Qlogic Driver (qlc) Report "login fabric port failed D_ID=fffffch, rval=100h, mb1=300h" Error

Asset ID:	1-72-1961531.1
Update Date:	2016-07-29
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Solution 1961531.1 : Qlogic Driver (qlc) Report "login fabric port failed D_ID=fffffch, rval=100h, mb1=300h" Error

Applies to:

Netra SPARC T4-2 Server - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Qlogic FC HBA - Version All Versions and later
Solaris Operating System - Version 10 3/05 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Issue was logged for the : fault.io.pciex /SYS/MB/PCIE0 & /SYS/MB/PCIE1

and the following warnings are logged in /var/adm/messages:

Nov 14 08:45:49 server1 qlc: [ID 630585 kern.info] NOTICE: Qlogic qlc(2): Link ONLINE
Nov 14 08:45:49 server1 fctl: [ID 517869 kern.warning] WARNING: fp(4)::GPN_ID for D_ID=10100 failed
Nov 14 08:45:49 server1 fctl: [ID 517869 kern.warning] WARNING: fp(4)::N_x Port with D_ID=10100, PWWN=21000024ff5483f0 disappeared from fabric
Nov 14 08:45:50 server1 fctl: [ID 517869 kern.warning] WARNING: fp(4)::N_x Port with D_ID=10100, PWWN=21000024ff5483f0 reappeared in fabric
Nov 14 08:46:25 server1 qlc: [ID 630585 kern.info] NOTICE: Qlogic qlc(2): Link OFFLINE
Nov 14 08:46:25 server1 qlc: [ID 329025 kern.warning] WARNING: qlc(2): login fabric port failed D_ID=fffffch, rval=100h, mb1=300h
Nov 14 08:46:29 server1 qlc: [ID 630585 kern.info] NOTICE: Qlogic qlc(2): Link ONLINE

Cause

- The link OFFLINE was a result of "login fabric port failed" error.

Nov 14 08:46:25 server1 qlc: [ID 329025 kern.warning] WARNING: qlc(2): login fabric port failed D_ID=fffffch, rval=100h, mb1=300h

- This error matches Bug 15816394, which according to the notes in the bug, has been fixed in the latest qlc firmware.

Solution

- Install the latest qlc driver patch, currently patch <SunPatch:149176-08> . For latest qlc patches and firmware version see:

Doc ID 1311825.1 Solaris[TM] 10 SPARC (not x86) Oracle Fibre Channel (FC) HBA Driver and Firmware SAN Patch Matrix
Doc ID 1311817.1 Solaris[TM] 10 x86 (not SPARC) Oracle Fibre Channel (FC) HBA Driver and Firmware SAN Patch Matrix

Note. You can check firmware version of Qlogic HBA using 'fcinfo hba-port'. Below is an example:

HBA Port WWN: 21000024ff5483f0
        OS Device Name: /dev/cfg/c13
        Manufacturer: QLogic Corp.
        Model: 371-4325-02
        Firmware Version: 05.04.03      <===== latest = ISP25xx: 5.08.00
        FCode/BIOS Version: BIOS: 2.02; fcode: 2.03; EFI: 2.01;
        Serial Number: 0402R00-1406207321
        Driver Name: qlc
        Driver Version: 20110321-3.05   <==== latest = v20140422-5.01
        Type: N-port
        State: online
        Supported Speeds: 2Gb 4Gb 8Gb
        Current Speed: 8Gb
        Node WWN: 20000024ff5483f0
        Link Error Statistics:
                Link Failure Count: 1
                Loss of Sync Count: 0
                Loss of Signal Count: 0
                Primitive Seq Protocol Error Count: 0
                Invalid Tx Word Count: 0
                Invalid CRC Count: 0

References

<NOTE:166650.1> - Working Effectively With Oracle Support - Best Practices
<BUG:15816394> - SUNBT7198866 7184214 FIX FAILED

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