How to get the status and configuration details of the SEA in aix?
Using the following commands, we
can easily identify the configuration details and status of the SEA (Shared
Ethernet Adapter) in aix.
# lsdev -cadapter
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i state
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i
priority
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i vlan
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i pvid
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i real
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i link
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i media
# entstat -d ent20 |grep -i trunk
entstat -d ent20|egrep -i
'state|priority|vlan|pvid|real|link|media|trunk'
To Set ha_mode to standby on
primary vios:
# chdev -l entX -a ha_mode=standby (or) $ chdev -dev entX -attr
ha_mode=standby
To Reset it back to auto and the
SEA should failback to the primary vios
# chdev -l entX -a ha_mode=auto (or) $ chdev -dev entX -attr
ha_mode=auto
