Do you have cascading ficon switches? This might result in more than 256 possible paths to the devices.
Once you hit the 256 paths the remaining paths can't be activated. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:46 PM, jagadishan perumal <jagadish...@gmail.com> wrote: > /ds p,D701,1 shows : > > IEE459I 09.09.33 DEVSERV PATHS 740 > UNIT DTYPE M CNT VOLSER CHPID=PATH STATUS > RTYPE SSID CFW TC DFW PIN DC-STATE CCA DDC ALT CU-TYPE > D701,33903 ,A,030,Z18RS2,81=+ 91=< > 2105 0008 Y YY. YY. N SIMPLEX 01 01 2105 > ************************ SYMBOL DEFINITIONS ************************ > A = ALLOCATED + = PATH AVAILABLE > < = PHYSICALLY UNAVAILABLE > > /d m=chp(91) shows : > > IEE459I 09.09.33 DEVSERV PATHS 740 > UNIT DTYPE M CNT VOLSER CHPID=PATH STATUS > RTYPE SSID CFW TC DFW PIN DC-STATE CCA DDC ALT CU-TYPE > D701,33903 ,A,030,Z18RS2,81=+ 91=< > 2105 0008 Y YY. YY. N SIMPLEX 01 01 2105 > ************************ SYMBOL DEFINITIONS ************************ > A = ALLOCATED + = PATH AVAILABLE > < = PHYSICALLY UNAVAILABLE > -D M=CHP(91) > IEE174I 09.10.36 DISPLAY M 174 > CHPID 91: TYPE=03, DESC=ESCON POINT TO POINT, ONLINE > DEVICE STATUS FOR CHANNEL PATH 91 > 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F > 032 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 033 + + + + + + + + + + + + $ + + + > 034 + + + + + $ + + + + + + + + + + > 035 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 036 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 037 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 038 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 039 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 03A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > 03B + + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > D70 $ $ $ $ $ + + + + $ $ $ $ + + $ > D71 * * $ $ $ $ * $ $ * $ $ $ $ $ $ > D72 $ + $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ * + * $ $ > D73 + $ $ + * $ $ * + $ $ $ $ $ $ $ > D74 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > D75 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > D76 + + + + + + + + + + + $ $ $ + + > D77 $ $ $ $ + + + $ $ + + * $ $ + $ > D78 + + + + $ + + + $ $ $ + $ $ + $ > D79 + + . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > D80 $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ > D81 $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ $@ > D82 $@ $@ $@ $@ . . . . . . . . . . . . > E40 +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ > E41 +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ > E42 +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ > E43 +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ > E44 +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ +@ > E45 +@ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > SWITCH DEVICE NUMBER = NONE > PHYSICAL CHANNEL ID = 0171 > ************************ SYMBOL EXPLANATIONS ******************** > + ONLINE @ PATH NOT VALIDATED - OFFLINE . DOES NOT EXIST > * PHYSICALLY ONLINE $ PATH NOT OPERATIONAL > > > D M=DEV(D701) shows : > > RESPONSE=xxx > IEE174I 09.11.53 DISPLAY M 248 > DEVICE D701 STATUS=ONLINE > CHP 81 91 > ENTRY LINK ADDRESS .. .. > DEST LINK ADDRESS 0D 0D > PATH ONLINE Y N > CHP PHYSICALLY ONLINE Y Y > PATH OPERATIONAL Y N > MANAGED N N > CU NUMBER 0009 0009 > MAXIMUM MANAGED CHPID(S) ALLOWED: 0 > DESTINATION CU LOGICAL ADDRESS = 07 > SCP CU ND = 002105.000.IBM.75.000000025525.0020 > SCP TOKEN NED = 002105.000.IBM.75.000000025525.0700 > SCP DEVICE NED = 002105.000.IBM.75.000000025525.0701 > FUNCTIONS ENABLED = MIDAW > > > > Regards, > Jags > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> The IOS555I suggests either the fiber cable on chipid 91 is bad, or >> the chipid in the mainframe is bad. Have your cabling person change >> swap the fiber cable on chipid 91. If that doesn't work, have the IBM >> CE test the chipid card or swap it for another card. >> >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 8:31 PM, jagadishan perumal >> <jagadish...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > after /cf chp(91),online >> > /vary path(D701,91),online - , i get the below messages. >> > >> > IEE386I PATH(D701,91) NOT BROUGHT ONLINE >> > IEE763I NAME= IECVIOPM CODE= 0000000400000000 >> > IOS555I UNABLE TO ESTABLISH DYNAMIC PATHING FOR THIS DEVICE >> > IEE764I END OF IEE386I RELATED MESSAGES >> -- >> Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA >> Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >> Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
