can't see disk from sms



hi all,

got a B80 and it can't boot up currently. I've checked so far but no
hardware errors but suprisingly found no disks are available in SMS
boot list. Try to add it but i can't find it listed.
Display Configuration clearly show all 4 disks are detected:


(c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
System Management Services

1 Display Configuration
2 Multiboot
3 Utilities
4 Select Language
.------.
|
X=Exit|

`------'
===>1
.-----------------.
| PLEASE WAIT.... |
`-----------------'
Device Name

PowerPC,POWER3 375 MHz
L2-Cache 4096K
Memory
Memory Card Slot 1, module slot=1 size = 256 MB
Memory Card Slot 1, module slot=2 size = 256 MB
Memory Card Slot 1, module slot=3 size = 256 MB
Memory Card Slot 1, module slot=4 size = 256 MB
Service Processor
LPT addr=378
COM addr=3f8
COM addr=2f8
COM addr=898
Integrated Ethernet (P2/E1)
addr=000629c31441
Integrated Ethernet (P2/E2)
.-----------. .------.
|N=next-page| |
X=Exit|
`-----------'
`------'
addr=000629c3940e
SCSI controller id= 7 (P2/Z1)
CD-ROM id,lun=1,0
18200 MB Harddisk id,lun=8,0
9100 MB Harddisk id,lun=9,0
9100 MB Harddisk id,lun=10,0
18200 MB Harddisk id,lun=11,0
Enclosure Services device id,lun=15,0
SCSI controller id= 7 (P2/Z2)
PCI Adapters

IBM Gigabit Ethernet PCI Adapter
Slot 1 (P2-I1/E1)

pci,F700 Slot 2 (P2-I2/Q1)

below is Current boot config
Version NAN04194
(c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current Boot Sequence

1 Port E2 - 100/10 Ethernet Adapter ( Integrated )
2 Port E1 - 100/10 Ethernet Adapter ( Integrated )
3 None
4 None
5 None


Try to add/modify but only the following available:

Configure 1st Boot Device

Device Current Device
Number Position Name
1 - SCSI CD-ROM id=@1,0 ( Integrated )
2 1 Port E2 - 100/10 Ethernet Adapter ( Integrated )
3 2 Port E1 - 100/10 Ethernet Adapter ( Integrated )
4 - IBM Gigabit Ethernet PCI Adapter ( slot=1 )
5 None


the server is running at latest firmware with AIX 5.3.

can anyone shed some light what happen to this. I tried boot AIX 5.2
CD (thats the only cd i got) just enough for me to check whether those
disks are detected. I can see them from recovery shell. Try to access
and import them but this happen:


Volume Group Information


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Volume Group ID 0007357f00004c000000010cd1b64242 includes the
following
logical volumes:

hd5 hd6 hd8 hd4 hd2
hd9var
hd3 hd1 lv00 loglv01 hd7
fslv00
hd10opt

------------------------------------------------------------------------------







Type the number of your choice and press Enter.

1) Access this Volume Group and start a shell
2) Access this Volume Group and start a shell before mounting
filesystems

99) Previous Menu

Choice [99]: 1
Importing Volume Group...
rootvg
Checking the / filesystem.


log redo processing for /dev/rhd4
syncpt record at f81aa8
end of log f91f6c
syncpt record at f81aa8
syncpt address f67fb8
number of log records = 1491
number of do blocks = 137
number of nodo blocks = 3
/dev/rhd4 (/): ** Unmounted cleanly - Check suppressed
Checking the /usr filesystem.


/dev/rhd2 (/usr): ** Unmounted cleanly - Check suppressed
/etc/getrootfs[555]: 2894 Killed
Saving special files and device configuration information.
/etc/getrootfs[561]: 2896 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[562]: 2898 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[563]: 2900 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[566]: 2902 Killed
Checking and mounting the /tmp filesystem.
/etc/getrootfs[572]: 2904 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[573]: 2906 Killed
Checking and mounting the /var filesystem.
/etc/getrootfs[575]: 2908 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[576]: 2910 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[579]: 2912 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[579]: 2914 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[579]: 2916 Killed
Filesystems mounted for maintenance work.
/etc/getrootfs[586]: 2918 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[586]: 2920 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[586]: 2922 Killed
/etc/getrootfs[586]: 2924 Killed

It loops until i had to reset the server. I really appreciate anyone
can help me on this.

Thanks.

.



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