Note: The information contained in this article is structured as help information for the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) and is not intended for general reading.
For the Multiport Model 2 Adapter, this option allows you to add, change, or remove an adapter; to list the defined or available adapters; to manage the device driver; or to generate a trace or error report.
Lists the Multiport Model 2 devices that are defined (the device instance, attributes, connection and location information are recorded in the database, but the device cannot yet be used by the operating system), as well as the devices that are available (the device is configured and ready for use). The list (created by the lsdev command) presents the device name, status (defined or available), location code and device description.
Allows you to add (define and configure) a Multiport Model 2 adapter to the Customized database and to set attributes.
Provides a short text description of the adapter.
The Multiport Model 2 adapter is a child of the ISA bus..
Specifies the connection location of the parent adapter.
Allows you to view or change the attributes of a Multiport Model 2 adapter.
Indicates the current status of the adapter. Valid values are:
available - The adapter is configured in the system and ready to use
defined - The adapter is defined to the system but not configured.
For the Multiport Model 2 adapter, this is not a meaningful field. The location code for an adapter consists of two pairs of digits with the format AA-BB, where AA identifies the location code of the drawer containing the adapter card and BB identifies both the I/O bus and slot containing the card.
Specifies the connection location of the parent.
Changes the adapter from defined to available state.
Allows you to add, remove, or configure a device driver or port that is associated with a Multiport Model 2 Adapter.
Removes the adapter from the Configuration database, with the option of removing it from the Predefined database.
Removes the device instance from the Predefined database.
Displays the Data Link Control services that are available for the Multiport Model 2 Adapter.
This option currently is not used for the Multiport Model 2 Adapter.
Select the desired device from the list. Information about the device is presented in four columns: the device name, the state of the device (defined or available), the location code, and the device description.