A description of the possible cluster states:
ST_INIT: cluster configured and down
ST_JOINING: node joining the cluster
ST_VOTING: Inter-node decision state for an event
ST_RP_RUNNING: cluster running recovery program
ST_BARRIER: clstrmgr waiting at the barrier statement
ST_CBARRIER: clstrmgr is exiting recovery program
ST_UNSTABLE: cluster unstable
NOT_CONFIGURED: HA installed but not configured
RP_FAILED: event script failed
ST_STABLE: cluster services are running with managed resources (stable cluster) or cluster services have been "forced" down with resource groups potentially in the UNMANAGED state (HACMP 5.4 only)
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Cleaning up a shared memory segment which won't go away with ipcrm
I have seen this happening when we run DB2 on AIX. Sometimes a stopped instance won't release the shared memory segment, not even with ipcrm. Here's what can be done under this situation:
1) Use the new -S option on ipcs to obtain the shared memory segment ID.
# ipcs -mS
m 131075 0x00001a4c --rw------- root system
SID :
0x2b85
2) Verify that the svmon command is installed on the system. If not,
install from the AIX installation CDs.
$ lslpp -l perfagent.tools
3) Use the svmon command to find all processes attached to the shared
memory segment.
# svmon -S 0x2b85 -l
Vsid Esid Type Description LPage Inuse Pin Pgsp Virtual
2b85 3 work shared memory segment - 656 0 0 656
pid(s)=10862
This shared memory segment has only one process attached.
To remove this shared memory segment, you must first kill the process that is attached to the segment.
# kill 10862
# ipcrm -m 131075
Memory utilisation of processes in AIX
For memory information, we use the command svmon.
svmon shows the total usage of physical and paging memory.
Command to display top ten processes and users
svmon -P -v -t 10 | more
Displaying top CPU_consuming processes:
ps aux | head -1; ps aux | sort -rn +2
Displaying top memory-consuming processes:
ps aux | head -1; ps aux | sort -rn +3 | head
Displaying process in order of priority:
ps -eakl | sort -n +6 | head
Displaying the process in order of time
ps vx | head -1;ps vx | grep -v PID | sort -rn +3
Displaying the process in order of real memory use
ps vx | head -1; ps vx | grep -v PID | sort -rn +6
Displaying the process in order of I/O
ps vx | head -1; ps vx | grep -v PID | sort -rn +4
Sunday, November 17, 2013
DLPAR not doing it for you anymore?
Based on my experience, the most common issue that prevents DLPAR operations from working are network problems. Before diving into the deep end and trying to debug RSCT, it’s always best to start with the basics. For example, can you ping the HMC from the LPAR? Can you ping the LPAR from the HMC? If either of these tests fails, check the network configuration on both components before doing anything else.
On the HMC check the network settings first e.g.
Click on HMC Configuration and then Customize Network Settings.
– Verify the IP address, netmask, default gateway, network routes, DNS server are all set correctly.
– Check the LPAR communications box in HMC configuration screen for LAN adapter that is used for HMC-to-LPAR communication.
– By the way, unlike POWER4 systems, LPARs on POWER5 and POWER6 systems do not depend on host name resolution for DLPAR operations.
Check routing on the LPAR and the HMC.
– Use ping and the HMC’s Test Network Connectivity task to verify the LPAR and the HMC can communicate with each other.
If you check the network and you are happy that the LPAR and the HMC can communicate, then perhaps you need to re-initialise the RMC subsystems on the AIX LPAR. Run the following commands:
# /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl –z
# /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl –A
# /usr/sbin/rsct/bin/rmcctrl –p
Wait up to 5 minutes before trying DLPAR again. If DLPAR still doesn’t work i.e. the HMC is still reporting no values for DCaps, and the IBM.DRM subsystem still won’t start, try using the recfgct command.
hscroot@hmc1:~> lspartition -dlpar
.....
<#5> LPAR:<24 192.168.1.15="">
Active:<1>, OS:
.....
# /usr/sbin/rsct/install/bin/recfgct
Wait 5 minutes. This should resolve your DLPAR issue. The IBM.DRM subsystem should now be active and there should be good (non-zero) values for DCaps:
# lssrc -g rsct_rm
Subsystem Group PID Status
IBM.DRM rsct_rm 6881300 active
IBM.CSMAgentRM rsct_rm 7274530 active
IBM.ServiceRM rsct_rm 6029480 active
IBM.AuditRM rsct_rm 6357058 active
IBM.ERRM rsct_rm 4456566 active
IBM.LPRM rsct_rm 6946986 active
hscroot@hmc1:~> lspartition -dlpar
....
<#5> LPAR:<24 192.168.1.15="">
Active:<1>, OS:
....
Only run the rmcctrl and recfgct commands if you believe something has become corrupt in the RMC configuration of the LPAR. The fastest way to fix a broken configuration or to clear out the RMC ACL files after cloning (via alt_disk migration) is to use the recfgct command.
These daemons should work “out of the box” and are not typically the cause of DLPAR issues. However, you can try stopping and starting the daemons when troubleshooting DLPAR issues.
The rmcctrl -z command just stops the daemons. The rmcctrl -A command ensures that the subsystem group (rsct) and the subsystem (ctrmc) objects are added to the SRC, and an appropriate entry added to the end of /etc/inittab and it starts the daemons.
The rmcctrl –p command enables the daemons for remote client connections i.e. from the HMC to the LPAR and vice versa.
If you are familiar with the System Resource Controller (SRC) you might be tempted to use stopsrc and startsrc commands to stop and start these daemons.
Do not do it; use the rmcctrl commands instead.
If /var is 100% full, use chfs to expand it. If there is no more space available, examine subdirectories and remove unnecessary files (for example, trace.*, core, and so forth). If /var is full, RMC subsystems may fail to function correctly.
The polling interval for the RMC daemons on the LPAR to check with the HMC daemons is 5-7 minutes; so you need to wait long enough for the daemons to start up and synchronize.
The Resource Monitoring and Control (RMC) daemons are part of the Reliable, Scalable Cluster Technology (RSCT) and are controlled by the System Resource Controller (SRC). These daemons run in all LPARs and communicate with equivalent RMC daemons running on the HMC. The daemons start automatically when the operating system starts and synchronize with the HMC RMC daemons.
The daemons in the LPARs and the daemons on the HMC must be able to communicate over the network for DLPAR operations to succeed. This is not the network connection between the managed system (FSP) and the HMC; it is the network connection between the operating system (AIX) in each LPAR and the HMC.
Note: Apart from rebooting, there is no way to stop and start the RMC daemons on the HMC.
Friday, October 25, 2013
removed the large file, but still the file is open and holding the space.
fuser -dV
-d Reports on any open files which have been unlinked (deleted) from the file system containing File. When used in conjunction with the -V flag, it also reports the inode number and size of the deleted file.
-V - verbose output
Thursday, July 18, 2013
AIX 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
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