===== Which drivers are in use ===== # lsdev -C -H -S a -F 'name class subclass type' ent0 adapter pciex e4148a169304 fcs0 adapter pciex df1000e21410f10 .... To check which version of driver / package for adapter FC df1000e21410f10: # lslpp -Lc | grep df1000e21410f10 Check the deult settings for a specific device, here the previous FC adapter # odmget -q uniquetype="adapter/pciex/df1000e21410f10" PdAt PdAt: uniquetype = "adapter/pciex/df1000e21410f10" attribute = "max_xfer_size" deflt = "0x100000" values = "0x100000,0x200000,0x400000,0x800000,0x1000000" width = "" type = "D" generic = "DU" rep = "nl" nls_index = 7 PdAt: uniquetype = "adapter/pciex/df1000e21410f10" attribute = "num_cmd_elems" deflt = "1024" values = "200-4096,1" width = "" type = "R" generic = "DU" rep = "nr" nls_index = 6 ... You can for example update the default definition for **num_cmd_elems**, and set a value in the range "200-4096", using the **chdef** cmd, without directly edit ODM database # chdef -a num_cmd_elems=4096 -c adapter -s pciex -t df1000e21410f10 ===== Find a parent or child of a device ===== How to find the parent or child device in AIX? To find out the Parent device (lsdev -l -F parent): # lsdev -l hdisk0 -F parent sas0 # lsdev -l sas0 -F parent sissas0 To find out the Child device (lsdev -p ): # lsdev -p sas0 hdisk0 Available 00-00-00 SAS Disk Drive ses0 Available 00-00-00 SAS Enclosure Services Device ses1 Available 00-00-00 SAS Enclosure Services Device sfwcomm2 Available 00-00-00-FF SAS Storage Framework Comm