chdev

Change persistent attributes of an AIX device.

AIX

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Syntax

$chdev [OPTIONS] [DEVICE]

Examples

$chdev -l hdisk0 -a pv=yes

Examples

$chdev -l ent0 -a state=up

Typical use cases

Mark disk as PV

chdev -l hdisk0 -a pv=yes

Bring NIC up

chdev -l ent0 -a state=up

Documentation

man chdev

Note AIX Device Configuration Tool.

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