Displays the possible parent devices that accept a specified connection type or device.
lsparent { -C | -P } { -k ChildConnectionKey | -l ChildName } [ -f File ] [ -F Format ] [ -h ] [ -H ]
The lsparent command lists devices from the Device Configuration database that can accept a given device as a child device, specified by the -l ChildName flag, or a given type of child device connection, specified by the -k ChildConnectionKey flag.
You can display the default output one of two ways. You can either display the default output information for a device from the Customized Devices object class, which is name, state, location, and description, using the -C flag, or display the default output information for a device from the Predefined Devices object class, which is class, type, subclass, and description, using the -P flag. To override these two default outputs, you can use the -F Format flag to display the output as designated by a user-formatted string. The Format parameter is a quoted list of column names separated and possibly terminated by nonalphanumeric characters.
You can supply the flags either on the command line or from the specified File parameter.
| -C | Lists information about a device that is in the Customized Devices object class. The information displayed can be from both the Customized and Predefined Devices object classes. This flag cannot be used with the -P flag. |
| -f File | Reads the needed flags from the File variable. |
| -F Format | Displays the output in a user-specified format, where the Format variable is a quoted list of column names from the Predefined Devices object class or the Customized Devices object class separated and possibly terminated by nonalphanumeric characters. Using white space as the separator, the lsparent command displays the output in aligned columns. In addition to the column names in the two object classes, the special name description can be used to display a text description of the device. |
| -H | Displays headers above the column output. |
| -h | Displays the command usage message. |
| -k ChildConnectionKey | Specifies the connection key that identifies the device subclass name of the child device. This flag cannot be used with the -l flag. |
| -l ChildName | Specifies the logical name of a possible child device. This flag cannot be used with the -k flag. |
| -P | Lists information about a device that is in the Predefined Devices object class. The information displayed can be from both the Customized and Predefined Devices object classes. This flag cannot be used with the -C flag. |
lsparent -C -k rs232The system displays a message similar to the following:
sa0 Available 00-03 8-Port Asynchronous Adapter EIA-232 sa1 Available 00-00-S1 Standard I/O Serial Port 1 sa2 Available 00-00-S2 Standard I/O Serial Port 2
lsparent -P -k rs232The system displays a message similar to the following:
adapter 8p232 mca 8-Port Asynchronous Adapter EIA-232 adapter 16p232 mca 16-Port Asynchronous Adapter EIA-232 adapter s1a sio Standard I/O Serial Port 1 adapter s2a sio Standard I/O Serial Port 2 adapter 64p232 mca 64-Port Asynchronous Controller
lsparent -C -l rmt0The system displays a message similar to the following:
scsi0 Available 00-07 SCSI I/O Controller scsi1 Available 00-08 SCSI I/O Controller
lsparent -P -l rmt0The system displays a message similar to the following:
adapter hscsi mca SCSI I/O Controller
| /usr/lpp/msg/En_US/cmdcfg.cat | Contains the message catalog file. |
| /usr/sbin/lsparent | Contains the lsparent command. |
The chdev command, lsattr command, lsconn command, lsdev command, mkdev command, rmdev command.
Devices Overview for System Management in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices provides information about adding, changing, moving, and removing devices.