IBM AIX 7.3 – Common Problem 242 – Diagnosis and Fix

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Table of contents

1. Symptom & Impact
2. Environment & Reproduction
3. Root Cause Analysis
4. Quick Triage
5. Step-by-Step Diagnosis
6. Solution – Primary Fix
7. Solution – Alternative Approaches
8. Verification & Acceptance Criteria
9. Rollback Plan
10. Prevention & Hardening
11. Related Errors & Cross-Refs
12. References & Further Reading

Symptom & Impact

startwpar fails or the WPAR enters defined state with errors in /var/adm/wpars/wparname.log.

Environment & Reproduction

Occurs after a WPAR was created on a different TL/SP than the global environment.

Root Cause Analysis

Filesystems for the WPAR are missing, or the global is at a level newer than the WPAR shares.

Quick Triage

Run lswpar -L wparname and inspect /var/adm/wpars/wparname.log.

Step-by-Step Diagnosis

Use chwpar -K to refresh shared filesystems and lswpar -G to confirm settings.

Solution – Primary Fix

Sync the WPAR with syncwpar wparname and then startwpar wparname.

Solution – Alternative Approaches

Recreate the WPAR from a savewpar archive on the current global level.

Verification & Acceptance Criteria

lswpar shows Active and processes in the WPAR run without errors.

Rollback Plan

Stop the WPAR with stopwpar and reattach via restwpar from a known-good savewpar.

Prevention & Hardening

Always syncwpar after any TL/SP update of the global environment.

Related Errors & Cross-Refs

Related to multibos and SP update workflows.

Related tutorial: View the step-by-step tutorial for aix-7.3.

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Browse all common problems & solutions on the Tutorials Hub.

References & Further Reading

IBM AIX 7.3 Workload Partitions administrator guide.