Sun Microsystems 3900 Troubleshooting the A3 or B3 FC Link, 8 A3 or B3 FC Link Host-Side Event

Troubleshooting the A3 or B3 FC Link

The A3 or B3 link is the FC link from the virtualization engine to the backend switch. The A3 or B3 FC link exists in a Sun StorEdge 6900 Series only. An error with the FC link can cause a path to go offline.

FIGURE 5-8, FIGURE 5-9, and FIGURE 5-10are examples of A3 or B3 link notification events.

Site	:	FSDE LAB Broomfield CO
Source	:	diag.xxxxx.xxx.com
Severity :		Normal
Category :		Message	Key: message:diag.xxxxx.xxx.com
EventType:		LogEvent.driver.MPXIO_offline
EventTime:		01/08/2002 18:25:18

Found 2 ’driver.MPXIO_offline’ warning(s) in logfile: /var/adm/messages on diag.xxxxx.xxx.com (id=80fee746):

Jan 8 18:24:24 WWN:2b000060220041f9 diag.xxxxx.xxx.com mpxio: [ID 779286 kern.info] /scsi_vhci/ssd@g29000060220041f96257354230303053 (ssd19) multipath status: degraded, path /pci@6,4000/SUNW,qlc@3/fp@0,0 (fp1) to target address:

2b000060220041f9,1 is offline
Jan 8 18:24:24 WWN:2b000060220041f9	diag.xxxxx.xxx.com mpxio: [ID 779286

kern.info] /scsi_vhci/ssd@g29000060220041f96257354230303052 (ssd18) multipath status: degraded, path /pci@6,4000/SUNW,qlc@3/fp@0,0 (fp1) to target address: 2b000060220041f9,0 is offline

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Site	:	FSDE LAB Broomfield CO
Source	:	diag.xxxxx.xxx.com
Severity :		Normal
Category :		Message	Key: message:diag.xxxxx.xxx.com
EventType:		LogEvent.driver.Fabric_Warning

EventTime: 01/08/2002 18:25:18

Found 1 ’driver.Fabric_Warning’ warning(s) in logfile: /var/adm/messages on diag.xxxxx.xxx.com (id=80fee746):

Info:

Fabric warning

Jan 8 18:24:04 WWN:2b000060220041f9 diag.xxxxx.xxx.com fp: [ID 517869

kern.warning] WARNING: fp(1): N_x Port with D_ID=104000, PWWN=2b000060220041f9 disappeared from fabric

FIGURE 5-8A3 or B3 FC Link Host-Side Event

54 Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series 2.0 Troubleshooting Guide • March 2003

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