Checking Network Interface Availability; Recovering A Gpfs File System - IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Problem Determination Manual

3. If you have a failed connection, contact the system administrator or the next

Checking network interface availability

You have several options for checking network availability by using the Storwize
V7000 Unified GUI or the CLI.
Procedure
1. In the GUI, select Monitoring > System Details > mgmt00xst001 > Operating
2. In the CLI, check the status of the interface "ethX0" (the interface of file
Node Interface MAC
mgmt001st001 ethX0 e4:1f:13:d6:ae:ac MASTER
mgmt001st001 ethX1 00:c0:dd:17:bc:ac MASTER
mgmt002st001 ethX0 e4:1f:13:d6:ae:94 MASTER
mgmt002st001 ethX1 00:c0:dd:17:c5:50 MASTER
Up/Down Speed IP-Addresses
UP 1000
UP 10000 9.11.84.84,9.11.84.85 1500
UP 1000
UP 10000 9.11.84.82,9.11.84.83 1500
EFSSG1000I The command completed successfully.
3. If the network interface is not available, check the cables and ensure that the

Recovering a GPFS file system

Use this procedure to recover a GPFS file system after a storage system failure has
been fully addressed.You should use this procedure only under the supervision of
IBM support.
Before you begin
Prerequisites:
v You are running this procedure on a file module.
v You are logged into the file module, which is the active management node, as
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Note: If clients cannot ping the IP addresses, refer to "Checking network
interface availability."
level of support.
System > Network.
modules to the customer net).
a. Open the CLI.
b. Issue the lsnwinterface command to display the status for the desired IP
addresses.
# lsnwinterface
The system displays information similar to the following example:
Master/Subordinate Bonding mode
MTU
1500
1500
In the Up/Down column, the value UP indicates a connection.
cables are plugged in. For instance, if you have no machine connectivity
between file modules and switches, check the external Ethernet cabling. If all
cables are correctly connected, check intranet and external Internet availability.
If none of these checks indicate a problem, contact the next level of support.
root. See "Accessing a file module as root" on page 273.
balance-alb (6)
active-backup (1)
balance-alb (6)
active-backup (1)