Since some paths are online, the CHIPID and fiber are working. Do you have cascading FICON switches? That can easily exceed the 256 paths.
If you have 4 cables between mainframe and switch, and 4 cables between 2 CPU-fiber-SW1-fiber-SW2-fiber-DASD 4 fiber * 4 fiber * 4 fiber = 64 (all work) 6 fiber * 6 fiber * 6 fiber = 216 (all work) 7 fiber * 7 fiber * 7 fiber = 343 (first 256 paths detected work) 5 fiber * 7 fiber * 7 fiber = 245 (all 256 work) 4 fiber * 8 fiber * 8 fiber = 256 (all 256 work) (since different LPARs could have different CHIPID, the 4 8 8 could be best case) 1 switch usually doesn't have the problem. CPU-fiber-SW1-fiber-DASD 16 fiber * 16 fiber = 256 (all work) On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:46 PM, jagadishan perumal <jagadish...@gmail.com> wrote: <deleted> > /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 <deleted> -- 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
