On AIX 5.1, when I run iostat, it gives a message 'Disk history since
boot not available'. The iostat manpage indicates I should use SMIT to
turn on disk accounting. I can't seem to find this setting in smit.
Anyone know how to turn this on at boot? TIA.

-Don

Donald Thompson <dlt_spamcatch@lunanet.biz> wrote:
DT> On AIX 5.1, when I run iostat, it gives a message 'Disk history since
DT> boot not available'. The iostat manpage indicates I should use SMIT to
DT> turn on disk accounting. I can't seem to find this setting in smit.
DT> Anyone know how to turn this on at boot? TIA.

Use chdev -l sys0 -a [ mumble mumble ], IIRC.

Regards,

Nicholas

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Nicholas Dronen <ndronen@io.frii.com> wrote in message news:<3fb09f43$0$197$75868355@news.frii.net>...
> Donald Thompson <dlt_spamcatch@lunanet.biz> wrote:
> DT> On AIX 5.1, when I run iostat, it gives a message 'Disk history since
> DT> boot not available'. The iostat manpage indicates I should use SMIT to
> DT> turn on disk accounting. I can't seem to find this setting in smit.
> DT> Anyone know how to turn this on at boot? TIA.
>
> Use chdev -l sys0 -a [ mumble mumble ], IIRC.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nicholas

chdev -l sys0 -a iostat=true

Steve