot sequence in normal mode
bootlist -m service -o To see the boot sequence in service mode
bootlist -m normal cd0 hdisk0 To change boot sequence to cd0,hdisk0 in normal mode
bootlist -m service cd0 rmt0 hdisk0 To change boot sequence to cd0,rmt0,hdisk0 in service mode
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk1 To create boot image on PV hdisk1
mkboot -cd /dev/hdisk1 To clear the boot image
bootinfo -b Specifies the bootable disk
bootinfo - t Specifies the type of boot
bootinfo -e Check the machine can boot from tape
bootinfo -T To see the machine type
bootinfo -s hdisk0 To see the size of hdisk0
bootinfo -r To see the size of memory
PAGE SPACE COMMANDS
lsps -a To list out all paging spaces
lsps hd6 To display the details of the paging space hd6
chps -a y paging00 To turn on the paging space paging00
chps -a n paging00 To turn off the paging space paging00
chps -s4 paging00 To increase the size of the paging space in 4 LP blocks
mkps -a -n -s4 sivg To create a paging space on VG sivg of 4 LP size (-s4) and activate it
immediately (-n) and activate it at every restarts
rmps paging00 To remove the paging space paging00
swapon -a To invoke all entries in /etc/swapspaces file
swapon /dev/paging00 To make available swap space paging00
SYSTEM DUMP COMMANDS
sysdumpdev -l To list the current dump destination
sysdumpdev -L List the details of the previous dump
sysdumpstart -p Starts dump in the primary dump device
sysdumpstart -s Starts dump in the secondary dump device
sysdumpdev -p /dev/lv00 To make lv00 as primary dump device
sysdumpdev -P -p /dev/lv00 To make lv00 as primary dump device permanently
sysdumpdev -s /dev/rmt0 To make rmt0 as secondary dump device
sysdumpdev -z To determine a new system dump occurred
Device related commands
cfgmgr To configure devices and installs device software in system
cfgmgr -l vscsi0 To configure the components connected to the vscsi0 interface
lscfg To display config, diagnostics and vital product definition info
lscfg -l mem0 Display info about device mem0
lscfg -l ent* Display info about all Ethernet cards
lscfg -v Display vpd
lscfg -v -l hdisk0 Display vpd of hdisk0
mkdev -l rmt0 To change device rmt0 from defined state to available state
lsdev -P To lists all supported devices
lsdev -P -c disk To list all supported disks
lsdev -P -r class To display supported class
lsdev -P -r subclass To display all sub class
lsdev -C To lists all configured devices
lsdev -C -l mem0 To display the properties of mem0
chdev -l sys0 -a maxproc=100 To change default maxproc value to 100
chdev -l rmt0 -a blocksize=512 To change the block size to 512
chdev -l rmt0 -a ret=no To avoid tape retension
rmdev -l rmt0 To remove the device rmt0
rmdev -d -l rmt0 To remove the device totally from database
rmdev -l rmt0 -S To change the state of the device stopped
lsparent -C -k rs232 To display possible parent devices which accept rs232 devices
lsparent -C -l hdisk0 To display parent devices which accept child device hdisk0
lsattr -Dl rmt0 To see the default values of the device rmt0
lsattr -El rmt0 To see the current values of the device rmt0
lsattr -El tty0 -a login -R To see all possible values of the login attribute of tty0
lsconn -p scsi0 To list all possible connection scsi0 can accept
lvlstmajor To list the available major numbers
mknod /dev/null c 2 2 Create null device with major (2) and minor (2) nos. (c - char device)
Console emulation commands
lscons To list the current console
lscons -b To list the console at next boot
chcons /dev/tty3 To change the console to tty3
chcons -a login=enable /dev/tty3 Redirect console to tty3 and provide login prompt
swcons /dev/tty3 To change system console to tty3 temporarily
Installation specific commands
lslpp -l To see the details of installed file sets
lslpp -ha bos.net.* To list the installation history of all file set in bos.net packages
lslpp -f bos.rte To list the files in the bos.rte package
lslpp -w /etc/hosts To list the file set which contain /etc/hosts file
lslpp -p bos.net.nfs.server To list the pre requisites for bos.net.nfs.server file set
installp -L -d /dev/rmt0.1 To list the installable products on the device rmt0
installp -aX -d /dev/rmt0.1 bos.net To install all filesets within bos.net and expands file system if it requires
installp -u bos.net To remove bos.net
installp -r To reject the applied software
installp -c -f <product> To commit the <product>
installp -C To cleanup an incomplete installation
lppchk -c <product> To check the <product>
instfix -k IX9999 -d /dev/rmt0.1 To install the file set associated with fix IX9999 from rmt0
instfix -ik IX9999 To verify fix IX9999 installed
Network related commands
host 193.9.200.1 Resolves ip to host name (from /etc/hosts file)
host ibm Resolve ibm to ip address (from /etc/hosts file)
hostname ibm To change the host name to ibm
entstat en0 To the status of ethernet device en0
entstat -d en0 To list the detailed status of device en0
no -a To list all net configurable attributes and their values
no -d thewall To change thewall parameter to its default value
no -o ipforwarding=1 To make the machine as router in tcpip networks
traceroute ibm To trace the route to ibm
ping ibm To tcp ping to the machine ibm
ifconfig -a To show the status of all network interfaces
ifconfig en0 To show the status of en0
ifconfig en0 up Turns on network card en0
ifconfig en0 down Turns off network card en0
ifconfig en0 detach Removes en0 card from the network interface list
ifconfig en0 inet 194.35.52.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
Configure en0 starts immediately
ifconfig en0 alias 195.60.60.1 Create alias ip address for en0
route add 0 192.100.13.7 To make 192.100.13.7 as default gateway for entire network
route add 192.100.12.0 192.100.13.7 To make 13.7 as gateway for 12.0 network
route -f To clear the gateway table
chdev -l inet0 -a hostname=si To change the host name to si permanently
netstat -a To show the state of all sockets
netstat -c To show the network buffers cache
netstat -D To show the net drops of packets
netstat -i To display interface statistics
netstat -r To show the routing table
netstat -rn To show routing table (ip will be given instead of host names)
netstat -s To show the statistics of the protocols
netstat -s -p < tcp/udp/ipv6> To show the statistics of respective protocols
Space usage commands
du -k To list number of bytes in 1k blocks
du -l To list number of bytes in 512 bytes blocks
du -s To list only the total disk usage in the current directory
df -i To display no of free and used inodes
df -k To display diskspace in 1024 bytes format
Backup commands
mksysb -i -X /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data and system backup (-X expands /tmp if required)
mksysb -m /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data file with map file and system backup
mksysb -e /dev/rmt0 Creates system data but excludes the files listed in /etc/exclude.rootvg
mkszfile Creates /image.data file
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 Creates system boot backup to the CD-R device /dev/cd1
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 -v vg00 Creates backup of vg vg00 to CD-R device /dev/cd1
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 -G Creates generic boot backup
savevg -i -f /dev/rmt0 vg00 Creates vg00.data image file and backup vg vg00
savevg -ef /dev/rmt0 vg00 Creates vg00 backup but excludes files listed in the /etc/exclude.vg00
find / -print | backup -ivf /dev/rmt0 Backup entire system to rmt0
backup -0vf /dev/rmt0 /home Backup /home directory to rmt0 with backup level 0
restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archive in rmt0
restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Restore /home from archive in device rmt0
find ./home -print |cpio -ocvumB > /dev/rmt0
Archives /home directory
cpio -icvdumB < /dev/rmt0 Restores cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -ivt < /dev/rmt0 List the contents of cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -icvd < /dev/rmt0 /home Restores /home directory from rmt0
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 /home Archives /home to rmt0 device
tar -tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archives in rmt0
tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Extract /home from rmt0
dd if=si of=si1 conv=ebcdic Convert and copy ascii file si to ebcdic si1
dd if=/dev/rmt0 ibs=512 obs=1024 of=/dev/rmt1
To copy blocks from rmt0 with 512 blocks to rmt1 with 1024 blocks
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind To rewind the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 offline To eject the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 status To show the status of tape
chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512 To change the block size of the tape to 512
Print commands
qchk -q To display the default q
qchk -P lp0 To display the status of the printer lp0
qchk -# 123 To display the status of job number 123
qchk -A To display the status of all queues
qcan -x 123 To cancel the print job 123
qcan -X -P lp0 To cancel all jobs submitted to lp0
qpri -#570 -a 25 To change the priority of the job to 25
qhld # 569 To hold the job 569
qhld -r -#569 To remove holding from 569
qmov -m lpa -#11 To move the job 11 to queue lpa
enable psq To enable queue psq
disable psq To disable queue psq
cancel -#111 To cancel job 111
lpstat To display the status all queues
lpstat -p lp0 To display the status of print queue lp0
lpstat -u root To display the jobs submitted by user root
lpq -P lp0 To display the status of queue lp0
last To list all the records in the /var/adm/wtmp file
last |grep shutdown To show the shutdown sessions
uptime (w -u ) To show how long the system has been up
Licensing commands
oslevel To list the operating system level
lslicense To see the number of license
chlicense -u30 To change the fixed user license to 30
chlicense -f on To enable floating user license
User commands
id To list all system identifications for current user
id -gn To list the default group for current user
id -Gn To list all system groups for current user
lsuser root To list the attribute of user root
lsuser ALL To list the attributes of all users
lsuser -a HOME ALL To list the home directory of all users
lsuser -a ALL To list all usernames
lsuser -a auth1 auth2 ALL To list the authentication method for all users
lsuser -a expires ALL To list expiry date
lsuser -a account_locked ALL To check account lock status of all users
chuser -a login=true san To enable the user san
chuser -a rlogin=true san Enable san to login remotely
mkuser si Creates user si with default values in /usr/lib/security/mkuser.defalault
mkuser su=false si Create user si without su facility
rmuser si To remove user si
rmuser -p si To remove user si and his all attributes
who List users with tty nos and ip numbers
who /var/adm/wtmp Lists history of login logout system startup and shutdowns
who -r To list the run level
who am i /who -m To list the current user
mkgroup dcm To create the group dcm
chgroup users=u1,u2,u3 dcm To add users u1 u2 and u3 to dcm group
rmgroup dcm To delete the group dcm
chauthent To change the authentication methods
Subsystem Commands
lssrc -a To list the status of all subsystems
lssrc -h node1 -a To list the status of all subsystems on foreign host node1
lssrc -s kadmind To list the status of the subsystem kadmind
lssrc -g tcpip To get the status of the subsystem group tcpip
mkssys To add a subsystem
rmssys -s kerberos To remove the subsystem kerberos
chssys -s kerb -s kad To rename the subsystem kerb to kad
startsrc -s kadmin To start the subsystem kadmin
startsrc -g tcpip To start the subsystem group tcpip
stopsrc -s kadmin To stop the subsystem kadmin
stopsrc -g tcpip To stop the subsystem group tcpip
refresh -s nfsd To refresh nfsd subsystem
refresh -g tcpip To refresh tcpip subsystem group
Scheduling commands
crontab -l To list the crontab entries
crontab -e To edit the crontab entries
crontab -l > /si To copies the entries of crontab to /si file
crontab -r To remove all crontab entries
crontab -v To list the submission time
/var/adm/cron/cron.allow File containing users who allowed cron service
/var/adm/cron/cron.deny File containing users denied cron service
at -l To list the jobs scheduled via at command
at -r root.dfjdhjdh.21 To remove the scheduled job root.dfjdhjdh.21
/var/adm/cron/at.allow File containing users who allowed at service
/var/adm/cron/at.deny File containing users denied at service
batch To run the command when the system load permits
atq joe To list all the jobs submitted by user joe
ODM Commands
odmget sm_menu_opt
To get the objects from class sm_menu_opt
odmget -q "id=licenses" sm_menu_opt
To list objects that matches query id=licenses from object sm_menu_opt
odmdelete -o sm_menu_opt -q "id=licenses"
To delete the entries from class sm_menu_opt which agrees the query id=licenses
odmshow sm_menu_opt
To show the object class definition
odmdrop -o sm_menu_opt
To drop sm_menu_opt object class
odmchange -o sm_menu_opt -q "id=licenses" file1
To change the attributes from file1
errpt To display complete summary of report
errpt -a To list complete detailed report
errpt -d H To list all hardware related errors
errpt -d S To list all software related errors
errpt -a -j 34564423 To list detailed error report of error id 34564423
chitab tty002:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty /dev/tty
To enter the entry tty002:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty /dev/tty in inittab
lssrc -g portmap To start tcpip
HACMP Commands
logs
/tmp/hacmp.out Detailed event script output logged in 7 day rolling history
/var/adm/cluster.log High level view of cluster events (No clean up on this file)
/usr/sbin/cluster/history/cluster.mmdd Day by day view of cluster events. (one file / day of month)
/tmp/cm.log Clstrmgr messages
/tmp/cspoc.log Output from C-SPOC commands (similar to smit.log)
/tmp/emuhacmp.out Output from event emulation
rdist -b -f /etc/disfile1 To distribute the files in disfile1 to all nodes in disfile1 in binary mode
Sample entry for disfile1
HOSTS = ( root@node1 root@node3 )
FILES = ( /etc/passwd /etc/security/passwd)
${FILES} -> ${HOSTS}
clstart -m -s -b -i -l To start cluster daemons (m-clstrmgr, s-clsmuxpd,
b-broadcast message, -i-clinfo, -l cllockd)
clstop -f -N To force shutdown cluster immediately without releasing resources
clstop -g -N To do graceful shutdown immediately with no takeover
clstop -gr -N To do graceful shutdown immediately with takeover
cldare -t To sync the cluster toplogy
cldare -t -f To do the mock sync of topology
cldare -r To sync the cluster resources
cldare -r -f To do the mock sync of resources
clverify cluster verification utility
cllscf To list clustur topology information
cllsclstr To list the name and security level of the cluster
cllsnode To list the info about the cluster nodes
cllsnode -i node1 To list info about node1
cllsdisk -g shrg To list the PVID of the shared hard disk for resource group shrg
cllsnw To list all cluster networks
cllsnw -n ether1 To list the details of network ether1
cllsif To list the details by network adapter
cllsif -n node1_service To list the details of network adapter node1_service
cllsvg To list the shared vgs which can be accessed by all nodes
cllsvg -g sh1 To list the shared vgs in resource group sh1
cllslv To list the shared lvs
cllslv -g sh1 To list the shared lvs in the resource group sh1
cllsdisk -g sh1 To list the PVID of disks in the resource group sh1
cllsfs To list the shared file systems
cllsfs -g sh1 To list the shared file systems in the resource group sh1
cllsnim Show info about all network modules
cllsnim -n ether Show info about ether network module
cllsparam -n node1 To list the runtime parameters for the node node1
cllsserv To list all the application servers
claddclstr -i 3 -n dcm To add a cluster definition with name dcm and id 3
claddnode To add an adapter
claddnim To add network interface module
claddgrp -g sh1 -r cascading -n n1 n2 To create resource group sh1 with nodes n1,n2 in cascade
claddserv -s ser1 -b /usr/start -e /usr/stop Creates an application server ser1 with startscript as /usr/start
and stop script as /usr/stop
clchclstr -i 2 -n dcmds To change cluster definitions name to dcmds and id to 2
clchclstr -s enhanced To change the clustur security to enhanced
clchnode To change the adapter parameters
clchgrp To change the resource group name or node relationship
clchparam To change the run time parameters (like verbose logging)
clchserv To change the name of app. server or change the start/end scripts
clrmclstr To remove the cluster definition
clrmgrp -g sh1 To delete the resource group sh1 and related resources
clrmnim ether To remove the network interface module ether
clrmnode -n node1 To remove the node node1
clrmnode -a node1_svc To remove the adapter named node1_svc
clrmres -g sh1 To remove all resources from resource group sh1
clrmserv app1 To remove the application server app1
clrmserv ALL To remove all applicaion servers
clgetactivenodes -n node1 To list the nodes with active cluster manager processes from cluster
manager on node node1
clgetaddr node1 returns a pingable address from node node1
clgetgrp -g sh1 To list the info about resource group sh1
clgetgrp -g sh1 -f nodes To list the participating nodes in the resource group sh1
clgetif To list interface name/interface device name/netmask associated with
a specified ip label / ip address of a specific node
clgetip sh1 To get the ip label associated to the resource group
clgetnet 193.9.200.2 255.255.255.0 To list the network for ip 193.9.200.2, netmask 255.255.255.0
clgetvg -l nodelv To list the VG of LV nodelv
cllistlogs To list the logs
clnodename -a node5 To add node5 to the cluster
clnodename -o node5 -n node3 To change the cluster node name node5 to node3
clshowres Lists resources defined for all resource group
clfindres To find the resource group within a cluster
xclconfig X utility for cluster configuration
xhacmpm X utility for hacmp management
xclstat X utility for cluster status
NIM Commands
nimconfig -a pif_name=en0 -a netname=net1
To initialise the NIM master with network name net1
nimconfig -r To rebuild /etc/niminfo file which contains the variables for NIM
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a source=/dev/cd0 -a server=master -a location=/export/lpp_source/lpp_source1 lpp_source1
To define lpp_source1 image in /export/lpp_source/lpp_source directory from source cd0
nim -o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a location=/resources/mksysb.image mksysb1
To define mksysb resource mksysb1, from source /resources/mksysb.image on master
nim -o remove inst_resource To remove the resource inst_resource
nim -o check lpp_source1 To check the status of lpp_source lpp_source1
nim -o allocate -a spot=spot1 -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 node1 To allocate the resources spot1 and lpp_source1 to the the client node1
nim -o bos_inst node1 To initialise NIM for the BOS installation on node1 with the allocated resources
nim -o dkls_init dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds as diskless operation
nim -o dtls_init dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for dataless operation
nim -o cust dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for customize operation
nim -o diag dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for diag operation
nim -o maint dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for maintenance operation
nim -o define -t standalone -a platform=rspc -a if1="net1 dcmds xxxxx" -a cable_type1=bnc dcmds
To define the machine dcmds as standalone with platform as rspc and network as net1 with cable
type bnc and mac address xxxxx
nim -o unconfig master To unconfigure nim master master
nim -o allocate -a spot=spot1 dcmds
To allocate the resource spot1 from machine dcmds
nim -o deallocate -a spot=spot1 dcmds
To de allocate the resource spot1 from machine dcmds
nim -o remove dcmds To re move machine dcmds after removing all resources associated to it
nim -o reboot dcmds To reboot ther client dcmds
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a location=/software/lpp1 -a server=master -a source=/dev/cd0 lpp1
To define lppsource lpp1 on master at /software/lpp1 directory from source device /dev/cd0
lsnim To list the nim resources
lsnim -l dcmds To list the detailed info about the object dcmds
lsnim -O dcmds To list the operation dcmds object can support
lsnim -c resources dcmds To list the resources allocated to the machine dcmds
nimclient The client version of nim command (User can obtain same results of nim in server )
lsvg Display all VGs
lsvg -o Display all active VGs
lsvg rootvg Display info about rootvg
lsvg -l rootvg Display info about all LVs in rootvg
lsvg -o |lsvg -il Display info about all LVs in all VGs
lsvg -p rootvg Display info about all PVs in rootvg
mkvg -s 8 hdisk1 Create VG with name vgxx on hdisk1 with partition size 8MB
mkvg -s 8 -y sivg hdisk1 Create VG with name sivg on hdisk1 with partition size 8MB
mkvg -s 4 -t 2 -y sivg hdisk1 Create sivg on hdisk1 with PP size 4 and no of partions 2 * 1016
chvg -a y newvg To cuase VG newvg automatically activated at startup
chvg -a n newvg To deactivate the automatic activation at startup
chvg -t 2 newvg To change maximum no. of PP to 2032 on vg newvg
chvg -Q n newvg To disable quorum on VG newvg
reorgvg newvg Reorganises PP allocation of VG newvg
extendvg newvg hdisk3 hdisk4 Add PV hdisk3 and hdisk4 to VG newvg
exportvg newvg Exports the VG newvg
importvg -V 44 -y newvg hdisk2 Import the hdisk2 with name newvg, and assign major number 44
redcucevg newvg hdisk3 Remove PV hdisk3 from VG newvg
varyoffvg newvg To deactviate VG newvg
varyonvg newvg To activate VG newvg
syncvg -v sivg To sync the mirrored LV in the VG sivg
mirrorvg -S -m sivg hdisk2 To mirror LVs of sivg with hdisk2 (-m for exact mirror, -S
forbackground mirror)
unmirrorvg sivg hdisk2 To remove the mirrored PV from the set.
FS COMMANDS
lsfs Lists all filesystems in the /etc/filesystems entry
lsfs -q List all filesystems with detailed info
lsfs -a To list all filesystems (default)
lsfs -l Specify the output in list format
lsfs -c Specify the output in column format
lsfs -v jfs Lists all jfs filesystems
chfs -a size=24576 /si Change size of FS /si to 24576 x 512 bytes blocks (12 MB)
chfs -a size=+24576 /si Add 24576 x 512 byte blocks to FS /si
chfs -m /si /bi Change the mount point from /si to /bi
chfs -A /si To auto mount the filesystem si
chfs -d account /si Remove account attribute of /si. ( from /etc/filesystems file)
chfs -a splitcopy=/backup -a copy=2 /oracle This will mount the 2nd copy of mirrored filesystem oracle to
/backup in read-only mode
crfs -v jfs -g testvg -a size=64465 -m /SHIVA Creates FS /SHIVA of type jfs in VG testvg of blocksize 64465
crfs -v jfs -d /dev/lv00 -m /SHIVA Create FS /SHIVA of type jfs on device /dev/lv00
rmfs /SHIVA Deletes FS /SHIVA and associated LV
rmfs -r /SHIVA Deletes FS /SHIVA its mount point and associated LV
defragfs /sifs To defragment the file system /sifs
defragfs -q /sifs Display the current defrag status of the file system
fsck -y n /dev/lv00 To fsck the filesystem associated to /dev/lv00 assuming response "yes"
fsck -p /dev/lv00 To restore superblock from backup superblock
PV COMMANDS
lspv hdisk0 Display status and characteristics of the PV
lspv -p hdisk0 Display PP usage of hdisk0
lspv -l hdisk0 To list all logical volumes on PV hdisk0
chpv -v r hdisk1 Close the PV (Used while removing PV without varyon)
chpv -v a hdisk1 Open the PV
chpv -c hdisk0 Clear the master boot record on PV hdisk0
migratepv hdisk1 hdisk2 To move PPs from PV hdisk1 to hdisk2
migratepv -l silv hdisk1 hdisk2 To migrate LV silv from PV hdisk1 to hdisk2
LV COMMANDS
lslv -l lv00 Display info about LV by PV
lslv -p hdisk1 Display LV allocation map for hdisk1
chlv -t copy lv00 To change the lv00 to copy type
chlv -p r lv00 To change the lv00 to readonly mode
rmlv silv To remove silv
rmlv -f silv To remove silv without user intervention
mklv -s n -c 3 silv hdisk1 To make LV silv with three copies on hdisk1
extendlv silv 5 To extend the LV silv with 5 LPs
mklvcopy -s n lvsi 2 hdisk1 To mirror LV lvsi on same PV with 2 copies
mklvcopy lvsi 3 hdisk1 hdisk2 To mirror LV lvsi on PV hdisk1 and hdisk2 with 3 copies
rmlvcopy lvsi 2 hdisk1 Will remove one copy of LV lsvi from hdisk1
mklv -t jfslog -y log00 newvg 2 To create a jfslog with name log00 on VG newvg with 2LPs
logform /dev/log00 To format jfslog volume log00
BLV COMMANDS
bootlist -m normal -o To see the boot sequence in normal mode
bootlist -m service -o To see the boot sequence in service mode
bootlist -m normal cd0 hdisk0 To change boot sequence to cd0,hdisk0 in normal mode
bootlist -m service cd0 rmt0 hdisk0 To change boot sequence to cd0,rmt0,hdisk0 in service mode
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk1 To create boot image on PV hdisk1
mkboot -cd /dev/hdisk1 To clear the boot image
bootinfo -b Specifies the bootable disk
bootinfo - t Specifies the type of boot
bootinfo -e Check the machine can boot from tape
bootinfo -T To see the machine type
bootinfo -s hdisk0 To see the size of hdisk0
bootinfo -r To see the size of memory
PAGE SPACE COMMANDS
lsps -a To list out all paging spaces
lsps hd6 To display the details of the paging space hd6
chps -a y paging00 To turn on the paging space paging00
chps -a n paging00 To turn off the paging space paging00
chps -s4 paging00 To increase the size of the paging space in 4 LP blocks
mkps -a -n -s4 sivg To create a paging space on VG sivg of 4 LP size (-s4) and activate it
immediately (-n) and activate it at every restarts
rmps paging00 To remove the paging space paging00
swapon -a To invoke all entries in /etc/swapspaces file
swapon /dev/paging00 To make available swap space paging00
SYSTEM DUMP COMMANDS
sysdumpdev -l To list the current dump destination
sysdumpdev -L List the details of the previous dump
sysdumpstart -p Starts dump in the primary dump device
sysdumpstart -s Starts dump in the secondary dump device
sysdumpdev -p /dev/lv00 To make lv00 as primary dump device
sysdumpdev -P -p /dev/lv00 To make lv00 as primary dump device permanently
sysdumpdev -s /dev/rmt0 To make rmt0 as secondary dump device
sysdumpdev -z To determine a new system dump occurred
Device related commands
cfgmgr To configure devices and installs device software in system
cfgmgr -l vscsi0 To configure the components connected to the vscsi0 interface
lscfg To display config, diagnostics and vital product definition info
lscfg -l mem0 Display info about device mem0
lscfg -l ent* Display info about all Ethernet cards
lscfg -v Display vpd
lscfg -v -l hdisk0 Display vpd of hdisk0
mkdev -l rmt0 To change device rmt0 from defined state to available state
lsdev -P To lists all supported devices
lsdev -P -c disk To list all supported disks
lsdev -P -r class To display supported class
lsdev -P -r subclass To display all sub class
lsdev -C To lists all configured devices
lsdev -C -l mem0 To display the properties of mem0
chdev -l sys0 -a maxproc=100 To change default maxproc value to 100
chdev -l rmt0 -a blocksize=512 To change the block size to 512
chdev -l rmt0 -a ret=no To avoid tape retension
rmdev -l rmt0 To remove the device rmt0
rmdev -d -l rmt0 To remove the device totally from database
rmdev -l rmt0 -S To change the state of the device stopped
lsparent -C -k rs232 To display possible parent devices which accept rs232 devices
lsparent -C -l hdisk0 To display parent devices which accept child device hdisk0
lsattr -Dl rmt0 To see the default values of the device rmt0
lsattr -El rmt0 To see the current values of the device rmt0
lsattr -El tty0 -a login -R To see all possible values of the login attribute of tty0
lsconn -p scsi0 To list all possible connection scsi0 can accept
lvlstmajor To list the available major numbers
mknod /dev/null c 2 2 Create null device with major (2) and minor (2) nos. (c - char device)
Console emulation commands
lscons To list the current console
lscons -b To list the console at next boot
chcons /dev/tty3 To change the console to tty3
chcons -a login=enable /dev/tty3 Redirect console to tty3 and provide login prompt
swcons /dev/tty3 To change system console to tty3 temporarily
Installation specific commands
lslpp -l To see the details of installed file sets
lslpp -ha bos.net.* To list the installation history of all file set in bos.net packages
lslpp -f bos.rte To list the files in the bos.rte package
lslpp -w /etc/hosts To list the file set which contain /etc/hosts file
lslpp -p bos.net.nfs.server To list the pre requisites for bos.net.nfs.server file set
installp -L -d /dev/rmt0.1 To list the installable products on the device rmt0
installp -aX -d /dev/rmt0.1 bos.net To install all filesets within bos.net and expands file system if it requires
installp -u bos.net To remove bos.net
installp -r To reject the applied software
installp -c -f <product> To commit the <product>
installp -C To cleanup an incomplete installation
lppchk -c <product> To check the <product>
instfix -k IX9999 -d /dev/rmt0.1 To install the file set associated with fix IX9999 from rmt0
instfix -ik IX9999 To verify fix IX9999 installed
Network related commands
host 193.9.200.1 Resolves ip to host name (from /etc/hosts file)
host ibm Resolve ibm to ip address (from /etc/hosts file)
hostname ibm To change the host name to ibm
entstat en0 To the status of ethernet device en0
entstat -d en0 To list the detailed status of device en0
no -a To list all net configurable attributes and their values
no -d thewall To change thewall parameter to its default value
no -o ipforwarding=1 To make the machine as router in tcpip networks
traceroute ibm To trace the route to ibm
ping ibm To tcp ping to the machine ibm
ifconfig -a To show the status of all network interfaces
ifconfig en0 To show the status of en0
ifconfig en0 up Turns on network card en0
ifconfig en0 down Turns off network card en0
ifconfig en0 detach Removes en0 card from the network interface list
ifconfig en0 inet 194.35.52.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
Configure en0 starts immediately
ifconfig en0 alias 195.60.60.1 Create alias ip address for en0
route add 0 192.100.13.7 To make 192.100.13.7 as default gateway for entire network
route add 192.100.12.0 192.100.13.7 To make 13.7 as gateway for 12.0 network
route -f To clear the gateway table
chdev -l inet0 -a hostname=si To change the host name to si permanently
netstat -a To show the state of all sockets
netstat -c To show the network buffers cache
netstat -D To show the net drops of packets
netstat -i To display interface statistics
netstat -r To show the routing table
netstat -rn To show routing table (ip will be given instead of host names)
netstat -s To show the statistics of the protocols
netstat -s -p < tcp/udp/ipv6> To show the statistics of respective protocols
Space usage commands
du -k To list number of bytes in 1k blocks
du -l To list number of bytes in 512 bytes blocks
du -s To list only the total disk usage in the current directory
df -i To display no of free and used inodes
df -k To display diskspace in 1024 bytes format
Backup commands
mksysb -i -X /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data and system backup (-X expands /tmp if required)
mksysb -m /dev/rmt0 Creates image.data file with map file and system backup
mksysb -e /dev/rmt0 Creates system data but excludes the files listed in /etc/exclude.rootvg
mkszfile Creates /image.data file
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 Creates system boot backup to the CD-R device /dev/cd1
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 -v vg00 Creates backup of vg vg00 to CD-R device /dev/cd1
mkcd -d /dev/cd1 -G Creates generic boot backup
savevg -i -f /dev/rmt0 vg00 Creates vg00.data image file and backup vg vg00
savevg -ef /dev/rmt0 vg00 Creates vg00 backup but excludes files listed in the /etc/exclude.vg00
find / -print | backup -ivf /dev/rmt0 Backup entire system to rmt0
backup -0vf /dev/rmt0 /home Backup /home directory to rmt0 with backup level 0
restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archive in rmt0
restore -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Restore /home from archive in device rmt0
find ./home -print |cpio -ocvumB > /dev/rmt0
Archives /home directory
cpio -icvdumB < /dev/rmt0 Restores cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -ivt < /dev/rmt0 List the contents of cpio archive from rmt0
cpio -icvd < /dev/rmt0 /home Restores /home directory from rmt0
tar -cvf /dev/rmt0 /home Archives /home to rmt0 device
tar -tvf /dev/rmt0 List the archives in rmt0
tar -xvf /dev/rmt0 /home Extract /home from rmt0
dd if=si of=si1 conv=ebcdic Convert and copy ascii file si to ebcdic si1
dd if=/dev/rmt0 ibs=512 obs=1024 of=/dev/rmt1
To copy blocks from rmt0 with 512 blocks to rmt1 with 1024 blocks
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind To rewind the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 offline To eject the tape
tctl -f /dev/rmt0 status To show the status of tape
chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512 To change the block size of the tape to 512
Print commands
qchk -q To display the default q
qchk -P lp0 To display the status of the printer lp0
qchk -# 123 To display the status of job number 123
qchk -A To display the status of all queues
qcan -x 123 To cancel the print job 123
qcan -X -P lp0 To cancel all jobs submitted to lp0
qpri -#570 -a 25 To change the priority of the job to 25
qhld # 569 To hold the job 569
qhld -r -#569 To remove holding from 569
qmov -m lpa -#11 To move the job 11 to queue lpa
enable psq To enable queue psq
disable psq To disable queue psq
cancel -#111 To cancel job 111
lpstat To display the status all queues
lpstat -p lp0 To display the status of print queue lp0
lpstat -u root To display the jobs submitted by user root
lpq -P lp0 To display the status of queue lp0
last To list all the records in the /var/adm/wtmp file
last |grep shutdown To show the shutdown sessions
uptime (w -u ) To show how long the system has been up
Licensing commands
oslevel To list the operating system level
lslicense To see the number of license
chlicense -u30 To change the fixed user license to 30
chlicense -f on To enable floating user license
User commands
id To list all system identifications for current user
id -gn To list the default group for current user
id -Gn To list all system groups for current user
lsuser root To list the attribute of user root
lsuser ALL To list the attributes of all users
lsuser -a HOME ALL To list the home directory of all users
lsuser -a ALL To list all usernames
lsuser -a auth1 auth2 ALL To list the authentication method for all users
lsuser -a expires ALL To list expiry date
lsuser -a account_locked ALL To check account lock status of all users
chuser -a login=true san To enable the user san
chuser -a rlogin=true san Enable san to login remotely
mkuser si Creates user si with default values in /usr/lib/security/mkuser.defalault
mkuser su=false si Create user si without su facility
rmuser si To remove user si
rmuser -p si To remove user si and his all attributes
who List users with tty nos and ip numbers
who /var/adm/wtmp Lists history of login logout system startup and shutdowns
who -r To list the run level
who am i /who -m To list the current user
mkgroup dcm To create the group dcm
chgroup users=u1,u2,u3 dcm To add users u1 u2 and u3 to dcm group
rmgroup dcm To delete the group dcm
chauthent To change the authentication methods
Subsystem Commands
lssrc -a To list the status of all subsystems
lssrc -h node1 -a To list the status of all subsystems on foreign host node1
lssrc -s kadmind To list the status of the subsystem kadmind
lssrc -g tcpip To get the status of the subsystem group tcpip
mkssys To add a subsystem
rmssys -s kerberos To remove the subsystem kerberos
chssys -s kerb -s kad To rename the subsystem kerb to kad
startsrc -s kadmin To start the subsystem kadmin
startsrc -g tcpip To start the subsystem group tcpip
stopsrc -s kadmin To stop the subsystem kadmin
stopsrc -g tcpip To stop the subsystem group tcpip
refresh -s nfsd To refresh nfsd subsystem
refresh -g tcpip To refresh tcpip subsystem group
Scheduling commands
crontab -l To list the crontab entries
crontab -e To edit the crontab entries
crontab -l > /si To copies the entries of crontab to /si file
crontab -r To remove all crontab entries
crontab -v To list the submission time
/var/adm/cron/cron.allow File containing users who allowed cron service
/var/adm/cron/cron.deny File containing users denied cron service
at -l To list the jobs scheduled via at command
at -r root.dfjdhjdh.21 To remove the scheduled job root.dfjdhjdh.21
/var/adm/cron/at.allow File containing users who allowed at service
/var/adm/cron/at.deny File containing users denied at service
batch To run the command when the system load permits
atq joe To list all the jobs submitted by user joe
ODM Commands
odmget sm_menu_opt
To get the objects from class sm_menu_opt
odmget -q "id=licenses" sm_menu_opt
To list objects that matches query id=licenses from object sm_menu_opt
odmdelete -o sm_menu_opt -q "id=licenses"
To delete the entries from class sm_menu_opt which agrees the query id=licenses
odmshow sm_menu_opt
To show the object class definition
odmdrop -o sm_menu_opt
To drop sm_menu_opt object class
odmchange -o sm_menu_opt -q "id=licenses" file1
To change the attributes from file1
errpt To display complete summary of report
errpt -a To list complete detailed report
errpt -d H To list all hardware related errors
errpt -d S To list all software related errors
errpt -a -j 34564423 To list detailed error report of error id 34564423
chitab tty002:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty /dev/tty
To enter the entry tty002:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty /dev/tty in inittab
lssrc -g portmap To start tcpip
HACMP Commands
logs
/tmp/hacmp.out Detailed event script output logged in 7 day rolling history
/var/adm/cluster.log High level view of cluster events (No clean up on this file)
/usr/sbin/cluster/history/cluster.mmdd Day by day view of cluster events. (one file / day of month)
/tmp/cm.log Clstrmgr messages
/tmp/cspoc.log Output from C-SPOC commands (similar to smit.log)
/tmp/emuhacmp.out Output from event emulation
rdist -b -f /etc/disfile1 To distribute the files in disfile1 to all nodes in disfile1 in binary mode
Sample entry for disfile1
HOSTS = ( root@node1 root@node3 )
FILES = ( /etc/passwd /etc/security/passwd)
${FILES} -> ${HOSTS}
clstart -m -s -b -i -l To start cluster daemons (m-clstrmgr, s-clsmuxpd,
b-broadcast message, -i-clinfo, -l cllockd)
clstop -f -N To force shutdown cluster immediately without releasing resources
clstop -g -N To do graceful shutdown immediately with no takeover
clstop -gr -N To do graceful shutdown immediately with takeover
cldare -t To sync the cluster toplogy
cldare -t -f To do the mock sync of topology
cldare -r To sync the cluster resources
cldare -r -f To do the mock sync of resources
clverify cluster verification utility
cllscf To list clustur topology information
cllsclstr To list the name and security level of the cluster
cllsnode To list the info about the cluster nodes
cllsnode -i node1 To list info about node1
cllsdisk -g shrg To list the PVID of the shared hard disk for resource group shrg
cllsnw To list all cluster networks
cllsnw -n ether1 To list the details of network ether1
cllsif To list the details by network adapter
cllsif -n node1_service To list the details of network adapter node1_service
cllsvg To list the shared vgs which can be accessed by all nodes
cllsvg -g sh1 To list the shared vgs in resource group sh1
cllslv To list the shared lvs
cllslv -g sh1 To list the shared lvs in the resource group sh1
cllsdisk -g sh1 To list the PVID of disks in the resource group sh1
cllsfs To list the shared file systems
cllsfs -g sh1 To list the shared file systems in the resource group sh1
cllsnim Show info about all network modules
cllsnim -n ether Show info about ether network module
cllsparam -n node1 To list the runtime parameters for the node node1
cllsserv To list all the application servers
claddclstr -i 3 -n dcm To add a cluster definition with name dcm and id 3
claddnode To add an adapter
claddnim To add network interface module
claddgrp -g sh1 -r cascading -n n1 n2 To create resource group sh1 with nodes n1,n2 in cascade
claddserv -s ser1 -b /usr/start -e /usr/stop Creates an application server ser1 with startscript as /usr/start
and stop script as /usr/stop
clchclstr -i 2 -n dcmds To change cluster definitions name to dcmds and id to 2
clchclstr -s enhanced To change the clustur security to enhanced
clchnode To change the adapter parameters
clchgrp To change the resource group name or node relationship
clchparam To change the run time parameters (like verbose logging)
clchserv To change the name of app. server or change the start/end scripts
clrmclstr To remove the cluster definition
clrmgrp -g sh1 To delete the resource group sh1 and related resources
clrmnim ether To remove the network interface module ether
clrmnode -n node1 To remove the node node1
clrmnode -a node1_svc To remove the adapter named node1_svc
clrmres -g sh1 To remove all resources from resource group sh1
clrmserv app1 To remove the application server app1
clrmserv ALL To remove all applicaion servers
clgetactivenodes -n node1 To list the nodes with active cluster manager processes from cluster
manager on node node1
clgetaddr node1 returns a pingable address from node node1
clgetgrp -g sh1 To list the info about resource group sh1
clgetgrp -g sh1 -f nodes To list the participating nodes in the resource group sh1
clgetif To list interface name/interface device name/netmask associated with
a specified ip label / ip address of a specific node
clgetip sh1 To get the ip label associated to the resource group
clgetnet 193.9.200.2 255.255.255.0 To list the network for ip 193.9.200.2, netmask 255.255.255.0
clgetvg -l nodelv To list the VG of LV nodelv
cllistlogs To list the logs
clnodename -a node5 To add node5 to the cluster
clnodename -o node5 -n node3 To change the cluster node name node5 to node3
clshowres Lists resources defined for all resource group
clfindres To find the resource group within a cluster
xclconfig X utility for cluster configuration
xhacmpm X utility for hacmp management
xclstat X utility for cluster status
NIM Commands
nimconfig -a pif_name=en0 -a netname=net1
To initialise the NIM master with network name net1
nimconfig -r To rebuild /etc/niminfo file which contains the variables for NIM
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a source=/dev/cd0 -a server=master -a location=/export/lpp_source/lpp_source1 lpp_source1
To define lpp_source1 image in /export/lpp_source/lpp_source directory from source cd0
nim -o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a location=/resources/mksysb.image mksysb1
To define mksysb resource mksysb1, from source /resources/mksysb.image on master
nim -o remove inst_resource To remove the resource inst_resource
nim -o check lpp_source1 To check the status of lpp_source lpp_source1
nim -o allocate -a spot=spot1 -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 node1 To allocate the resources spot1 and lpp_source1 to the the client node1
nim -o bos_inst node1 To initialise NIM for the BOS installation on node1 with the allocated resources
nim -o dkls_init dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds as diskless operation
nim -o dtls_init dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for dataless operation
nim -o cust dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for customize operation
nim -o diag dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for diag operation
nim -o maint dcmds To initialize the machine dcmds for maintenance operation
nim -o define -t standalone -a platform=rspc -a if1="net1 dcmds xxxxx" -a cable_type1=bnc dcmds
To define the machine dcmds as standalone with platform as rspc and network as net1 with cable
type bnc and mac address xxxxx
nim -o unconfig master To unconfigure nim master master
nim -o allocate -a spot=spot1 dcmds
To allocate the resource spot1 from machine dcmds
nim -o deallocate -a spot=spot1 dcmds
To de allocate the resource spot1 from machine dcmds
nim -o remove dcmds To re move machine dcmds after removing all resources associated to it
nim -o reboot dcmds To reboot ther client dcmds
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a location=/software/lpp1 -a server=master -a source=/dev/cd0 lpp1
To define lppsource lpp1 on master at /software/lpp1 directory from source device /dev/cd0
lsnim To list the nim resources
lsnim -l dcmds To list the detailed info about the object dcmds
lsnim -O dcmds To list the operation dcmds object can support
lsnim -c resources dcmds To list the resources allocated to the machine dcmds
nimclient The client version of nim command (User can obtain same results of nim in server )
