Pillar Axiom: The Fibre Channel Port status of FC V2 Bricks may not be correctly reported

Asset ID:	1-72-1560833.1
Update Date:	2013-07-17
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Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure

Solution 1560833.1 : Pillar Axiom: The Fibre Channel Port status of FC V2 Bricks may not be correctly reported

Applies to:

Pillar Axiom 600 Storage System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Pillar Axiom 500 Storage System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

In Pillar Axiom version 5.4, the Fibre Channel Ports are not reported for Fibre Channel V2 Bricks.
The<FibreChannelPort> elements are missing for the RaidControllers beginning with Axiom version 5.4.

Fibre Channel Bricks are affected. SATA Bricks appear to have the required information. It existed for both SATA and FC Bricks in Axiom version 5.3.

Below is what it looks like in Axiom Version 5.3, chsh.xml file:

@ <RaidController>
@               <HardwareComponentStatus>NORMAL</HardwareComponentStatus>
@               <TemperatureStatus>NORMAL</TemperatureStatus>
@               <Model>1450-00076-31</Model>
@               <SerialNumber>GE0650021471071633</SerialNumber>
@               <FirmwareVersion>2050-00038-012111-012111</FirmwareVersion>
@               <Number>0</Number>
@               <FibreChannelPort>
@                 <PortStatus>CONNECTED</PortStatus>
@                 <ConnectorId>FC0</ConnectorId>
@                 <ConnectionType>COPPER</ConnectionType>
@                 <MaximumSpeed>0</MaximumSpeed>
@                 <Speed>2000000000</Speed>
@                 <Topology>POINT_TO_POINT</Topology>
@                 <PortSfpStatus>INVALID</PortSfpStatus>
@                 <SfpVendorName/>
@                 <SfpPartNumber/>
@                 <SfpRevision/>
@               </FibreChannelPort>
@               <FibreChannelPort>@                    . . .

From Axiom 5.4 chsh.xml file:

@ <RaidController>
@               <HardwareComponentStatus>NORMAL</HardwareComponentStatus>
@               <TemperatureStatus>NORMAL</TemperatureStatus>
@               <Model>1450-00256-32</Model>
@               <SerialNumber>USE20000266LA0C8</SerialNumber>
@               <FirmwareVersion>2050-00045-022314-022314</FirmwareVersion>
@               <Number>1</Number>
@ </RaidController>
@ <RaidController>

@ . . .

On the Axiom GUI of R5.4.1 Brick details are displayed with no I/O Ports.

FC_V2 brick with no I/O Ports

Cause

This issue was injected in Patch 05.04.01. The defect below was filed with Engineering

Bug:16594665 - 2ND GEN FC BRICK PORT STATUS REPORTING NOT WORKING

Solution

This defect has been fixed in R5.4.5. Release notes and implementation details are in Pillar Axiom: Ax600 & Ax500 Patch 05.04.05 for SAN [ID 1568094.1]

References

<NOTE:1568094.1> - Pillar Axiom: Ax600 & Ax500 Patch 05.04.05 for SAN
<BUG:16594665> - 2ND GEN FC BRICK PORT STATUS REPORTING NOT WORKING

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