How to configure IDE CDROM on pSeries ??

[itr0754]

I have an IDE CDROM and I need to make the device for it. I have the parent controller (ide0) ready on the server but I cannot make the device for the CDROM. I am using the following command:

mkdev -c cdrom -s ide -p ide0

However, that approach is not working.

 

[itr0754]

BTW, I am running AIX 4.3.3. This is a test server which will be used to run tests to migrate to 5.3.

 

[DukeSSD]

I can't think of a system that supports 4.3 and IDE, I think IDE support only came in for devices with power 4 machines and AIX 5L.
What machine is it and what IDE controller are you using?

what is the error returned from the mkdev command?

If it was supported cfgmgr -v should either just configure it or let you know if you have some filesets missing.

 

[itr0754]

The server is a 7026-6e1. I know 4.3 will support this IDE CDROM because I istalled the OS using the CDROM. The original CDROM drive which I used to install the server went bad and I replaced it with an identical unit.

 

[DukeSSD]

Ah, yes, the p610, 7028 I think, not 7026.
Well, as with any device that is replaced, it should auto configure on boot when cfgmgr runs as part of the boot process.
If the old device definition still exists then the new device will assume the next available device number, cd1 in you case I presume. If the old device was deleted, rmdev -dl cd0, then the new device should configure as cd0.
If there is no sign of a CD then I can only assume it was the IDE controller that failed, not the drive.
It is of course possible that both the drive and controller failed, in which case proving the drive has failed by trying it on another machine does not prove whether the controller failed or not.