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Response 7: First Path:
FIRST PATH yy TO DEVICE rdev
VARIED ONLINE; DEVICE VARIED ONLINE
indicates that the device was previously offline because all of its channel paths
were varied offline. The path requested to be varied online was the first path to the
device to be varied online, and therefore the device as well as the path was varied
online.
yy is the path that was requested to be made available (varied online) to the
specified device.
rdev
is the real device number.
Response 8: Last Path:
LAST PATH yy TO DEVICE rdev
VARIED OFFLINE; DEVICE VARIED OFFLINE
indicates that the path requested to be varied offline was the last path to the device
and therefore the device (and the path) were varied offline.
yy is the path that was requested to be made unavailable (varied offline) to the
specified device.
rdev
is the real device number.
Response 9: Pending Reserve:
PATH yy NOT VARIED OFFLINE FROM
DEVICE rdev; DEVICE RESERVE PENDING
indicates that the path requested to be varied offline could not be varied offline
because a reserve request was pending to that device. Check the other system
sharing this device; it may be hung, holding the reserve, thus prohibiting CP’s
reserve request from being granted.
yy is the number of the path not varied offline because of a pending reserve
request.
rdev
is the real device number.
Response 10: Path Not Physically Available:
PATH yy NOT VARIED ONLINE TO DEVICE rdev;
PATH NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEVICE
indicates that the path is not physically available to the device. Ensure that the path
is switched in and varied online from the system’s service console.
yy is the number of the path not physically available to the device.
rdev
is the real device number.
Response 11: Path Already Varied Offline:
PATH yy HAS ALREADY BEEN VARIED OFFLINE
FOR DEVICE rdev
indicates that the system operator has already varied the path offline.
VARY PATH
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