CONFIGURE NETWORK ADAPTER ON AIX SYSTEM

Adding a network adapter

To add a network adapter to the system, perform the following steps:

1. Examine what network adapters and interfaces are already on the system by
running the following commands:
# lscfg grep -i adapter

+ mg20 20-58 GXT130P Graphics Adapter
+ fda0 01-D1 Standard I/O Diskette Adapter
* siokma0 01-K1 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter
+ sioka0 01-K1-00 Keyboard Adapter
+ sioma0 01-K1-01 Mouse Adapter
+ ppa0 01-R1 Standard I/O Parallel Port Adapter
+ ent0 10-80 IBM PCI Ethernet Adapter (22100020)

# lsdev -Cc if

en0 Defined 10-80 Standard Ethernet Network Interface
et0 Defined 10-80 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Network Interface
lo0 Available Loopback Network Interface

2. Shut down and power off the system (for systems without hot plug cards).

3. Physically install the new network adapter.

4. Power on the system in normal mode.

5. When the system is fully up, run the cfgmgr command. This will automatically
detect the network adapter and add network interfaces for the adapter.