Q-Logic FC0054607-00 A manual Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages

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Troubleshooting with Driver Logs

Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages (Continued)

"WARNING qla2xxx: Couldn't allocate host from scsi layer!"

Indicates the driver could not register with the SCSI layer, usually because it could not allocate the mem- ory required for the adapter.

"WARNING scsi(%d): [ERROR] Failed to allocate memory for adapter\n"

Indicates the driver could not allocate all the kernel memory it needed.

"WARNING qla2xxx: Failed to initialize adapter"

Indicates that a previously occurring error is preventing the adapter instance from initializing normally.

"WARNING qla2xxx: Failed to reserve interrupt %d already in use"

Indicates the driver could not register for the interrupt IRQ because another driver is using it.

"WARNING qla2xxx: ISP Request Transfer Error"

Driver received a Request Transfer Error async event from the firmware.

"WARNING qla2xxx: ISP Response Transfer Error"

Driver received a Response Transfer Error asynchronous event from the firmware.

"WARNING Error entry invalid handle"

Driver detected an invalid entry in the ISP response queue from the firmware. This error will cause an ISP reset to occur.

"WARNING scsi%d: MS entry - invalid handle"

Driver detected a management server command timeout.

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Contents User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Troubleshooting FC0054607-00 a Page Related Materials PrefaceIntended Audience Related QLogic documentationWhat’s in This Guide Related VMware documentationDocumentation Conventions Under Hardware, click Storage AdaptersLicense Agreements See Configuring Boot from SAN onTechnical Support Contact Information AvailabilityTraining Knowledge DatabaseXii FC0054607-00 a Hardware and Software Components Hardware ComponentsAdapter Component Details Callout DescriptionSoftware Components Boot CodeOS Driver Firmware Supported QLogic AdaptersManagement Tools and Utilities „ VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0 InstallationSupported Features „ Link RateTo install the adapter Installing the Hardware„ Support for VMware VMotion and VMware Storage VMotion „ SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides Installing the DriverInstalling SANsurfer Management Tools „ SANsurfer FC HBA CLI providesInstalling SANsurfer FC HBA Manager To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on VMwareDownloading SANsurfer FC HBA Manager-VMware To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or Windows Etc/hosts Etc/hosts.allowInstalling SANsurfer FC HBA CLI To install SANsurfer FC HBA CLITo install the package, enter the following command „ Using vSphere Client „ Using Console OS ConfigurationUsing vSphere Client Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXiUsing Console OS VSphere Client ConfigurationDiscover the device using lspci Finding Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL Bios Utility Verifying That the Driver is Loaded Configuring the Driver Parameters To configure driver parametersConfigurable Driver Parameters Driver Parameter DescriptionDeploying Npiv for VMware ESX/ESXi Ql2xoperationmodeMonitoring Npiv Virtual Ports from SANsurfer SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Showing Npiv Configuring Boot from SAN Virtual Port Information Page in SANsurferStarting Fast!UTIL from the Bios Screen Enable Device BootTable A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED Scheme TroubleshootingTroubleshooting with LEDs Green LED Amber LED ActivityTable A-2. QLA24xx/QLE24xx/QEM2462 Adapter LED Scheme Table A-3. QEM2462 Power and Attention Switch LED SchemeYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Table A-5. QLE8042 Converged Network Adapter LED Scheme Dynamic Extended LoggingTable A-4. QLE25xx Adapter LED Scheme Green LED LinkTroubleshooting with Driver Logs # cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/5Troubleshooting Troubleshooting with Driver Logs Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Qla%d Loop Down aborting ISPScsi%d Cannot get topology retrying Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Table A-7. Proc Output Debugging Using Proc InformationOutput Field Description Table A-8. Frequently Seen Issues Collecting System Logs for TroubleshootingFrequently Seen Issues Issue Troubleshooting TipGlossary Device CacheConverged Network Adapter DriverFast!UTIL Local area network Message signaled interruptsLPort Loop initialization processNLPort NPortNPort ID virtualization Node loop portPort Port loginPoint-to-point Port instanceTarget World wide port namePage Index Glossary-2 Glossary-3Glossary-1 Glossary-4L2 cache Glossary-2 Nvram Glossary-6FC0054607-00 a Index-5