SnapDrive For AIX- 0001-389 Admin error: Cannot get HBA type for HBA assistant genfcp

furqan_ghani — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:56:03 GMT

Hi Guys,

I had recently installed IBM Nsereis 3400 Storage system, and connected one of my AIX machine with the storage box. I have SnapDrive feature available for AIX SEVER.

The FCP-HOST-ATTACH kit and MPIO modules was also successfully installed in the AIX BOX.

The problem appearing when SnapDrive create and/or connect task excuted from AIX hosts.

See the following consequences.

If I would try to create SnapShot of a LUN mapped to AIX vg from SNapDrive command, I recieved following errors.

snapdrive snap create -vg autoline -snapname testautoline

0001-389 Admin error: Cannot get HBA type for HBA assistant genfcp

Wheever I tried to prepare LUN's following erros is reporting from Snaprive command

# snapdrive config prepare luns -count 32

0001-695 Admin error: Cannot obtain provider information:

When ever I tried to create test lun's and mapp it to my host following error is reporting.

0001-389 Admin error: Cannot get HBA type for HBA assistant genfcp.

However the snapdrive storage show command ran successfully and giving following result

# snapdrive storage show -all -capabilities

Connected LUNs and devices:

device filename        adapter path    size    proto   state   clone      lun path                     backing snapshot
----------------        ------- ----    ----    -----   -----   -----      --------                     ----------------
/dev/hdisk2               -     P       800.1g fcp     online No         AGMC-FILER1:/vol/vol1_Prod/prodlun1    -
allowed operations: all

Host devices and file systems:

dg: autoline            dgtype LVM_AIX
allowed operations: all
hostvol: /dev/loglv00   state: AVAIL
hostvol: /dev/fslv00    state: AVAIL
fs: /dev/loglv00        mount point: NOT MOUNTED
allowed operations: all
fs: /dev/fslv00 mount point: /autoline (persistent) fstype jfs2
allowed operations: all

device filename        adapter path    size    proto   state   clone      lun path                     backing snapshot
----------------        ------- ----    ----    -----   -----   -----      --------                     ----------------
/dev/hdisk3               -     P       100g    fcp     online No         AGMC-FILER1:/vol/vol1_pod_autoline/prodlun_autoline    -

dg: autodemo            dgtype LVM_AIX
allowed operations: all
hostvol: /dev/loglv01   state: AVAIL
hostvol: /dev/fslv01    state: AVAIL
fs: /dev/loglv01        mount point: NOT MOUNTED
allowed operations: all
fs: /dev/fslv01 mount point: NOT MOUNTED
allowed operations: all

device filename        adapter path    size    proto   state   clone      lun path                     backing snapshot
----------------        ------- ----    ----    -----   -----   -----      --------                     ----------------
/dev/hdisk4               -     P       100g    fcp     online No         AGMC-FILER1:/vol/vol1_prod_autodemo/prodlun_autodemo    -

Can some one tell what could be the reason of these problems, and from where I should start troubleshooting.

Please quickest and helpful response shall be highly appreciating.

Regards,

xZearik

Re: SnapDrive For AIX- 0001-389 Admin error: Cannot get HBA type for HBA assistant genfcp

dmauro — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:33:22 GMT

Hi Furqan,

did you then manage to figure this out?

Domenico

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