VSM5 With VCF4 will not Connect to an IBM Z13 Processor With Ficon Express 16gb Channels

Asset ID:	1-72-2069447.1
Update Date:	2018-04-04
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Solution 2069447.1 : VSM5 With VCF4 will not Connect to an IBM Z13 Processor With Ficon Express 16gb Channels

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek VSM5 System - Version All Versions and later
IBM z/OS on System z

Symptoms

VSM5 with VCF4 will not connect to an IBM Z13 processor with Ficon express 16gb Channels

NOTE: The following actions are to be performed by a VSM Service Engineer

Internal VSM files may indicate the following symptoms.

REC:11528 15/09/01 at 11:37:55    C01C FSC8965_QLOGIC_STATE_CHANGE: Performing or waiting to perform link initialization, LED State: 0x01000000
REC:11529 15/09/01 at 11:37:55    C01C FSC8959_SFP_RX_LOS_DEASSERTED
REC:11530 15/09/01 at 11:37:55    C01C FSC8965_QLOGIC_STATE_CHANGE: Attempting port login, LED State: 0x02000000
REC:11531 15/09/01 at 11:37:55    C01C FSC8969_FLOGI_NOT_COMPLETE
REC:11532 15/09/01 at 11:37:55    C01C FSC8969_FLOGI_NOT_COMPLETE

Cause

The Ficon interface will not perform the fiber channel log in process

Solution

Perform a GFR NO-replace of the affected VCF card.

When the GFR completes, ensure the VCF port links up with the channel.

Review the Table A-8 labeled VCF Card Link Status LED Blink-Pattern Descriptions for the meaning of the VCF card LEDs, in the section of the current VSM5 Installation and Maintenance Guide E21135-03.

A successful FLOGI log in be indicated as shown below:

REC:17732 15/10/19 at 11:47:33 C01C FSC896B_CU_ELP_SUCCESS, remote N_Port id: 000c00, pdb idx: 00, ch img: 02, cu img: 0b

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