Updating the Object Data Manager (ODM) stanzas for the system iSCSI devices requires that you follow certain guidelines.
An interim fix is available to update the AIX ODM stanzas to recognize iSCSI system volumes.
Ensure that you have installed the official PTFs. The following website provides information about the available PTFs:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/
When you install the interim fix package, the AIX host can recognize iSCSI system volumes. The system volumes are shown with the following attributes in lsdev -C -1 hdisk1 for lsdev -C -1 hdisk1.
lsdev -C -l hdisk1 hdisk1 Available IBM 2145 iSCSI Disk Drive # lsattr -E -l hdisk1 clr_q no Device CLEARS its Queue on error True host_addr 9.71.43.106 Hostname or IP Address False location Location Label True lun_id 0x0 Logical Unit Number ID False max_transfer 0x40000 Maximum TRANSFER Size True port_num 0xcbc PORT Number False pvid none Physical volume identifier False q_err yes Use QERR bit True q_type simple Queuing TYPE True queue_depth 8 Queue DEPTH True reassign_to 120 REASSIGN time out value True reserve_policy no_reserve Reserve Policy True rw_timeout 60 READ/WRITE time out value True start_timeout 60 START unit time out value True target_name iqn.1986-03.com.ibm:2145.china6.hlcn111890 Target NAME False unique_id 352136005076801910296880000000000000204214503IBMiscsi Unique device identifier False lscfg -v -l hdisk1 hdisk1 IBM 2145 iSCSI Disk Drive Manufacturer................IBM Machine Type and Model......2145 ROS Level and ID............30303030 Serial Number............... Device Specific.(Z0)........0000043268101002 Device Specific.(Z1)........ Device Specific.(Z2)........ Device Specific.(Z3)........