Running fwverify on Infiniband Switch returns FAILED against installed /etc/rc.d/* startup scripts.

Asset ID:	1-72-2020560.1
Update Date:	2018-04-13
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Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure

Solution 2020560.1 : Running fwverify on Infiniband Switch returns FAILED against installed /etc/rc.d/* startup scripts.

Applies to:

Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 - Version All Versions and later
Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The fwverify command run on an Infiniband (IB) switch is failing with the following message:

IB2# fwverify

Checking all present packages:
.............................................................................................................................. OK

Checking if any packages are missing:
.............................................................................................................................. OK

Verifying installed files:
.......................................................................................................................... FAILED

* Package initscripts-8.45.19.EL-1.el5.centos.1.i386:
S.5....T c /etc/rc.d/rc.local

Cause

Someone with root access previously edited the /etc/rc.local and added a static route. Modifying this file or any other startup scripts is not a supported practice on any IB switch. Note that /etc/rc.local is linked to /etc/rc.d/rc.local. So, fwverify complains /etc/rc.d/rc.local has deviated from the default version shipped with the baseline IB switch firmware.

IB2# cat /etc/rc.local
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

ip route add 192.168.14.10 via 10.90.0.1 dev eth0 <----------------Illegal static route entry added to /etc/rc.local
touch /var/lock/subsys/local
...

Solution

Restore /etc/rc.local to the default values for the version of firmware that is currently installed. Confirm that fwverify now passes with no FAILED messages.

References

<NOTE:1614149.1> - "fwverify" Command Failure On IB Switches

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