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1. Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk For instructions on creating an FC remote boot disk refer to the VMware SAN Configuration documentation Managing Devices through the CIM Interface VMware on the Visor based ESXi platforms uses the CIM interface as the only standard management mechanism for device management Using the OneCommand Manager CLI The OneCommand Manager application uses the standard CIM interfaces to manage the adapters in the ESX COS and Visor environments The OneCommand Manager Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual application supports the CIM based device and adapter management in addition to the existing adapter management functionality around its proprietary management stack along with the standard HBAAPI interface Refer to the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual for more information Note The management of adapters in the VMware ESX ESXi hosts through the CIM interface is enabled only for the OneCommand Manager applications running on the Windows environment Using the OCM for VMware vCenter Application The OCM for VMware vCenter plug in software uses the standard CIM interfaces to manage the adapters and supports CIM based device and adapter management The OCM for VMware vCenter plug in software also supports existing adapter management functionality based on its proprietary management stack and the standard HBAAPI interface To manage LightPulse and OneConnect ad
2. Severity Displayed Message Description Warning Invalid MTU requested MTU must Invalid MTU size in MTU be between 64 and 9000 bytes configuration IOCTL The MTU will not be changed Warning Invalid vlan priority labeled A request to set a VLAN priority tag Must be 0 7 was made with an invalid value Warning Failed to allocate memory for The memory allocation for a pass pass through command through command failed The driver will continue to function The configuration utility that issued the pass through IOCTL will fail Warning Pass through command failed The pass through firmware command opcode lt DDD gt status 0x lt XXX gt with the indicated opcode failed The driver should continue to function The configuration utility that issued the pass through IOCTL will fail Warning Command to modify EQ delay The firmware command to change failed NIC Adapter Firmware Error the EQ delay failed The driver will continue to function Adaptive interrupt coalescing does not function correctly The following POST message appears if you have loaded firmware on the OneConnect adapter that the controller does not support POST Error controller Firmware halted This firmware does not support this Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 130 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver F
3. is 4 Troubleshooting 84 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1413 Failed to initialize iocb list DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to initialize the IOCB list DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1414 Failed to set up driver resource DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to set up driver resource DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1415 Failed to create scsi host DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to create SCSI host DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1416 Failed to allocate sysfs attr DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to sysfs attribute DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1418 Invalid HBA PCl device group lt dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1419 Invalid HBA PCl device group lt dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1420 Invalid HBA PCl device group lt dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1421 Failed to set up hba DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to set up the adapter DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 85 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1422 HBA Unrecoverable error uerr_lo_reg lt ue lo gt uerr_hi_reg lt ue hi gt o
4. the driver uses INTX 2 use MSI X max VMware guidance is to use MSI X but MSI is available lpfc_fcp_wq_count 4 ESX ESXI 1 31 No Configures the number of 4 0 and 4 1 fast path work queues 8 ESXi 5 0 used by the host and port lpfc_fcp_eq_count 4 ESX ESXI 1 7 No Configures the number of 4 0 and 4 1 fast path event queues 8 ESXi 5 0 used by the host and port lpfc_sg_seg_count 64 64 256 No Configures the maximum number of scatter gather elements the driver accepts in a single SCSI command lpfc_enable_npiv 1 on 0 off 1 Enables NPIV functionality pfc_fcf_failover_policy 1 1 2 Sets the FCF Failover Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual policy 1 Sets the policy to fast failover 2 Sets the policy to highest FCF priority P007637 01B Rev A 23 gt G EMULEX 2 Configuration FC and FCoE Driver Configuration 24 Table 2 1 FC FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters Continued Default Minimum Maximum Variable Value Value Value Dynamic Description Comments lpfc_use_mq ESXi 5 0 1 on 0 off 1 Enables or disables systems only Multiqueue ipfc_enable_rrq 0 off 0 1 on Enables Resource Recovery Qualifier RRQ functionality ipfc_pci_max_read 0 auto 0 4096 The maximum DMA read driver byte count Allowed determines values are 0 512 1024 behavior 2048 and 4096 ipfc_iocb_cnt 1 1 5 No Number of IOCBs allocated for ELS CT ABTS in 1024 increments
5. 1 elscmd 2 remote_id 3 ulpcommand 4 ulploTag ACTION If the ELS command is not going through the adapter reboot the system If this issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 39 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0133 PLOGI no memory for reg_login DESCRIPTION Memory allocation error DATA 1 nlp_DID 2 nlp_state 3 nlp_flag 4 nlp_rpi ACTION Memory allocation error Check system resources Unload unused modules elx_mes0134 PLOGI cannot issue reg_login DESCRIPTION The ELS PLOGI mailbox command has failed DATA 1 nlp_DID 2 nlp_state 3 nlp_flag 4 nlp_rpi ACTION Check the port and switch configuration elx_mes0135 cannot format reg_login DESCRIPTION Could not allocate an RPI or DMA buffer for the mailbox command DATA 1 nlp_DID 2 nlp_state 3 nlp_flag 4 nlp_rpi ACTION None required elx_mes0136 PLOGI completes to N_Port lt DID gt completion DESCRIPTION A PLOGI has completed for which there is no NDLP DATA 1 ulpStatus 2 ulpWord 4 ACTION None required elx_mes0137 No retry ELS command lt ELS_CMD gt to remote DESCRIPTION DATA 1 ulpStatus 2 ulpWord 4 ACTION None required elx_mes0138 ELS rsp Cannot issue reg_login for lt DID gt DESCRIPTION REG_LOGIN mailbox command failed DATA 1 nlp_DID 2 nlp_state 3 nlp_fla
6. add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to create the event queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2501 CQ_CREATE mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to create the completion queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2502 MQ_CREATE mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to create the mailbox queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2503 WQ_CREATE mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to create the work queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2504 RQ_CREATE mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to create the receive queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 98 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2505 EQ_DESTROY mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to de
7. elx_mes2522 Synchronous READ_FCF_RECORD mailbox failed with status lt value gt add_status lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver failed to read the active FCF Record on an FCoE link FCF may not be available DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2523 Allocated DMA memory size lt alloc_len gt is less than the requested DMA memory size lt req_len gt DESCRIPTION The ADD_FCF_RECORD mailbox command failed to retrieve the length required from the firmware DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2524 Failed to get the non embedded SGE virtual address DESCRIPTION The READ_FCF_RECORD mailbox command could not retrieve the Scatter Gather Entry SGE that was requested DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2527 Failed to allocate non embedded SGE array DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate the non embedded SGE array DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2528 Mailbox command lt vpi gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION The mailbox command could not be issued because the mailbox interrupt is disabled DATA 1 mbxCommand 2 sli_flag 3 flag ACTION None required elx_mes2529 Mailbox command lt vpi gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION DATA 1 mbxCommand 2 sli_flag 3 flag ACTION None required elx_mes2530 Mailbox command lt vpi gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION The SLI layer in the driver is inactive DATA 1 mb mbxComma
8. lt absolute path _to_bundle gt lt driver_name gt offline bundle zip where lt driver_name gt represents the FC FCoE NIC or iSCSI driver For example to update the FC FCoE driver the command is esxcli software vib install d lt absolute_path_to_bundle gt Emulex FCoE FC lpfc820 offline bundle zip 2 Reboot the VMware ESXi 5 0 Server to activate the drivers Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 19 gt EMULEX FC and FCoE Driver Configuration 2 Configuration FC and FCoE Driver Configuration You can configure driver parameters using native ESX tools the Emulex OneCommand Manager CLI application for use in non lockdown mode only or the OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter application for use in both lockdown and non lockdown modes This document describes how to configure parameters using native ESX ESXi tools For a more comprehensive description of ESX ESXi tools refer to VMware s public website If you have further questions contact a VMware technical support representative See the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual for information about the OneCommand Manager application See the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter User Manual for information about the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter software plugin for ESXi systems only Note For VMware ESX 4 0 and 4 1 COS systems the firewall on the ESX COS server
9. the default value for that field When specified the value of each parameter should be enclosed in double quotes All options are case sensitive Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A
10. 1 Locate the parameter lpfc_lun_queue_depth in Table 2 1 on page 22 2 Set the permanent value Type esxcfg module s lpfc_lun_queue_depth 20 lpfc820 3 Reboot the server Type reboot The new setting is used when the driver reloads To verify the setting type esxcfg module g lpfc820 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 21 SXG EMULEX FC and FCoE Driver Configuration Example of Permanent Per Adapter Configuration The following example sets lun_queue_depth to 20 default is 30 for adapter 1 1 Set the adapter specific value Type esxcfg module s lpfcl_lun_queue_depth 20 lpfc820 2 Reboot the server Type reboot The new setting is used when the driver reloads To verify the setting type esxcfg module g lpfc820 The following example sets lun_queue_depth to 20 default is 30 for adapter 1 and lun_queue_depth to 10 default is 30 for adapter 2 1 Set the adapter specific value Type esxcfg module s lpfcl_lun_queue_depth 20 lpfc2_lun_queue_depth 10 lpfc820 Note Type the command all on one line without a carriage return 2 Reboot the server Type reboot The new settings are used when the driver reloads To verify the settings type esxcfg module g lpfc820 Dynamically Adding LUNs and Targets For instructions on dynamically adding LUNs and targets refer to the Using Rescan section of the VMware SAN Configuration document
11. 50 Asynchronous driver Ethernet Driver for ESXi 5 0 4 1 334 0 Asynchronous driver Ethernet Driver for ESX ESXi 4 1 4 1 334 0 Asynchronous driver Ethernet Driver for ESX ESXi 4 0 4 1 334 0 Asynchronous driver iSCSI Driver for ESXi 5 0 4 1 334 3 Asynchronous driver iSCSI Driver for ESX ESXi 4 1 4 1 334 301 Asynchronous driver Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 3 gt lt EMULEX Table of Contents 4 Table of Contents Supported Driver VEFSIONS ic sacccvcsssievedeavsacevessacaveasavdvedansierseaseseseecesvenearesees 3 LISUGE Tables cinscswccsuncwcdianiecduessavanessaverdawashadaveadanasdvhadutinestadsvestanasaunnee 7 Ts INSCANTALION i cicxinvaciacancdeceaewbesaeavs nessa wiydevuntedesessanantoraieewbuashadaweddaiaasdaunans 8 Driver InformatioM aida cesicciwecsesaivecceilnciwenteseccseaseinetiwakaniaceivensniestieereceedcins 8 Compatibilty ia cscs eeadalvasanssiandsigncaeedewedicedauteaciavinariubacsiudiscewematowwetanadsase 8 KNOWN ISSUES ieee sieves cveeeveseetees sivas banned eE EEE EEEE TERENIE EEEIEE EEE E 8 Installing the FC FCoE Driver sssesesecseecceeccsececcceccoeccoescoeccoecooecoeecoeccoecosecoeee 8 Installing the FC FCoE Driver and Management Software ccceeeesceeeeeneeees 8 Uninstalling the FC FCoE Driver sessssssessesscsssesosssccosseccsssesocosecsoseseeoeo 9 Installing the NIC Drive
12. A mailbox command was posted to the adapter and did not complete within 30 seconds DATA 1 hba_state 2 sli_flag 8 mbox_active ACTION This error could indicate a software driver or firmware issue If no I O is going through the adapter reboot the system If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0311 Mailbox command lt value gt cannot issue Data lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver detected an HBA error and can t issue the mailbox DATA 1 sli flags 2 hba flags ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 49 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0312 Ring lt ringno gt handler portRspPut lt rspPutlnx gt is bigger then rsp ring lt numRiocb gt DESCRIPTION The IOCB command rings put pointer is ahead of the get pointer DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0315 Ring lt ringno gt issue portCmdGet lt local_getidx gt is bigger then cmd ring lt max_cmd_idx gt DESCRIPTION The port cmd ring get index is greater than the size of cmd ring DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a software driver firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0317 iotag lt ulp_loTag gt is out of range max iotag lt max_iotag gt wdO lt wd0 gt DESCRIPTION
13. EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2884 Vport array allocation failed DESCRIPTION Driver could not create a buffer list of VPorts DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2885 Port Status Event port status reg lt value gt port smphr reg lt value gt error 1 lt value gt error 2 lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2886 HBA Error Attention on unsupported if type lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2887 Reset Needed Attempting Port Recovery DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2888 Port Error Detected during POST port status reg lt value gt port_smphr reg lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2889 Port Overtemperature event taking port DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2890 Port Error Detected during Port Reset port status reg lt value gt error 1 lt value gt error 2 lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 118 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2891 Init VFI mailbox failed lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2892 Failed to allocate init_vfi mailbox DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION No
14. Err lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The driver could not register the Virtual Fabric Index for the FCFI DATA None ACTION Check the switch and port configurations Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 47 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0290 The SLI4 DCBX asynchronous event is not handled yet DESCRIPTION The SLI 4 DCBX asynchronous event is not handled yet DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0291 Allocated DMA memory size lt alloc_len gt is less than the requested DMA memorysize lt req_len gt DESCRIPTION The asynchronous DCBX events are not handled in the driver DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0293 PM resume failed to start workerthread error lt error gt DESCRIPTION The PCI resume hotplug could not start the worker thread for the driver DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0294 PM resume Failed to enable interrupt DESCRIPTION The PCI resume hotplug could not get an interrupt vector DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0297 invalid device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION While unloading the driver the driver detect a PCI device that it should not have claimed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0299 Invalid SLI revision lt sli_rev gt DESCRIPTION While processing a host attention or unrecoverable error the driver detected an invalid SLI revi
15. Expecting lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 76 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1043 Authentication LS RJT DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1045 Issue AUTH_NEG failed Status lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1048 Issue AUTH_REJECT failed DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1049 Authentication is enabled but authentication service is nor running DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1050 Authentication mode is disabled but is required by the fabric DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1053 Start Authentication Security service offline DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1055 Authentication parameter is disabled but is required by the fabric DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 77 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1056 Authentication mode is disabled but is required by the fabric DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1057 Authentication transaction reject reason lt value gt exp lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Miscellaneous and FCoE
16. NDLP structure DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0252 Cannot issue NameServer login DESCRIPTION Could not issue an ELS PLOGI to the nameserver DID DATA None ACTION Check the port connection and switch configuration elx_mes0253 Register VPI Can t send mbox DESCRIPTION Could not issue the REG_LOGIN command for this VPort DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0254 Register VPI no memory goto mbox_err_exit DESCRIPTION Could not allocate memory for the REG_LOGIN mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0255 Issue FDISC no IOCB DESCRIPTION All of the pre allocated IOCBs are in use DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0256 Issue FDISC Cannot send IOCB DESCRIPTION Unable to send the fabric IOCB DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 44 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0257 GID_FT Query error lt ulpStatus gt lt fc_ns_retry gt DESCRIPTION The GID_FT CT request for the nameserver has failed DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0258 Register Fabric login error lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION The REG_LOGIN for the fabric has failed DATA None ACTION Check the port and switch configuration elx_mes0259 No NPIVFabric support DESCRIPTION The switch to which the port is connected does not support NPIV DATA None ACT
17. Tagging mode For example using vconfig in the Linux guest operating system Up to 63 VLANs can be used with each universal multichannel UMC virtual channel Note You cannot run Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP when UMC is enabled Configuring Network Heap Size in ESX ESXi Server The amount of memory allocated by default for a network heap depends on the amount of memory configured in the system The ESX ESXi Server network stack allocates a minimum of 64 MB to the network heap to handle network data Additional memory is allocated to the network heap if the system is configured with more memory If the network load requires more than 64 MB of memory the NIC driver cannot allocate it When this happens the driver logs messages in the file proc vmware log indicating that the alloc_skb call failed This impacts network performance considerably To read the current size of the network heap run esxcfg advcfg j netPktHeapMaxSize netPktHeapMaxSize 0 If the default value of 64 MB is in effect this command shows the PktHeapMaxSize as 0 If any other value is in effect the command returns that value You can allocate more memory for the network heap using the esxcfg advcfg command For example to set the heap size to 128 MB run the command esxcfg advcfg k 128 netPktHeapMaxSize esxcfg advcfg j netPktHeapMaxSize netPktHeapMaxSize 128 The new value takes effect after a reboot Note Although E
18. The IoTag in the completed IOCB is out of range DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a software driver firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0319 READ_SPARAM mbxStatus error lt mbxStatus gt hba state lt hba_state gt DESCRIPTION The driver issued a READ_SPARAM mbox command to the adapter that failed DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0320 CLEAR_LA mbxStatus error lt mbxStatus gt hba state lt hba_state gt DESCRIPTION The driver issued a CLEAR_LA mbox command to the adapter that failed DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0323 Unknown Mailbox command lt mbxCommand gt Cmpl DESCRIPTION A unknown mailbox command completed DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a software driver firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 50 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0324 Config port initialization error mbxCmd lt mbxCommand gt READ_NVPARM mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION A read nvparams mailbox command failed during port configuration DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a software driver firmware
19. Tuning The OneConnect UCNA is an x8 Generation 2 Gen2 PCI Express PCle device To obtain the best two port throughput from the OneConnect UCNA it should be installed in an x8 or x16 Gen2 PCle slot Using vmxnet Emulation Using vmxnet3 or vmxnet2 as the emulation driver in guest operating systems is crucial for optimal network performance To configure vmxnet3 as the emulation driver in guest operating systems you must install VMware Tools in the guest operating systems For information on installing VMware Tools in a guest operating system refer to the appropriate VMware ESX ESXi Server documentation After VMware Tools are installed when you add a network adapter for a guest operating system select vmxnet3 or vmxnet2 as the adapter type Enabling TSO The OneConnect UCNA supports TSO TCP Segmentation Offload which is necessary to achieve optimal transmit throughput performance with low CPU utilization with the OneConnect UCNA TSO is enabled by default in ESX ESX 4 x and ESXi 5 0 servers To view the current TSO configuration in the vSphere client 1 Select the Configuration tab 2 Under Software click Advanced Settings Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 2 Configuration gt EMULEX NIC Driver Configuration of 3 Under Net Features view the current value of Net UseHwTSO o If the value is 1 TSO is enabled o If the value is 0 TSO is disabled Enabling Jumbo Frames En
20. Using Default Value 1 WARNING ddm value d out of range Valid Range is 0 1 Using Default Value 0 Note d represents a signed integer outside of the valid range The driver will return a number in the Warning message Any other messages will be returned in the following form be2iscsi FUNCTION _NAME LINE MESSAGE For example be2iscsi 1088 kmalloc failed You will be requested to find the function FUNCTION_NAME at line LINE in the source Description of Mandatory and Optional Parameters The following table describes the parameters used in the data string for option 43 Table 4 8 Data String Parameters for Option 43 Parameter Description Field Type lt TargetIP gt Replace it with a valid IPv4 address in dotted decimal Mandatory notation lt TargetTCPPort gt Replace it with a decimal number ranging from 1 to 65535 Optional inclusive The default TCP port 3260 is assumed if not specified lt LUN gt It is hexadecimal representation of Logical Unit number of Optional the boot device If not provided LUN 0 is assumed to be the boot LUN It is an eight byte number which should be specified as a hexadecimal number consisting of 16 digits with an appropriate number of 0 s padded to the left if required lt TargetName gt Replace it with a valid iSCSI target iqn name of up to 223 Mandatory characters Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A
21. allocate IOCBs needed to post loopback receive buffers DATA 1 2 3 ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1951 ENOMEM MBUF resource not available DESCRIPTION Driver failed to get memory buffer needed for loopback test DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1952 ENOMEM DMA resource not available DESCRIPTION Driver failed to get DMA buffers needed for loopback test DATA 1 2 3 ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1957 EPERM Illegal BDE count lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver received too many receive buffers for loopback operation DATA 1 receive buffer count ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2000 Failed to allocate mbox for READ_FCF cmd DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate mailbox for READ_FCF command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2001 Unable to allocate memory for issuing SLI_CONFIG_SPECIAL mailbox command DESCRIPTION Unable to allocate memory for issuing the SLI CONFIG_SPECIAL mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2002 Error Could not grow rpi count DESCRIPTION An error occurred because the RPI count could not be increased DATA None Emulex Drivers for VM
22. any sessions that existed previously will be reestablished and the devices will be available for 1 0 The be2iscsi driver received a Task Management Function that is not supported and rejected this request The error log entry immediately following this entry will indicate the TMF function code that was rejected The operating system version is not supported The be2iscsi driver received a Task Management Function Abort request for an I O request that is not present with the driver This message may indicate a slow connection to the target Check network connectivity to the target for any errors The be2iscsi driver encountered a mismatched version of the firmware running on the board This error may be followed by more error codes 0x31840001 or 0x31880001 indicating that the be2iscsi driver failed to load This failure indicates that the driver version that is running on the system does not match the version of the firmware flashed on the board Fix this by installing the desired version The be2iscsi driver detected a failure in the hardware during initialization This error may be followed by more error codes 0x31840001 or 0x31880001 indicating that the be2iscsi driver failed to load This failure indicates that the hardware has not been initialized or is malfunctioning This may also indicate that the firmware is not running correctly Both Port 0 and Port 1 links were down for a period exceeding the Li
23. can be viewed and searched with a text editor such as vim The vmkernel log file is automatically rotated as it gets larger and the rotated log files are named vmkernel x where x is an integer To search the log file for error messages at the command prompt type cd var log less vmkernel For example you might see the following message Sep 9 19 48 04 esx server vmkernel WARNING Found a OneConnect card in Gen 1 x8 PCI e slot Should be in Gen 2 x8 slot for best performance ESX ESXi Server NIC Event Log Entries The following is a list of ESX ESXi Server network event log error messages It includes the severity of the error the message displayed and the message description When reporting a problem with the OneConnect UCNA to Emulex check the message log proc vmware log and report any of these entries that may be present Note In the following table lt D gt lt DD gt or lt DDD gt in the Message Displayed column refers to decimal values that appear in the error messages Table 4 4 ESX Server NIC Event Log Entries Severity Displayed Message Description Error OneConnect POST failed Power ON Self Test of the OneConnect UCNA failed This indicates either a hardware or a firmware problem Try rebooting the system after a reset Error OneConnect initialization Either the initialization of the failed OneConnect UCNA or the allocation of some resource for initializing the driver failed In most ca
24. condition There was an Unrecoverable Error detected by the be2iscsi driver Following this error log entry the next 3 entries will indicate the error codes This may be due to hardware errors or due to unhandled exceptions in the hardware or firmware The be2iscsi driver failed an IOCTL request since the number of scatter gather elements required for the IOCTL buffer exceeded the OneConnect adapter s firmware limit Following this error log entry the next entry will indicate the IOCTL opcode and the payload length requested This error may indicate an incorrect configuration option for the iSCSI driver It may also indicate a low memory condition The be2iscsi driver detected an error during offloading the iSCSI connection The operation will be retried again Following this error log entry the next entry will indicate the session handle and the OneConnect firmware error code This may indicate a target is in error or may point to transient network connectivity issues It may also indicate a firmware error The be2iscsi driver did not receive an iSCSI command window update up to 25 seconds during I O operations Following this error log entry the next entry will indicate the session handle where this error occurred The be2iscsi driver will trigger a session recovery on the session and continue Check for any errors reported at the target The iSCSI initiator is only supported with certified targets Chec
25. devices and NPIV are not supported on the same port at the same time If you are running a loop topology and you create a VPort the VPort s link state is offline VMware ESX supports only fabric mode Note You can create VPorts only on 4 8 16 Gb s LightPulse adapters and OneConnect adapters You cannot create VPorts on 1 Gb s or 2 Gb s adapters Note The OneCommand Manager application sees all VPorts created by the driver but the application has read only access to them Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 2 Configuration gt EMULEX NIC Driver Configuration NIC Driver Configuration Configuring NIC Driver Options The following table lists the user configurable NIC driver options It includes a description of the parameter and its default value Table 2 2 User configurable NIC Driver Options Parameter Default Value Description heap_initial 32 MB The size of the memory heap in bytes that should be initially allocated for the driver heap_max 38 MB The maximum possible size to which the driver heap is allowed to grow The following command line shows how to load the driver with the initial heap size set to 40 MB vmkload_mod be2net heap _initial 41943040 To configure the NIC driver to load with this value as the initial heap size after each reboot run the following command and reboot the system esxcfg module s heap _initial 41943040 be2net Performance
26. elx_mes0500 Failed allocate slow path mailbox CQ DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate slow path mailbox CQ DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0501 Failed allocate slow path ELS CQ DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate slow path ELS CQ DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0503 Failed allocate fast path FCP DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate fast path FCP DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0504 Failed allocate slow path ELS WQ DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate slow path ELS WQ DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0505 Failed allocate slow path MQ DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate slow path MQ DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0506 Failed allocate receive HRQ DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate receive HRQ DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 67 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0507 Failed allocate receive DRQ DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate receive DRQ DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0520 Slow path EQ not allocated DESCRIPTION The slow path EQ is not allocated
27. failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to post the SGL pages to the firmware has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2513 POST_SGL_BLOCK mailbox command failed status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to post the SGL pages to the firmware has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2514 POST_RPI_HDR mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to post the RPUI header pages to the firmware has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2515 ADD_FCF_RECORD mailbox failed with status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command to add the FCF record has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2519 Unable to allocate memory for issuing NOP mailbox command DESCRIPTION Memory allocation for this mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2521 READ_FCF_RECORD mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx DESCRIPTION The READ _FCF_ RECORD mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 100 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver
28. mbox allocation failed HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The allocation for the UNREG_FCFI mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2552 UNREG_FCFI issue mbox failed rc lt rc gt HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The unregister FCFI mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2553 Ipfc_unregister_unused_fcf failed to read FCF record HBA state DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2554 Could not allocate memory for fcf record DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2555 UNREG_VFI mbxStatus error lt u mb mbxStatus gt HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The unregister VFI mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2556 UNREG_VFI mbox allocation failed HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION Could not allocate memory for UNREG_VFI mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2557 UNREG_VFI issue mbox failed rc lt rc gt HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION Could not issue the UNREG_VFI mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 104 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2558 ADD_FCF_RECORD mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt DESCRIPTION The ADD_FCF_RECORD mailbox command has failed DATA None
29. must be opened to manage systems remotely using TCP IP To enable TCP port 23333 run the following commands esxcfg firewall openPort 23333 tcp in onecommand esxcfg firewall openPort 23333 tcp out onecommand To verify that the correct port is open run the following command esxcfg firewall q The TCP port number can be changed The default is 23333 Refer to the VMware Server Configuration Guide for more details on how to configure the ESX COS firewall FC FCoE Driver Parameters Configuration Methods There are four ways to configure the driver parameters e Permanent global e Permanent per adapter global per adapter The OneCommand Manager application supports all four ways to configure driver parameters This is the preferred method of setting configuration parameters Refer to the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual for more information e Temporary e Temporary The native ESX ESXi tools only support permanent configuration methods for the driver parameters The following section provides further information on permanent configuration methods Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 20 gt EMULEX FC and FCoE Driver Configuration Permanent FC FCoE Configuration Methods Using Native ESX ESXi Tools Permanent configuration requires that the new values be saved in the ESX ESXi environment These changes are considered permanent because they
30. of the particular LPFC HW port e 0 identifies Emulex HBAO e 1305 identifies the LOG message number Note If the word Data is present ina LOG message any information to the right of Data is intended for Emulex technical support engineering use only Note Unless otherwise noted in the ACTION attribute report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex requests that when reporting occurrences of these error messages you provide a tarball of all vmkernel files in var log ELS Events 0100 0199 elx_mes0100 FLOGI failure Status lt status gt lt extended_status gt TMO lt timeout gt DESCRIPTION An ELS FLOGI command that was sent to the fabric failed DATA 1 ulpStatus 2 ulpWord 4 3 ulpTimeout ACTION This error could indicate a fabric configuration error or internal driver issue If this issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0111 Dropping received ELS cmd DESCRIPTION The driver decided to drop an ELS Response ring entry DATA 1 ulpStatus 2 ulpWord 4 3 ulpTimeout ACTION This error could indicate a software driver or firmware issue If this issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0113 A FLOGI ELS command lt elsCmd gt was received from DID lt did gt in Loop Mode DESCRIPTION While in Loop Mode an unknown or unsupported ELS command was received DATA None ACTION Check device DID elx_mes0115 Unknown ELS command l
31. or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0330 IOCB wake NOT set DESCRIPTION The completion handler associated with the IOCB was never called DATA 1 timeout 2 timeleft jiffies ACTION This error could indicate a software driver firmware or hardware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0332 IOCB wait issue failed Data lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver issued IO failed to complete in polling mode DATA 1 error value ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0334 Unknown IOCB command DESCRIPTION Received an unknown IOCB command completion DATA 1 type 2 ulpCommand 3 ulpStatus 4 ulploTag 5 ulpContext ACTION This error could indicate a software driver or firmware issue If these issues persist report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0335 Unknown IOCB command DESCRIPTION Received an unknown IOCB command completion DATA 1 ulpCommand 2 ulpStatus 3 ulploTag 4 ulpContext ACTION This error could indicate a software driver or firmware issue If these issues persist report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0338 IOCB wait timeout error no wake response Data lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver issued IO did not get a wake signal in polling mode DATA 1 wait time 2 wake value ACTION Software dri
32. or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Emulex may make improvements and changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without any notice Emulex assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result Periodic changes are made to information contained herein although these changes will be incorporated into new editions of this documentation Emulex disclaims any undertaking to give notice of such changes US patent notice is given for one or more of the following 6226680 6247060 6334153 6389479 6393487 6427171 6427173 6434620 6591302 6658480 6697868 6751665 6757746 6941386 6965941 6687758 7042898 7133940 7124205 7089326 6938092 6996070 Emulex 3333 Susan Street Costa Mesa CA 92626 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt EMULEX Supported Driver Versions Supported Driver Versions The following table lists the Emulex supported Fibre Channel FC Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Ethernet and internet Small Computer System Interface iSCSI drivers that are documented in this manual Driver Version Comment FC FCoE Driver for ESXi 5 0 8 2 2 126 50 Asynchronous driver FC FCoE Driver for ESX ESXi 4 1 8 2 1 126 50 Asynchronous driver FC FCoE Driver for ESX ESXi 4 0 8 2 0 126
33. rc gt DESCRIPTION Mailbox command failed DATA None ACTION Ensure the adapter s firmware is current Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0494 Unable to allocate memory for issuing SLI_LFUNCTION_RESET mailbox command DESCRIPTION Mailbox memory pool allocation error DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0495 SLI_LFUNCTION_RESET mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION Mailbox command failed DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0496 Failed allocate slow path EQ DESCRIPTION The event queue for the slow path was not allocated DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0497 Failed allocate fast path EQ DESCRIPTION The event queue for the fast path was not allocated DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 66 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0498 Adapter failed to init mbxCmd lt cmd gt INIT_LINK mbxStatus lt status gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0499 Failed allocate fast path FCP CQ lt fcp_cqidx gt DESCRIPTION The completion queue event for the fast path could not be allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support
34. reports an FCF record index goes beyond the driver s internal resource dimension for the bmask DATA None ACTION Inform Emulex about this elx_mes2763 Failed to allocate mempool for read FCF record mbox command DESCRIPTION The driver failed to allocate memory from the mempool for issuing an FCF read mailbox command during the round robin FCF failover DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2765 Mailbox command READ_FCF_RECORD failed to retrieve a FCF record DESCRIPTION Driver failed to find an FCF record when the FCF table scan completed DATA ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2772 Failed to issue FCF rediscovery mailbox command due to dead FCF DESCRIPTION The driver wanted to send an FCF rediscovery mailbox command to start fast FCF failover due to a dead FCF asynchronous event but failed to send the mailbox command due to state of the adapter DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2774 Failed to issue FCF rediscovery mailbox command due to CVL DESCRIPTION The driver wanted to send an FCF rediscovery mailbox command to start fast FCF failover due to a Clear Virtual Link asynchronous event but failed to send the mailbox command due to state of the adapter DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 113 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the
35. required elx_mes0415 Cannot create debugfs slow_ring trace DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0416 Cannot create debugfs slow_ring buffer DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0417 Cant create debugfs DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0418 Cannot create debugfs disc trace buffer DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0419 Cannot create debugfs discovery trace DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 60 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0423 Vport Attribute Instance Error Defaulting Ipfc_ attr to lt value gt error value lt value gt allowed range is min max DESCRIPTION A VPort attribute was set out of range The driver reset the parameter to its default DATA None ACTION Set the module parameter between the minimum and maximum values elx_mes0424 Vport Attribute Count Exceeded Max lt value gt Actual lt value gt DESCRIPTION The total number of VPort attributes set exceeded the max allowed DATA None ACTION Reduce the number set attributes below max elx_mes0425 lpfc_ attr attribute cannot be set to lt value gt allowed range is min max DESCRIPTION Driver attribute lpfc_ attr was defined with an out of range value DATA None ACTION Set the parameter between the minimum and m
36. sh s 2 Run this command to get the exit code echo Uninstall Exit Codes The OneConnect Server Software Installer uses the following exit codes in VMware ESX Server Note that all values are in decimal 0 RPM not found 10 Success All software was un installed correctly with no errors A system reboot is required 17 The Installer was executed by a system user that is not a superuser 20 Invalid command syntax Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESXi 5 0 Systems Only This section provides installation information for the Emulex OneConnect UCNA Before using this product you need a working knowledge of iSCSI TOE and network storage devices Installing the iSCSI Driver and Management Software The Emulex driver is available inbox with the initial release of ESXi 5 0 Refer to the operating system guide for installation instructions Note Before installing the OCM for VMware vCenter software plug in you must install the iSCSI driver from the VMware software website Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 7 1 Installation 16 DG EMULEX Installing All Drivers ESX ESXi 4 0 and 4 1 Systems Only Note Before installing the driver and management software verify that the firmware version is correct If it is proceed with the installation If it is not you must update the firmware and OCM for VMware vCenter software plug in and reboot your system before proceeding with the installa
37. stay in effect across system reboots See FC FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters on page 21 for parameter names and values Parameter values are in both hexadecimal and decimal Note For ESXi 5 0 systems the following steps must be executed from the Troubleshooting Administrative Shell environment because ESXi 5 0 does not provide a COS environment If your configuration does not provide access to this shell refer to VMware s vSphere or VMware s vCenter server manual for enabling driver logging Alternatively refer to Emulex s CIM provider documentation for driver logging To make changes that impact all adapters in the system global changes follow these steps 1 From the COS terminal window type esxcfg module s param value param2 value lt driver_ name gt The lt driver_name gt is obtained from the vmkload_mod l call Look for the Ipfc prefix 2 Reboot the server Type reboot Note VMware does not officially support unloading the driver via vmkload_mod u If you must unload the driver contact VMware technical support Note NPIV port creation and deletion are performed by the VMware vSphere client or Virtual Center service Refer to the VMware documentation for more information Example of Permanent Global Configuration The following example sets lun_queue_depth the maximum number of commands that can be sent to a single LUN to 20 default is 30 for all Emulex adapters in your system
38. than the requested DMA memory size lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt EMULEX 4 Troubleshooting 126 Troubleshooting the NIC Driver Troubleshooting the NIC Driver The following section includes NIC troubleshooting information Be sure to check the readme txt file located on CD1 for other troubleshooting issues The following table provides troubleshooting information for the NIC driver Table 4 3 Troubleshooting the NIC Driver Issue 1 When there is a great deal of network traffic in some VMs a few VMs appear to have lost network connectivity 2 Several alloc_skb failed messages appear in the log file proc vmware log Resolution This could be due to low configured value for netPktHeapMaxSize Try increasing it to a higher value To read the current value run esxcfg advcfg j netPktHeapMaxSize A value of 0 indicates default 64 MB To increase the size to for example 128 MB run esxcfg advcfg k 128 netPktHeapMaxSize netPktHeapMaxSize can also be configured through VI Client using Configuration gt Advanced Settings gt VMKernel After configuring the size reboot the system Unable to ping from one VM to another VM The NIC driver creates two vmnic interfaces one for each port If these interfaces are configured as uplinks in two separate vSwitches the VMs in each o
39. 0 Dynamically Adding LUNs and Targets cccceeeeccc eens eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeenaees 21 FC FCoE Driver Configuration ParameterS ccsccccccescccceeeesccccessscceeeetaees 21 Creating an FC Remote Boot DISK sssessessessosssscesesscsssesosesecccsssesoseseeese 24 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface sssssesssssssssossssesosssseesesesessse 24 Using the OneCommand Manager CLl ssssssssssessesssessessssssssssesssssssssssssssseeseene 24 Using the OCM for VMware vCenter Application eeseessessessessssesssssssessssssssessesse 24 Installing the Emulex CIM Provider sssssesssesssssessesssesssssossssesssssesssseesssse 25 Working with VPorts Virtual Ports ssssessssssssseesesesesssssosssscsssseessessoesese 25 Creating Deleting and Displaying VPorts sssssessssssssesesssssssessossssssesesesesssse 25 NIC Driver Configuration s secsececeecceeceseceecceccoscoeseoeccoscosecooscoeecoecesecoseeoe 26 Configuring NIC Driver Options ssssssssessssesesssesossesesesssesssssoesesceosseseess 26 Perf rmance TURING wastes oxtaxnchra reine r i E E T E T teen dtes 26 Using vmxnet EmUlatiOM ssisics siewsiciss sis axe viciceneeva seme ediaaineedbcvendin medion eieaa aeS 26 Enabling TSO iaicccaecccceadionde s az esau atsiininmaauae edu sanontenivs eameeaeedasemmonenekuudeeneaeedes 26 Enabling Jumbo FRAMES asics veces wesesvvedenvocid ve ce evew sd vvedeuvededwhe cule bowed v etaebeoee
40. 07637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 114 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2817 Failed to get a valid queue ID failing MQ IO request DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2822 IOCB failed lt value gt iotag lt value gt xri lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver is attempting to drain an internal queue and failed The failure reason and some state variables are written to the console DATA None ACTION None required This should be a transient condition If not contact Emulex technical support elx_mes2823 txq empty and txq_cnt is lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver has detected a discrepancy between the elements queued to the txq and the counter tracking the number or items DATA None ACTION None required There is nothing for the driver to do except correct the counter the txq is empty elx_mes2824 Cannot re enable interrupt after slot reset DESCRIPTION The driver failed to re enable interrupts following a PCI slot reset command DATA None ACTION A system reboot may be required to fully recover Contact Emulex technical support if issues persist elx_mes2825 Unknown PCI error state lt value gt state DESCRIPTION The driver writes this message to the console when the PCI subsystem has detected an error on an Emulex port and called the driver The driver reacts by resetting the port DATA None ACTION None required The driver resets the device in a
41. 4 Troubleshooting 134 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Table 4 8 Data String Parameters for Option 43 Continued Parameter Description Field Type lt InitiatorName gt Replace it with a valid iSCSI iqn name of up to 223 Optional characters If not provided the default Initiator name generated by the UCNA based on the board s MAC address will be used lt HeaderDigest gt Replace it with either E or D Optional e E denotes header digest is enabled e D denotes that it is disabled lt DataDigest gt Replace it with either E or D Optional e E denotes data digest is enabled and e D denotes that it is disabled If not provided it is assumed that Data Digest is disabled by default lt AuthenticationType gt If applicable replace it with D E or M Optional e D denotes authentication is disabled e E denotes that one way CHAP is enabled the username and secret to be used for oneway CHAP must be specified by non DHCP means e M denotes that MutualCHAP is enabled user name and passwords required for mutual CHAP authentication must be specified by non DHCP means If not specified this field defaults to authentication disabled Examples The following is an example of Default Initiator name and Data Digest Settings iscsi 192 168 0 2 3261 000000000000000E
42. 6 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes2581 Not enough WQs lt sli4_hba max_cfg_param max_wq gt from the pci function for supporting FCP WQs lt cfg_fcp_wq_count gt DESCRIPTION The driver was not configured with the minimum number of fast path work queues DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2597 Mailbox command lt vpi gt lt mbxCommand gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION Synchronous mailbox command failed after blocking asynchronous mailbox commands DATA 1 sli4_mbx_opcode 2 sli_flag 3 flag ACTION None required elx_mes2598 Adapter Link is disabled DESCRIPTION The adapter link is disabled DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2599 Adapter failed to issue DOWN_LINK mbox command rc lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The adapter failed to issue a DOWN_LINK mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2600 Ipfc_sli_read_serdes_param failed to allocate mailbox memory DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate mailbox memory DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2605 Ipfc_dump_static_vport memory allocation failed DESCRIPTION Memory allocation failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2606 No NPIV Fabric support DESCRIPTION No NPIV Fabric support DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 107 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_me
43. 637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 82 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes1309 Link Down Event lt value gt received Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION The port generated a link down event to the host DATA 1 fc_eventTag 2 port_state 3 VPort fc_flag ACTION None required elx_mes1310 Link Up Event npiv not supported in loop topology DESCRIPTION Loop topologies are not supported when NPIV is enabled DATA None ACTION Put link into Fabric mode Port Setup Events 1400 1499 elx_mes1400 Failed to initialize sgl list DESCRIPTION Failed to initialize SGL list during initialization DATA None ACTION Reboot the server If the issue persist contact Emulex technical support elx_mes1401 Failed to enable pci device DESCRIPTION Failed to enable PCI device during initialization DATA None ACTION Reboot the server If the issue persist contact Emulex technical support elx_mes1402 Failed to set up pci memory space DESCRIPTION PCI initialization failed DATA None ACTION Reboot the server If the issue persist contact Emulex technical support elx_mes1403 Failed to set up driver resource DESCRIPTION Driver resource initialization failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1404 Failed to set up driver resource DESCRIPTION Driver resource initialization failed DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers
44. ACTION None required elx_mes2560 Failed to allocate mbox cmd memory DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate mailbox command memory DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2561 Allocated DMA memory size lt alloclen gt is less than the requested DMA memory size lt reqlen gt DESCRIPTION Could not get the memory required for the number of XRIs that are attempting to be posted DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2562 No room left for SCSI XRI allocation max_xri lt sli4_hba max_cfg_param max_xri gt els_xri lt els_xri_cnt gt DESCRIPTION The number of allocated XRIs has reached the max_xri value DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2563 Failed to allocate memory for SCSI XRI management array of size lt sli4_hba scsi_xri_max gt DESCRIPTION Initialization could not allocate memory to hold the XRIs DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2564 POST_SGL_BLOCK mailbox command failed status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The list of XRI SGEs failed to be registered with the firmware DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2566 Failed to allocate connection table entry DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate connection table entry DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 105 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2567 Config region 23 has bad
45. C mode is enabled in the adapter BIOS and the UCNA is in NIC only mode the driver creates eight interfaces four for each physical port The interfaces are labeled vmnicO through vmnic7 assuming there are no other network interfaces in your configuration Note When vNIC mode is enabled in the adapter BIOS and the UCNA is in FCoE or iSCSI mode the driver creates only six NIC interfaces The other two interfaces are reserved for FCoE and iSCSI All vNICs are fully functional and support the same capabilities as a standard NIC The vNICs can also be linked to a virtual switch in the same way esxcfg nics l list recognized nics esxcfg vswitch 1 list available vswitches esxcfg vswitch a vSwitchoO create vSwitcho Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 1 Installation 11 gt G EMULEX Installing the NIC Driver esxcfg vswitch A VMNet0 vSwitch0 create virtual machine network VMNetO and add it to vSwitcho esxcfg vswitch L vmnicO vSwitcho link vmnicO to vSwitcho The only difference being that in vNIC mode each of the four vNICs tied to a physical port shares the port s 1OGbE bandwidth Configuring VLANs Virtual local area network VLAN filtering is supported in the hardware To configure VLANs create the vSwitch with the required VLAN ID and use this interface as an adapter to this vSwitch A native VLAN can also be configured in the guest operating system in VGT Virtual Guest
46. CTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0538 Slow path MQ not allocated DESCRIPTION The slow path MQ is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0539 Failed setup of slow path MQ rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION The slow path MQ is allocated but failed initial setup DATA 1 status ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0540 Receive Queue not allocated DESCRIPTION The Receive Queue is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0541 Failed setup of Receive Queue rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION The Receive Queue is allocated but failed setup DATA 1 status ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0542 lpfc_create_static_vport failed to allocate mailbox memory DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate mailbox memory for VPort creation DATA None ACTION Static VPorts does not load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0543 Ipfc_create_static_vport failed to allocate vport_info DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate VPort_info DATA None ACTION Static VPorts does not load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0545 lpfc_create_static_vport bad information header lt value gt lt value gt le32_to_cpu vport_info gt signature le32_to_cpu vport_info gt rev a
47. DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0521 Failed setup of slow path EQ rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION The slow path EQ setup failed with status rc DATA 1 status code ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0522 Fast path EQ lt fcp_eqidx gt not allocated DESCRIPTION The fast path EQ is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0523 Failed setup of fast path EQ lt fcp_eqidx gt rc lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The fast path EQ setup failed DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0526 Fast path FCP CQ lt fcp_cqidx gt not allocated DESCRIPTION The fast path FCP is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0527 Failed setup of fast path FCP CQ lt fcp_cqidx gt rc lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The fast path FCP CQ setup failed DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 68 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0528 Mailbox CQ not allocated DESCRIPTION The mailbox CQ is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0529 Failed setup of slow path mailbox CQ rc lt val
48. DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0352 Config MSI mailbox command failed mbxCmd lt u mb mbxCommand gt mbxStatus lt u mb mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to the firmware to configure the adapter to use MSI X has failed DATA None ACTION Ensure the hardware platform supports MSI X Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 53 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0359 Not a valid slow path completion event majorcode lt value gt minorcode lt value gt bf_get lpfc_eqe_major_code eqe bf_get lpfc_eqe_minor_code eqe DESCRIPTION SLI 4 The EQE is not valid DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0360 Unsupported EQ count lt entry_count gt DESCRIPTION Cannot create an event queue of this size DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0361 Unsupported CQ count lt entry_count gt DESCRIPTION Cannot create a completion queue of this size DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0362 Unsupported MQ count lt entry_count gt DESCRIPTION Cannot create MQ count of this size DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0364 Invalid param DESCRIPTION SLI 4 The post SGL function was passed an invalid XRI DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0365 Slow path CQ identifier lt cqid gt does not exist DESCRIPTION The Completion Queue ID passed in the Event Queue entry does not reference a valid c
49. DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2013 Could not manually add FCF record 0 status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION Could not add FCF record to the FCF list DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2014 Invalid command lt iocb ulpCommand gt DESCRIPTION The IOCB command is invalid DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2015 Invalid CT command lt iocb ulpCommand gt DESCRIPTION Invalid Command Type in the IOCB is not supported DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2017 REG_FCFI mbxStatus error lt mbx status gt HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The REG_FCFI mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2018 REG_VFI mbxStatus error lt mbx status gt HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The REG_VFI mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2022 INIT VPI Mailbox failed status lt status gt mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION The INIT VPI mailbox command has failed DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 97 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2401 Failed to allocate memory for ELS XRI management array of size lt els_xri_cnt gt DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to allocate memory for the ELS XRI management array DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2500 EQ_CREATE mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt
50. Events 1200 1299 elx_mes1201 Failed to allocate dfc_host DESCRIPTION Driver failed to allocate a DFC host and bind it to the management stack DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1209 C_CT Request error Data lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION IOCTL CT response error driver is failing the IOCTL request DATA 1 response buffer flag 2 Data Size ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1210 Invalid cmd size lt cmd value gt lt cmdsz value gt lt rspsz value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1211 genreq alloc failed lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 78 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1213 FCoE cmd overflow lt off value gt lt cnt value gt gt lt cmdsz value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1214 Can not issue FCoE cmd SLI not active lt off value gt rc EACCESS DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1215 Can not issue FCoE cmd not ready or not in maint mode lt off value gt lt rc value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1216 FCoE IOCB failed lt off value gt lt rc value gt DESCRIPT
51. FC FCoE Driver New Events elx_mes2796 Mailbox memory allocation failed DESCRIPTION The driver failed to get memory resources to release an RPI DATA None ACTION None The driver s heap is exhausted A server reboot is required to fix the exhaustion Contact Emulex technical support if the issue persists elx_mes2798 Unreg_vpi failed vpi lt value gt mb status lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver attempted to unregister a virtual port index and failed The failure status is printed DATA None ACTION This condition is not catastrophic but is unexpected If issues persist contact Emulex technical support elx_mes2813 Mgmt IO is Blocked lt value gt mbox cmd lt value gt still active DESCRIPTION The HBA s management interface is marked as blocked in preparation for an online or offline state transition All user space access to the HBA via libdfc interface will be blocked DATA None ACTION None Notification of a run state change only elx_mes2814 MultiQueue not supported on this server platform Data lt values gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2815 MultiQueue supported with lt value gt queues and MSI X vectors DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2816 Failed to register WQ gt MSIX vectors status lt value gt disabling MQ and using INTX DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P0
52. ION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1021 ERROR attempted to queue security work when no workqueue created DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1028 Start Authentication No buffers DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1029 Reauthentication Failure DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1031 Start Authentication Get config failed DESCRIPTION DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 75 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes1032 Start Authentication get config timed out DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1034 Not Expecting Challenge Rejecting Challenge DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1035 Transport ID does not math Rejecting Challenge DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1036 Authentication transaction reject re auth request reason lt value gt exp lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1037 Authentication transaction reject restarting authentication reason lt value gt exp lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1039 Not Expecting Reply rejecting State lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1040 Bad Reply trans_id rejecting Trans_id lt value gt
53. ION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1223 menlo_write couldn t alloc genreq lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1230 Could not find buffer for FCoE cmd lt off value gt lt indmp value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1231 bad bpl DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 79 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1235 Could not find buffer for FCoE cmd lt off value gt poff lt value gt cnt lt value gt mlastcnt lt value gt addl lt value gt addh lt value gt mdsz lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1238 FCoE IOCB failed lt off value gt lt rc value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1240 Unable to allocate command buffer memory DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1243 Menlo command error code lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1244 Unable to allocate response buffer memory DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1246 FCoE chip is running golden firmware Update FCoE chip firmware immediately DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1247 FCoE chip is running diagnostic firmware Operational use suspended DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None re
54. ION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0260 Register NameServer error lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION The REG_LOGIN mailbox command has failed for the nameserver DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0261 Cannot Register NameServer login DESCRIPTION Either a memory allocation issue or an invalid parameter was sent to the REG_LOGIN DATA None ACTION At least one message 0142 0121 0133 0134 0135 should precede this message elx_mes0262 No NPIV Fabric support DESCRIPTION The switch to which the port is connected does not support NPIV DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0263 Discovery Mailbox error state lt port_state gt lt sparam_mbox gt lt cfglink_mbox gt DESCRIPTION Either the driver could not allocate resources or it could not send sparam_mbox or cfglink_mbox DATA 1 address of sparam_mbox command 2 address of cfglink_mbox command ACTION Attempt to unload and reload the driver when it is convenient Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 45 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0264 No NPIV Fabric support DESCRIPTION The switch to which the port is connected does not support NPIV DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0266 Issue NameServer Req lt cmdcode gt err lt rc gt Data lt fc_flag gt lt fc_rscn_id_cnt gt DESCRIPTION The driver was no
55. J gt lt EMULEX Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESX1 User Manual P007637 01B Rev A Emulex Connects Servers Storage and People gt G EMULEX EMULEX CONFIDENTIAL Copyright 2011 2012 Emulex All rights reserved worldwide Unpublished work No part of this document may be reproduced by any means or translated to any electronic medium without a the prior written consent of Emulex and b the preservation of this notice on all copies and partial copies Copying access use or distribution requires an applicable written agreement approved by Emulex Information furnished by Emulex is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Emulex for its use or for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent copyright trade secret or related rights of Emulex Emulex the Emulex logo AutoPilot Installer AutoPilot Manager BlockGuard Connectivity Continuum Convergenomics Emulex Connect Emulex Secure EZPilot FibreSpy HBAnyware InSpeed LightPulse MultiPulse OneCommand OneConnect One Network One Company SBOD SLI and VEngine are trademarks of Emulex All other brand or product names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Emulex provides this documentation as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed
56. OGO to lt DID gt was failed either by the driver firmware or target The lt status gt and lt extended status gt indicates why the LOGO failed DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes2757 Protocol failure detected during processing of FCP I O op tgt lt tgt ID gt lun lt LUN gt cmnd lt CMD gt rspInfo3 lt rspInfo3 gt DESCRIPTION The FCP response from a target indicated that the response length is valid but rspInfo3 indicates that there is no Failure This is a FCP specification violation by the target DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes2758 Failed to allocate mempool for read FCF record mbox command DESCRIPTION The driver failed to allocate memory from the mempool for issuing FCF read mailbox command during the round robin FCF bmask update DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2759 Failed to allocate memory for round robin FCF failover bmask DESCRIPTION The driver failed to allocate memory for the round robin FCF failover bmask DATA None ACTION Make sure system has enough kernel memory might need to reload the driver after memory issue resolved Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 112 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2762 HBA reported FCF index go beyond driver bmask dimension DESCRIPTION Adapter
57. SX Server 4 1 supports up to 256 iSCSI targets it can only display up to 139 targets For information on displaying more that 139 targets see Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 7 1 Installation 12 DG EMULEX Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESX ESXi 4 1 Systems Only Only on page 130 Obtaining Information on the Installed NIC Driver To get information on the installed NIC driver on ESX ESXi 4 0 and 4 1 systems enter esxupdate query vib view grep be2net This is a sample output root blade10 esxupdate query vib view grep be2net cross vmware esx drivers net be2net_400 2 102 225 12 1 0 4 164009 installed 2010 04 05T11 28 38 540372 07 00 cross vmware esx drivers net be2net_400 2 102 200 10 1 0 4 164009 retired 2010 03 18T13 59 02 520994 07 00 To get information on the installed NIC driver on ESXi 5 0 systems enter esxcli software vib list grep be2net This is a sample output esxcli software vib list grep be2net net be2net 4 0 227 1 10EM 369055 Emulex CommunitySupported 2011 05 31 Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESX ESXi 4 1 Systems Only This section provides installation information for the Emulex OneConnect UCNA in ESX ESXi 4 1 systems Before using this product you need a working knowledge of iSCSI TOE and network storage devices To install the driver for ESX Server you must use the ESX insta
58. TION Reset the adapter Ensure that the adapter s firmware is current elx_mes0436 Adapter failed to init timeout status reg lt status gt DESCRIPTION The adapter failed during power up diagnostics after it was reset DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0437 Adapter failed to init chipset status reg lt status gt DESCRIPTION The adapter failed during power up diagnostics after it was reset DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0438 Adapter failed to init chipset status reg lt status gt DESCRIPTION The adapter failed during power up diagnostics after it was reset DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0439 Adapter failed to init mbxCmd lt mbxCommand gt READ_REV mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Adapter initialization failed when issuing a READ_REV mailbox command DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 62 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0440 Ad
59. Tables Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 2 3 Table 2 4 Table 2 5 Table 4 1 Table 4 2 Table 4 3 Table 4 4 Table 4 5 Table 4 6 Table 4 7 Table 4 8 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual FC FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters ccccsescceeeescccceessceeeeseees 22 User configurable NIC Driver Options ssssssssessesesessserossseesesseessssees 26 User configurable iSCSI Driver Options ssssssssssesssssessssseesssesesssseee 28 Interrupt Moderation Policy SettingS ccecescccecesccceeeescccceesssseeees 30 LDTO and ETO Default Values on ESX Server c ccccceeesccceceesscceeeesaees 31 General Driver Situations ssssssesssssssssessesssesssreessssesesssesseseeessee 35 Message Log Table cnscccusscesntessevucheicevadecdsdusvavsesenneneudestiaciadeanven ses 36 Troubleshooting the NIC Driver ccccsscccceeeesccceeesssceeeeesccceeessees 126 ESX Server NIC Event Log Entries ccc ccccc cece eee e enn enneeeeeeeeeeteeeenes 127 Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver sssssssssessssesesseesosssocsesesessessesssse 130 iSCSI Error Log Code ENntrieS seescrererrececssiniresssrereeresnerdrnire ees ieroekesse 130 Additional iSCSI Driver Messages ssssssessssssssssesssseesseseeesseesesssse 133 Data String Parameters for Option 43 ssssssssssssessssesssssesosssecseseeee 133 P007637 01B Rev A List of Tables 7 1 Installation gt lt EMULEX Driver Informat
60. Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2726 READ_FCF_RECORD Indicates empty FCF table DESCRIPTION The driver requested the firmware provide a list of FCF entries to connect to and the firmware responded that the FCF table is empty DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2729 Unable to dma_map_single request_buffer lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver unable to map SCSI command scatter gather buffer DATA 1 dma mapping error ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2731 Cannot find fabric controller node DESCRIPTION Driver not able to find Fabric controller node in its data base DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2732 Failed to issue INIT_VPI mailbox command DESCRIPTION The driver wanted to send a INIT_VPI mailbox command to initialize a VPort but failed to send the mailbox command due to state of the adapter DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2745 Failed to allocate mbox for requesting FCF rediscover DESCRIPTION Driver is trying to rediscover FCF table but failed to allocate memory needed DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2746 Failed FCF rediscover mailbox command failure DESCRIPTION The adapter returned failure on FCF re
61. VPort Retry the command elx_mes1832 No pending MBOX command to handle DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required ELS Events 1833 2800 elx_mes1835 Vport discovery quiesce failed state lt port_state gt fc_flags lt fc_flag gt wait msecs lt jiffies_to_msecs jiffies start_time gt DESCRIPTION Could not pause discovery on this VPort DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1836 Could not issue unreg_login all_rpis status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The unreg_login cannot be issued DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1837 vport_delete failed Cannot delete static vport DESCRIPTION Static VPorts cannot be deleted DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1838 Failed to INIT_VPI on vpi lt vpi gt status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION Failed to INIT_VPI DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 92 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1839 Create VPORT failed vname allocation failed DESCRIPTION Driver failed to allocate buffer for Virtual Machine name DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1840 Delete VPORT can not proceed at this time due to SCSI layer busy DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1920 Exec format error Dropping Link state event DESCRIPTION No dfchba instance availabl
62. abling jumbo frames reduces CPU utilization and is a recommended practice To use jumbo frames you must increase the MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size in the vSwitch and also in the guest operating system The OneConnect UCNA supports MTU sizes between 64 bytes and 9000 bytes For optimal performance set the MTU size to the maximum value supported by your network environment The desired MTU size must be configured in the vSwitch as well as the guest operating systems Jumbo frames are not enabled by default in ESX ESXi servers To configure the MTU size of a vSwitch using the vSphere client 1 Select the Configuration tab Under Software click Advanced Settings Under Networking select Edit Switch Properties Select Edit vSwitch Properties and click the General tab Under Advanced Properties on the General tab set the MTU value to 9000 ae YN Setting the MTU Size for a Linux Guest Operating System To set the MTU size in each Linux guest operating system to 9000 run the following command ifconfig eth lt N gt mtu 9000 where lt N gt is the number of the Ethernet interface on which you are working Setting the MTU Size for a Windows Guest Operating System To set the MTU size in each Windows guest operating system 1 Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel gt System Select the Hardware tab and open Device Manager Expand the Network Adapters heading Right click the appropriate NIC and select Properties S
63. ailed DATA None ACTION None required The TMF command gets retried elx_mes0731 Invalid sense info lt value gt FCP command lt value gt failed on lt value gt lt value gt SNS lt value gt lt value gt Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 72 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0748 Abort handler timed out waiting for abort to complete ret lt status gt ID lt target id gt LUN lt lun id gt snum lt serial number gt DESCRIPTION The abort handler timed out waiting for abort to complete DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0798 Device Reset rport failure rdata lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver failed a device reset no rdata buffer DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Node Table Events 0900 0999 elx_mes0915 Register VPI failed lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Could not register the VPI DATA None ACTION None required Security Events 1000 1099 elx_mes1000 Authentication is enabled but authentication service is not running DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1005 AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE Nport lt port gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1006 Bad Name tag in auth m
64. alue of 20 seconds internally You will not see any modification to the registry LDTO and ETO values are configurable during insmod time The ETO value specified during insmod is the default ETO value that is applied to all targets The following command line shows how to configure the driver with LDTO value as 25 seconds vmkload_mod be2iscsi ldto 25 To configure ESX Server to load the iSCSI driver with this value after each reboot run the following commands and reboot the system esxcfg module s ldto 25 be2iscsi usr sbin esxcfg boot r reboot Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 2 Configuration 32 DG EMULEX iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Multipath I O Support This section describes the installation and login processes for multipath I O support Configuring and Enabling Support for ESX MPIO on Non boot Targets To configure and enable support for ESX MPIO on non boot targets 1 2 Connect your configuration for multipath Log into your targets with all paths using vSphere Client or iSCSISelect For more information about using vSphere Client see Logging into Targets Using vSphere Client on page 32 For information about using iSCSISelect see the Boot Manual for Emulex OneConnect Adapters or the Boot Manual for Emulex LightPulse Adapters Configuring and Enabling Support for ESX MPIO on BootTargets To configure and enable supp
65. and higher values of I O operations per second IOPs But the higher interrupt rate could also result in system stalls and freezes especially during higher values of queue depth and smaller sized I O requests On a configuration that involves a large number of iSCSI targets more than 32 or 64 and higher values of queue depth the default setting may prove to be too aggressive and the Interrupt Moderation setting may need to be changed to Conservative or Very Conservative Though this will increase latency of an I O request the lower interrupt rate may allow the system to be functional under a high load iSCSI Error Handling The goal of iSCSI error handling is to be tolerant of link level and or target level failures up to configured timeout values so that I O errors are not seen by the application or operating system The error handling is triggered under the following conditions e Loss of immediate link to the initiator for example cable disconnect port failure Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 31 DG EMULEX iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only The OneConnect firmware detects and notifies the driver of a loss of the link When this happens the driver will queue the I O requests internally up to a configured timeout period so that the operating system does not see I O errors This timeout is known as Link Down Timeout LDTO e Loss of connecti
66. apter failed to init READ_REV has missing revision information DESCRIPTION A firmware revision initialization error was detected DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue Update the firmware If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0442 Adapter failed to init mbxCmd lt mbxCommand gt CONFIG_PORT mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Adapter initialization failed when issuing a CONFIG_PORT mailbox command DATA 1 hbainit ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0443 Adapter failed to set maximum DMA length mbxStatus lt u mb mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Cannot set the maximum DMA length to reflect cfg_pci_max_read DATA None ACTION Set module parameter Ipfc_pci_max_read to 512 1024 2048 or 4096 elx_mes0445 Firmware initialization failed DESCRIPTION The driver was unable to initialize the hardware DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0446 Adapter failed to init mbxCmd lt mbxCommand gt CFG_RING mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt ring lt num gt DESCRIPTION Adapter initialization failed when issuing a CFG_RING mailbox command DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists
67. apters P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 25 gt EMULEX FC and FCoE Driver Configuration including updating the firmware on an ESXi 5 0 host using OCM for VMware vCenter you must install the out of box Emulex CIM Provider on the host For more information on installing the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter software plugin and enabling the CIM Provider see the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter User Manual Installing the Emulex CIM Provider Refer to the CIM Provider Installation Guide for instructions on installing the Emulex CIM provider Working with VPorts Virtual Ports Creating Deleting and Displaying VPorts The Emulex driver for VMware supports NPIV by default The only management API for creating and deleting a VPort and creating an NPIV enabled virtual machine comes from ESX ESXi VPorts in the driver discover the fabric just like physical ports do and are subject to the same SAN delays As the number of VPorts increases the amount of time it takes to complete remote port discovery increases This is because the VPorts are created sequentially and each VPort executes discovery synchronously If your NPIV enabled virtual machines power on automatically powering on could take longer than usual This is normal for NPIV virtual machines Note Ensure you are using the latest recommended firmware for VPort functionality Check the Emulex website for the latest firmware Note Loop
68. ation FC FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters All adapter specific parameters have an lpfcX_ prefix where X is the driver instance number For example setting lpfcO_lun_queue_depth 20 makes 20 the default maximum number of commands that can be sent to a single logical unit disk for Ipfc instance 0 Dynamic parameters do not require a system reboot for changes to take effect Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 2 Configuration FC and FCoE Driver Configuration S EMULEX 22 Table 2 1 FC FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters Default Minimum Maximum Variable Value Value Value Dynamic Description Comments lpfc_hba_queue_depth 8192 32 8192 No The maximum number of FCP commands that can queue to an Emulex adapter The value cannot exceed what the adapter supports lpfc_ack0 0 Off 0 1 On No Uses ACKO for class 2 ipfc_discovery_threads 32 1 64 No Specifies the maximum number of Port Login PLOGI commands that can be outstanding for a discovery pfc_fcp_class 3 2 3 No FC class for FCP data transmission ipfc_fdmi_on 0 0 2 Yes False 0 if disabled 1 or 2 if enabled depending on the type of support needed pfc_link_speed 0 O auto select No Sets link speed 1 1 Gb s Note Not supported for 2 2 Gb s FCoE 4 4 Gb s 8 8 Gb s 16 16 Gb s pfc_log_verbose 0x0 0x0 Ox7fffffff Yes Extra activity logging bit mask ipfc_lun_queue_depth 30 1 128 Yes De
69. ature gt taking this port offline DESCRIPTION The driver has received an error for the adapter indicating that the maximum allowable temperature has been exceeded DATA 1 work_hs 2 work_status 0 3 work_status 1 ACTION Ensure that the server fans are not blocked Shut down the server if the airflow is restricted elx_mes0408 Cannot create debugfs root DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0409 Cant create debugfs nodelist DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0410 Cannot find virtual addr for mapped buf on ring lt ringno gt DESCRIPTION The driver cannot find the specified buffer in its mapping table Thus it cannot find the virtual address needed to access the data DATA 1 phys 2 next 3 prev 4 postbufg_cnt ACTION This error could indicate a software driver or firmware issue If the issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0411 Cannot create debugfs hbqinfo DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 59 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0412 Cannot create debugfs hba DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0413 Cannot create debugfs dumpHBASlim DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0414 Cannot create debugfs dumpHostSlim DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None
70. aximum value elx_mes0426 Ipfc_enable_auth attribute cannot be set to lt value gt allowed range is lt min gt lt max gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0427 Cannot re enable interrupt after slot reset DESCRIPTION The driver was not able to enable the interrupt after an adapter reset DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0430 PM resume Failed to enable interrupt DESCRIPTION The driver s power management resume function could not enable the interrupt DATA None ACTION Perform another PM suspend and resume or adapter reset elx_mes0431 Failed to enable interrupt DESCRIPTION The driver failed to start the interrupt DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 61 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0433 Wakeup on signal rc lt rc gt DESCRIPTION A signal other than the LPFC_DATA_READY was received on the worker thread DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0434 PM resume failed to start worker thread error lt error gt DESCRIPTION The driver s power management resume function could not start the worker thread DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0435 Adapter failed to get Option ROM version status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The driver could not read the adapter s option ROM DATA None AC
71. cal support elx_mes1934 ENOMEM DMA coherent resource unavailable DESCRIPTION Driver failed to allocate a DMA buffer for an IOCTL request DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1935 Loopback test did receive any data DESCRIPTION Driver ran loopback test but did not receive a response DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1936 ENOMEM Kernel resource unavailable DESCRIPTION Driver failed to allocate DMA buffer during loopback test DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1944 ENOMEM kernel memory resource unavailable DESCRIPTION Driver failed to allocate kernel buffer for timed out I O request DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1949 ENOEXEC NULL parameter passed to function DESCRIPTION Driver tried to post receive buffer but no receive buffers available DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 94 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1950 ENOMEM IOCB resource not available DESCRIPTION Driver could not
72. chnical support elx_mes0456 Adapter failed to issue ASYNCEVT_ENABLE mbox status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command to enable an asynchronous event notification failed DATA None ACTION Ensure the adapter firmware is current Reload the driver elx_mes0457 Adapter Hardware Error DESCRIPTION The driver received an interrupt indicating a possible hardware issue Data 1 status 2 status1 3 status2 ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 64 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0462 Too many cmd rsp ring entries in SLI2 SLIM Data lt values gt home pely svn_linux_lpfc_upstream branches vmware 8 2 1 ucna kernel l pfc lpfc_sli c DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0472 Unknown PCI error state lt value gt DESCRIPTION The PCI bus has detected an error DATA 1 state value ACTION Driver resets the adapter and attempts recovery If the issue persists contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0474 Unable to allocate memory for issuing MBOX_CONFIG_MSI command DESCRIPTION Mailbox memory pool allocation error DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0475 Not configured for supporting MSI X cfg_use_msi lt cfg_use_msi gt DESCRIPTION The Ipfc_use_msi module parameter s
73. ck of 100 log message numbers Most groups require a single block of 100 message numbers however some groups INIT FCP require two blocks Table 3 the Message Log table shows the groups and defines the associated number ranges Table 4 2 Message Log Table LOG Message Verbose Mask Definition Verbose Bit Verbose Description LOG_ELS 0x1 ELS events LOG_DISCOVERY 0x2 Link discovery events LOG_MBOX 0x4 Mailbox events LOG_INIT 0x8 Initialization events LOG_LINK_EVENT 0x10 Link events LOG_FCP 0x40 FCP traffic history LOG_NODE 0x80 Node table events LOG_TEMP 0x100 Temperature sensor events LOG_MISC 0x400 Miscellaneous and FCoE events LOG_SLI 0x800 SLI events LOG_FCP_ERROR 0x1000 Selective FCP events LOG_LIBDFC 0x2000 IOCTL events LOG_VPORT 0x4000 NPIV events LOG_EVENT 0x10000 IOCTL event LOG_DAEMON 0x20000 IOCTL Daemon events LOG_FIP 0x40000 FIP event LOG_PROC 0x80000 Procfs events LOG_FCP_UNDERRUN 0x100000 FCP underruns LOG_ALL_MSG Ox7fffffff Log all messages Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 37 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver Message Log Example The following is an example of a LOG message Jul 2 04 23 34 daffy kernel lpfc 0000 03 06 0 0 1305 Link Down Event x2f 2 received Data x2f2 x20 x110 In the above LOG message e Ipfc 0000 03 06 0 identifies the identifies the PCI location
74. current FCF record but the record instance numbers do not match DATA None ACTION None required The driver is in its FCF discovery phase and is trying to recover a match to its in use FCF elx_mes2877 FCP XRI exchange busy wait time lt value gt seconds DESCRIPTION An FCP exchange cannot be released no port completion Driver is waiting DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2878 ELS XRI exchange busy wait time lt value gt seconds DESCRIPTION An ELS exchange cannot be released no port completion Driver is waiting DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2881 RRQ failure DID lt value gt Status lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver RRQ request failed driver write target DID and status values DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2882 RRQ completes to NPort lt value gt with no ndlp Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver completes a RRQ but there is no node association DATA 1 Status 2 Reason 3 loTag ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 117 gt
75. d wr ext_buf_cnt lt value gt out of range lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3061 Last IDX lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3069 Clearing FCP rules DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3070 lpc_clr_ndlps_pri fcp_priority sz lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3071 no memory for priority rules DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3084 Allocated DMA memory size lt value gt is less than the requested DMA memory size lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 123 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes3089 Failed to allocate queues DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3094 Start rport recovery on shost id lt value gt fc_id lt value gt vpi lt value gt rpi lt value gt state lt value gt flags lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3103 Adapter Link is disabled DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3104 Adapter failed to issue DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3105 Failed to allocate mailbox memory DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3112 lpfc_link_speed attribute cannot be set to lt value gt Spe
76. d on a board with an unsupported configuration 15 Insufficient disk space to install OneConnect software 17 The Installer was executed by a system user that is not a superuser 18 Operating system you are using is not supported by installer 20 Invalid command syntax Uninstalling the iSCSI Driver The uninstall file is copied to your system during the OneConnect Server Software installation process for the ESX Server After you have installed the server software you can find the uninstall sh file on your local system in the following location opt Emulex OneConnect uninstall sh Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 7 1 Installation 15 DG EMULEX Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Removing the iSCSI Driver from initrd When uninstalling OneConnect Server software from your system the iSCSI driver will remain in the initrd To completely remove the OneConnect software from your system you will need to manually remove the iSCSI driver from initrd To do this follow these steps 1 From the uninstall sh location uninstall the driver by typing sh uninstall sh 2 Update the initrd by typing the command esxcfg boot b 3 Reboot the system Invoking Silent Uninstall The OneConnect software installation utility also supports Silent Uninstall mode for ESX Server To invoke silent uninstall 1 Run the following command line to start Silent Uninstall sh Uninstall
77. discover mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 110 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2747 Failed to issue read FCF record mailbox command DESCRIPTION The driver wanted to send a read FCF record mailbox command to start fast FCF failover FCF scan but failed to send the mailbox command due to state of the adapter DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2748 Failed to prepare for unregistering HBA s FCF record rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver encountered an initialization error when preparing to rescan the FCF tables and needed to unregister an old FCF record DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2749 Failed to prepare for unregistering HBA s FCF record rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver encountered an initialization error when preparing to unregister an FCF and needed to prepare the command DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2751 Adapter failed to restart status reg lt status gt FW Data A8 lt O0xA8 gt AC lt OxAC gt DESCRIPTION The adapter has failed to restart DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes2752 KILL_BOARD command failed retval lt ret
78. e SS Select the Advanced tab and one of the following options depending on the VMware system o For VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 systems select jumbo e1000 emulation or set the MTU value vmxnet o For VMware ESX ESXi 4 0 and ESXi 5 0 systems set the MTU value Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt G EMULEX 2 Configuration iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only 28 iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Configuring iSCSI Driver Options The following table lists the user configurable iSCSI driver options It includes a description of the parameters default values and the limits within which they can be configured Note If the value given for a parameter is outside the supported range MIN and MAX values then the driver will log an error in the Event Log and continue to load by taking the default value of the parameter Table 2 3 User configurable iSCSI Driver Options Parameter LDTO Default Value 20 seconds Minimum Value 0 seconds Maximum Value 30 seconds Description Link Down Timeout in seconds This determines the amount of time the initiator driver will wait for the controller s physical link to become available before reporting that the LUNs are unavailable to the operating system ETO 30 30 seconds 0 seconds 30 seconds Extended Timeout in Seconds This determines the amount of ti
79. e an IOCB with which to associate this received frame DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2710 PCI channel disable preparing for reset DESCRIPTION Driver is resetting the PCI slot for this port starting preparations DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2711 PCI channel permanent disable for failure DESCRIPTION Driver has detected a fatal port error disabling PCI channel DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes2712 lpfc_aer support attribute value lt value gt out of range allowed values are 0 1 setting it to default value of 1 DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2718 Clear Virtual Link Received for VPI lt index gt tag lt event_tag gt DESCRIPTION A Clear virtual link was received from the Fabric for this VPI DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2719 Invalid response length tgt lt TGT_ID gt lun lt LUN gt cmnd lt CMD gt rsplen lt RSPLEN gt DESCRIPTION The response length for this FCP command is not supported DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2723 PCI channel I O abort preparing for recovery DESCRIPTION Driver is preparing port PCI channel for reset recovery after IO error DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 109 SXG EMULEX
80. e connection and FPort Nport configuration Contact Emulex technical support if issues persist elx_mes2856 Config Port Security Crypto Error lt value gt pmb gt u mb un varCfgPort sec_err DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2858 FLOGI failure Status lt value gt lt value gt TMO lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver issued a FLOGI but never received any completion with the timeout period The driver is marking the FLOGI as failed and stops discovery DATA None ACTION Check your Fabric to ensure it is operating correctly Contact Emulex technical support if issues persist elx_mes2860 SLI authentication is required for INIT_LINK but has not been done yet DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 116 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2862 FCF lt value gt matches property of in use FCF lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver has found an FCF record that matches the properties of the current FCF record except for the VLAN ID and Index The driver will attempt to use this FCF DATA None ACTION None required The driver is in its FCF discovery phase and is trying to recover a match to its in use FCF elx_mes2863 New FCF lt value gt matches property of in use FCF lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver has found a new FCF record that matches the properties of the
81. e continues to work There may be an impact on the performance Warning Command to delete MAC address filter failed The firmware command to delete a MAC address filter failed The device should continue to work Warning Unable to get Firmware Version The command to get the firmware revision number failed The version number is not shown The device will continue to work Warning Did not receive completions for all TX requests While the driver was unloading some outstanding transmit requests were found This is an indication that the hardware is not functioning properly Warning Failed to register char device Could not create the char device used for certain management functions The driver will continue to work You may not be able to use HBACMD to interact with the device Warning alloc_skb failed Try increasing netPktHeapMaxSize Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual Could not allocate the skb structure to send a frame received from the network to the operating system This is a transient failure that can be ignored If this message appears continually you may need to allocate more memory to the network heap For example to increase the heap size to 128MB run esxcfg advcfg k 128 netPktHeapMaxSize P007637 01B Rev A gt G EMULEX Table 4 4 ESX Server NIC Event Log Entries Continued 4 Troubleshooting 129 Troubleshooting the NIC Driver
82. e details elx_mes0222 Initial FLOGI FDISK timeout DESCRIPTION The driver sent the initial FLOGI or FDISK to the fabric and never got a response back DATA None ACTION Check Fabric configuration The driver recovers from this and continues with device discovery elx_mes0223 Timeout while waiting for NameServer login DESCRIPTION Our login request to the NameServer was not acknowledged within RATOV DATA None ACTION Check the fabric configuration The driver recovers from this and continues with device discovery elx_mes0224 NameServer Query timeout DESCRIPTION Node authentication timeout node Discovery timeout A NameServer Query to the Fabric or discovery of reported remote N_Ports is not acknowledged within R_A_TOV DATA 1 fc_ns_retry 2 fe_max_ns_retry ACTION Check Fabric configuration The driver recovers from this and continues with device discovery Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 42 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0227 Node Authentication timeout DESCRIPTION The driver has lost track of what N_Ports are being authenticated DATA None ACTION None required The driver should recover from this event elx_mes0228 CLEAR LA timeout DESCRIPTION The driver issued a CLEAR_LA that never completed DATA None ACTION None required The driver should recover from this event elx_mes0230 Unexpected timeout hba links
83. e errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1811 Create VPORT failed vpi x lt vpi gt DESCRIPTION The driver failed to create a port and had to eliminate all its resources DATA 1 vpi ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 89 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1812 vport_delete failed Cannot delete physical host DESCRIPTION An attempt to delete a port failed because it was to delete a physical port and not a virtual port Only VPorts on physical ports can be deleted on an NPIV system DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1813 Create VPORT failed Cannot get sparam DESCRIPTION The port could not be created because it could not be initialized possibly due to unavailable resources DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1814 Mbox lt u mb mbxCommand gt failed no vport DESCRIPTION The VPort field of this mailbox command was not completed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1815 Could not issue unreg_did default rpis DESCRIPTION Attempt to unregister RPI failed DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex
84. e for Link State event dropping DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1923 Exec format error Dropping rscn event DESCRIPTION No dfchba instance available for RSCN event dropping DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1926 Exec format error DESCRIPTION No dfchba instance available for IOCTL loopback test dropping DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1927 Exec format error Dropping temp event DESCRIPTION No dfchba instance available for Temperature event dropping DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1928 Exec format error Dropping dump event DESCRIPTION No dfchba instance available for Dump event dropping DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 93 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1929 Exec format error DESCRIPTION No dfchba instance available for IOCTL loopback XRI read dropping DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex techni
85. e working list of VPorts DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1802 HBQ lt index gt local_hbqGetldx lt index gt is gt than hbqp gt entry_count lt count gt DESCRIPTION An error occurred when processing queue related to an adapter in a particular slot DATA 1 hbqno 2 local_hbqGetlIdx 3 entry_count ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1803 Bad hbq tag Data lt tag gt lt count gt DESCRIPTION An error occurred when processing queue related tags for an adapter in a particular slot DATA 1 tag 2 buffer_count ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1804 Invalid asynchronous event code lt evt code gt DESCRIPTION The asynchronous event code that the firmware passed to the driver is invalid DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1805 Adapter failed to init Data lt command gt lt status gt lt queue num gt DESCRIPTION An error occurred when processing queue related tags for an adapter in a particular slot DATA 1 mbxCommand 2 mbxStatus 3 hbaqno Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 88 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists repor
86. eate VPORT failed Duplicate WWN on HBA DESCRIPTION The port could not be created because it would duplicate an existing WWNN adapter address The resources for the port had to be discarded DATA None ACTION Provide a WWN that is unique elx_mes1825 Vport Created DESCRIPTION This message is displayed to indicate that a port was created in the system It is displayed at this level to ensure it is always appears at all log levels DATA None ACTION No action informational elx_mes1826 Vport Disabled DESCRIPTION The port had to be disabled in the system DATA None ACTION No action informational elx_mes1827 Vport Enabled DESCRIPTION The port had to be enabled after possible recovery from some errors DATA None ACTION No action informational elx_mes1828 Vport Deleted DESCRIPTION A VPort was deleted DATA None ACTION No action informational Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 941 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1830 Signal aborted mbxCmd lt command gt DESCRIPTION A pending mailbox command was aborted because the thread received a signal DATA None ACTION The command is retried elx_mes1831 Create VPORT Interrupted DESCRIPTION The port creation process was unexpectedly interrupted at a critical time and the operation was unsuccessful DATA None ACTION The process was interrupted while creating a
87. ed This command should have been added to the mailbox queue DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0385 rc should have been MBX_BUSY DESCRIPTION The completion handler for REG_LOGIN detected the IMMED_UNREG flag and tried to issue the unreg_login command from an interrupt level The mailbox status should still be busy DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 56 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0387 Failed to allocate an iocbq DESCRIPTION Failed to get an IOCBQ from the list of available IOCBQs DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0388 Not a valid WCQE code lt hex cqe_code gt DESCRIPTION The event code is invalid This event is dropped DATA None ACTION Ensure that the adapter s firmware is current elx_mes0391 Error during rpi post operation DESCRIPTION The driver was trying to post pages to the firmware to be used to keep target login information and encountered a failure DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0393 Error lt rc gt during rpi post operation DESCRIPTION The driver was trying to post pages to the firmware to keep target login information and encountered a failure DATA None ACTION Unload and reload the driver elx_mes0394 Failed to allocate CQ_EVENT entry DESCRIPTION The asynchronous event handler was not able to allocate an event queue entr
88. ed is not supported in loop mode DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3113 Loop mode not supported at speed lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 124 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes3125 Not receiving unsolicited event DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3141 Loopback mode lt value gt not supported DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3142 Failed loopback test issue iocb lt value gt iocb_stat lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3143 Port Down Firmware Restarted DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3144 Port Down Debug Dump DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3145 Port Down Provisioning DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3147 Fast path EQs not allocated DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3148 Fast path FCP CQ array not allocated DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 125 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes3149 Fast path FCP WQ array not allocated DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes9000 Allocated DMA memory size lt value gt is less
89. ed to allow 512KB IO transfers You will need to modify the guest registry in order to achieve the maximum transfer rate set in the VMware kernel To do this use the registry editor to add or modify the following entry to change the maximum transfer size for the Windows guest HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Symmpi Paramet ers Device MaximumSGList The formula used to calculate the proper value for MaximumSGList is e Fora 32 bit Windows guest use the following formula MaximumSGList Maximum Transfer Size 4 1 e Fora 64 bit Windows guest use the following formula MaximumSGList Maximum Transfer Size 8 1 For example to allow a 256 Kbyte transfer size on a 32 bit guest this would be the formula to use 256 4 64 1 65 decimal or 0x41 hexadecimal The maximum value allowed for MaximumSGList is 255 or OxFF For the particular value of OxFF the internal value passed to Windows is increased to 0x101 allowing support for a full 1 Mbyte transfer 2 Mbytes for 64 bit The MaximumSGList is 129 for a 512K transfer Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 30 DG EMULEX iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Other guest operating systems may also need to be tuned similarly Consult the tuning guides that accompany those operating systems Interrupt Moderation Policy Settings Interrupt Moderation Policy setting
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91. er Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 86 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1429 Invalid PCI device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1430 Failed to initialize sgl list DESCRIPTION Failed to initialize SGL list DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1431 Invalid HBA PCl device group lt dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1432 Failed to initialize rpi headers DESCRIPTION RPI headers required by the firmware failed to initialize DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1476 Failed to allocate sysfs attr DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate sysfs attribute DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1477 Failed to set up hba DESCRIPTION Failed to set up adapter DATA None ACTION None required IOCTL Events 1600 1699 None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 87 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver VPort Events 1800 1832 elx_mes1800 Could not issue unreg_vpi DESCRIPTION Driver attempt to unregister VPI failed DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1801 Create vport work array FAILED cannot do scsi_host_get DESCRIPTION Driver failed to creat
92. er package Examine the var log vmkernel file for pfc820 log messages indicating an error In this case contact Emulex support Ipfc driver fails to recognize an adapter Download and install the adapter firmware that and logs unknown IOCB messages in complies with the minimum supported revision or the system log during driver load The later listed on the Emulex website adapter is running outdated firmware System panics when booted with a Remove the failed adapter and reboot failed adapter installed Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 36 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver LPFC Log Messages Log messages have traditionally been organized into logical groups based on code functionality in the FC driver With the introduction of OneConnect UCNAs by Emulex that grouping is modified to account for additional behaviors The traditional grouping is maintained but recently added messages are no longer grouped together The messages provided in this section are unmaskable error conditions They are automatically added to the system console log You can examine the var log vmkernel file to see any of these messages If you have concerns the best policy is to execute a vm support dump and contact VMware Emulex support staff Log messages are organized into logical groups based on code functionality within the driver Each group consists of a blo
93. ers and management software verify that the firmware version is correct If it is proceed with the installation If it is not update the firmware using the OneCommand Manager application and reboot your system before proceeding with the installation For ESXi 5 0 systems the Emulex NIC driver is available inbox with the initial release of ESXi 5 0 Refer to the operating system guide for installation instructions Note Before installing the OCM for VMware vCenter software plug in you must install the NIC driver from the VMware software website Note Before installing the driver and management software verify that the firmware version is correct If it is proceed with the installation If it is not you must update the firmware and OCM for VMware vCenter software plug in and reboot your system before proceeding with the installation The installation requires that the CIM Provider be installed For more information on installing the CIM Provider see the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual Uninstalling the NIC Driver For ESX ESXi 4 0 and 4 1 systems see the VMware Patch Download page for instructions Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 1 Installation 10 gt G EMULEX Installing the NIC Driver Virtualization Support For the best performance you must install VMware Tools in each guest operating system For information on installing VMware Tools in a Linux or Windows guest
94. essage DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1007 Bad Name length in auth message DESCRIPTION DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 73 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes1008 Bad Number of Protocols DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1009 Bad param type DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1010 Bad Tag 1 DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1011 Auth_neg no has function chosen DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1012 Auth_negotiate Bad Tag 2 DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1013 Auth_negotiate no DH_group found DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1014 dhchap challenge bad name tag DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 74 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1015 dhchap challenge bad name length DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1016 dhchap challenge Hash ID not Supported DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1017 dhchap challenge could not find DH Group DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1018 dhchap challenge No Public key for non NULL DH Group DESCRIPT
95. f these switches are in separate networks with no network path between them Thus pinging between the VMs in the two groups fails If you want all these VMs in the same network configure them as teaming uplinks to one vSwitch option Each of the vmnics vmnic1 to vmnic16 must be configured in a separate vSwitch In this configuration there is no network path between the vSwitches and pinging between these VMs does not work When inserting or removing a 1Gb SFP RJ45 module on a OneConnect adapter without RJ45 copper cables attached the operating system indicates link up or down status When inserting or removing copper cables attached to a switch to the module link up or down events are not reported to the operating system There is no solution to this issue as the link status is not reported due to a PHY limitation on the card Flow control setting is not stored per port after rebooting the system Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual With flow control there is no persistence across reboot It always starts with both RX and TX on For persistence runa config command from an RC file at reboot P007637 01B Rev A 4 Troubleshooting 127 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the NIC Driver NIC Event Error Logging Retrieving ESX ESXi Server NIC Error Log Codes For ESX ESXi Server systems the NIC driver generates error codes to the var log vmkernel log file The vmkernel log file is an ASCII text file that
96. fault maximum commands sent to a single logical unit disk ipfc_max_scsicmpl_time 0 0 60000 Yes Limits SCSI command completion time in mS to control 1 0 queue depth The default 0 means the SCSI layer maintains control ipfc_scan_down 1 0 Off 1 On No Selects a method for scanning ALPA to assign a SCSI ID Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt G EMULEX Table 2 1 FC FCoE Driver Configuration Parameters Continued 2 Configuration FC and FCoE Driver Configuration Default Minimum Maximum Variable Value Value Value Dynamic Description Comments lpfc_tgt_queue_depth 8192 10 8192 No Default maximum number of commands sent to a single target By default there is no effective limit at the target level lpfc_topology 0 0x0 loop then P2P No FC link topology Defaults 0x1 internal loopback to loop If that fails the 0x2 P2P onl driver attempts to link in RETTAR OUY point to point mode 0x4 loop only Note Not supported for 0x6 P2P then loop FCoE ipfc_use_adisc 0 O Off 1 On Yes Sends ADISC instead of PLOGI for device discovery or Registered State Change Notification RSCN ipfc_devloss_tmo 10 1 255 Yes Number of seconds a remote port can drop from the SAN before that port is removed from the driver lpfc_use_msi 0 ESX ESXI 0 use INTX min No Selects which interrupt 4 0 and 4 1 4 use MSI mode to use By default 2 ESXi 5 0
97. for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 83 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1405 Failed to initialize iocb list DESCRIPTION IOCB initialization failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1406 Failed to set up driver resource DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to set up driver resource DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1407 Failed to create scsi host DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to create SCSI host DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1408 Failure HBA POST Status sta_reg lt status reg gt perr lt port error gt sfi lt sfi reg gt nip lt nip reg gt ipc lt ipc reg gt xrom lt xrom gt dl lt dl reg gt pstatus lt port status gt DESCRIPTION The adapter s power on self test has failed DATA None ACTION Make sure the adapter firmware is up to date Contact Emulex technical support if the issue persists after system reboot elx_mes1410 Failed to set up pci memory space DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to set up PCI memory space DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1411 Failed to set up driver resource DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to set up driver resource DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1412 Failed to set up driver resource DESCRIPTION Initialization failed to set up driver resource DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A
98. g 4 nlp_rpi ACTION None required elx_mes0140 PLOGI Reject invalid nname DESCRIPTION Invalid node WWN provided DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0141 PLOGI Reject invalid pname DESCRIPTION Invalid port WWN provided DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 40 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0142 PLOGI RSP Invalid WWN DESCRIPTION The PLOGI sent to the port by a remote port had an invalid WWN DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0144 Not a valid WCQE code lt Completion Code gt DESCRIPTION The completion queue handler detected an invalid type DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0147 Failed to allocate memory for RSCN event DESCRIPTION Memory could not be allocated to send the RSCN event to the management application DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0148 Failed to allocate memory for LOGO event DESCRIPTION Memory could not be allocated to send the LOGO event to the FC transport DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0154 Authentication not complete DESCRIPTION Memory could not be allocated to send the LOGO event to the FC transport DATA None ACTION None required Link Discovery Events 0200 0299 elx_mes0200 CONFIG_LINK bad hba state lt hba_state gt DESCRIPTION A CONFIG_LINK mailbox command completed and the driver was not in the right s
99. g gt is out of range max iotag lt sli last_iotag gt DESCRIPTION The IOCB lookup cannot be performed because the iocb_tag is out of range DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0376 READ_REV Error SLI Level lt sli_rev gt FCoE enabled lt hba_flag amp HBA_FCOE_SUPPORT gt DESCRIPTION This SLI 4 only adapter setup function was called for a non SLI 4 device DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 55 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes0377 Error lt rc gt parsing vpd Using defaults DESCRIPTION Could not parse the VPD data so the driver is using the default values DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0381 Error lt rc gt during queue setup DESCRIPTION Could not set up all the queues that driver requires to exchange I Os with the adapter DATA None ACTION Reload the driver elx_mes0382 READ_SPARAM command failed status lt issue status gt mbxStatus lt mailbox status gt DESCRIPTION The READ_SPARAM mailbox command has failed during initialization The adapter has been set to error state DATA None ACTION Take a dump with hbacmd and then try reloading the driver elx_mes0383 Error lt error gt during scsi sgl post operation DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0384 There is pending active mailbox cmd DESCRIPTION The mailbox commands have overlapp
100. hese steps a Select the LUN and right click Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 33 DG EMULEX iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only b Click Manage Paths Multipaths on the LUN are displayed Error Handling Under Multipath MPIO and Cluster Configurations In an MPIO or cluster configuration fault tolerant software is present on the system that makes the iSCSI driver error handling redundant These configurations also require that I O errors be reported as soon as they are detected so the software can failover to an alternate path or an alternative node as quickly as possible When the iSCSI driver is run under these configurations the error handling implemented in the iSCSI driver must be turned off by setting the default value of LDTO and ETO to 0 The changes will take effect during the next driver load Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt lt EMULEX 3 Managing Devices using CIM 34 3 Managing Devices using CIM VMware on the Visor based ESX platforms uses CIM as the only standard management mechanism for device management The OneCommand Manager application uses the standard CIM interfaces to manage the adapters in the ESX COS and Visor environments The OneCommand Manager application supports the CIM based device and adapter management in addition to the existing adapter management functionality around its
101. hould have been set to 2 DATA None ACTION Set module parameter lpfc_use_msi 2 elx_mes0476 HBA not supporting SLI 3 or later SLI Revision lt sli_rev gt DESCRIPTION The adapter does not support SLI 3 or SLI 4 DATA None ACTION This adapter does not support MSI Set lpfc_use_msi 0 elx_mes0479 Deferred Adapter Hardware Error DESCRIPTION An adapter hardware error was sent to the driver DATA 1 work_hs 2 work_status 0 3 work_status 1 ACTION Perform a dump using hbacmd elx_mes0482 Illegal interrupt mode DESCRIPTION Driver could not set MSI X MSI or INTX interrupt modes DATA ACTION This could be a server issue Reboot If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 65 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0483 Invalid link attention link speed lt value gt bf_get pfc_acqe_link_speed acqe_link DESCRIPTION The link speed reported in the link attention interrupt is invalid DATA None ACTION Check the switch configuration elx_mes0492 Unable to allocate memory for issuing SLI_CONFIG_SPECIAL mailbox command DESCRIPTION A memory allocation fault occurred when issuing a mailbox DATA ACTION This could be a transient error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0493 SLI_CONFIG_SPECIAL mailbox failed with status lt
102. ies Message Recommended Resolution The be2iscsi driver failed to load This failure may be due to the firmware not being present or because initialization failed during a running currently This failure may also indicate a hardware power management boot up problem The be2iscsi driver failed was unable to This failure may indicate a low memory condition or a map one or more PCI Base Address hardware error Register and hence failed to load The be2iscsi driver ignored a Check the registry configuration for any recent entries added configuration entry since the entry was_ for driver parameters The invalid entry must be removed or invalid corrected Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt G EMULEX 4 Troubleshooting 131 Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Table 4 6 iSCSI Error Log Code Entries Continued Message The be2iscsi driver failed to load due to memory allocation failure Recommended Resolution This failure occurred due to a failed memory allocation in the driver Check low memory conditions The be2iscsi driver failed to load because initialization failed during normal boot up This failure may be due to the firmware not being present or running currently This failure may also indicate a hardware problem An internal API failed in be2iscsi driver during initialization This failure may indicate a low memory
103. ign 2009 4 com 12345 67890 EBE e324 where the following is Target IP address 192 168 0 2 Target TCP port 3261 Target boot LUN 0x0E Target iqn name iqn 2009 04 com 1234567890 Initiator name Not specified Use the Initiator name already configured Use the default name if none was configured Header Digest Enabled Data digest Not specified Assume disabled Authentication Type 1 way CHAP The following is an example of Default TCP Port and Mutual CHAP Settings iscsi 192 168 0 2 000000000000000E iqn 2009 4 com 1234567890 ER pr M Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 135 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only where the following is Target IP address 192 168 0 2 Target TCP port Use default from RFC 3720 3260 Target boot LUN 0x0E Target iqn name iqn 2009 04 com 1234567890 Initiator name Not specified Use the Initiator name already configured Use the default name if none was configured Header Digest Enabled Data digest Data Digest disabled Authentication Type Mutual CHAP Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt lt EMULEX Appendix A Configuring iSCSI Through DHCP 136 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Recommendations Appendix A Configuring iSCSI Through DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Recommendatio
104. ing the command esxcfg boot b Reboot the system Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 7 1 Installation 14 DG EMULEX Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESX ESXi 4 1 Systems Only Performing Silent Unattended Installation The OneConnect software installation utility supports Silent Installation or Unattended mode for ESX Server Silent installation is a script file driven mode of installation that does not require any user input to complete This section describes how to invoke the installation utility in silent mode When running in silent mode the installation utility will install all software automatically Upon completion the installation utility provides an exit code describing the outcome of the installation Invoking Silent Install in ESX Server To invoke Silent install in ESX Server 1 Run the following command line where Install sh is located to start Silent Install sh Install sh s 2 Run this command to get the exit code echo Exit Codes The OneConnect Server Software Installer uses the following exit codes in VMware ESX Server Note that all values are in decimal 0 Success All software was installed correctly with no errors A system reboot is not required 10 Success All software was installed correctly with no errors A system reboot is required 12 OneConnect firmware update failed 13 OneConnect not detected in the system 14 The installer was execute
105. ion 8 1 Installation Driver Information This product supports the Emulex OneConnect families of universal converged network adapters UCNAs and Emulex LightPulse family of host bus adapters HBAs Refer to the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual for a complete list of supported technology Refer to the OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter User Manual for a complete list of supported technology Compatibility For a list of adapters that are compatible with this driver see the driver Downloads page on the Emulex website For compatible firmware versions see the Downloads page for the specific adapter Known Issues See the product release notes for the latest information Installing the FC FCoE Driver This section provides installation information for the driver and the Emulex OneCommand Manager application using the FC FCoE interface on ESX ESXi systems Before using this product you need a working knowledge of FC FCoE TOE TCP Offload Engine and network storage devices Installing the FC FCoE Driver and Management Software The Emulex driver is available through the VMware support site Refer to the VMware support website for further details See the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual and the OCM for VMware vCenter User Manual for instructions on installing the respective applications on the ESX Console Operating System COS Note Before installing the management app
106. k for the latest software at the target vendor s website Check for the latest software at the Emulex website If the above fails contact Emulex technical support The be2iscsi driver received an invalid iSCSI Command Sequence Number update from the target Following this error log entry the next three entries will indicate the session handle and the iSCSI parameters MaxCmdSN and ExpCmdsN respectively Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual Check for any errors reported at the target The iSCSI initiator is only supported with certified targets Check for the latest software at the target vendor s website Check for the latest software at the Emulex website If the above fails contact Emulex technical support P007637 01B Rev A gt G EMULEX 4 Troubleshooting 132 Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Table 4 6 iSCSI Error Log Code Entries Continued Message A connection to the target was lost for a period exceeding the Extended Timeout ETO The error log entry immediately following this entry will indicate the session ID of the target that lost the connection There will be event log entries from the disk subsystem indicating that the drives were lost If any I Os were in progress the system may see I O errors or failures Recommended Resolution Check the connection to the target or the state of the target device If the target is made available
107. l lt c0secewiciserevcessecerecceecie evens eseusecommeesdedeesaieseedecesieeds 15 Uninstall Exit Codes sosrcrosrisssr esere E EEEn EAEE EE EEEE SE REE EEEE 15 Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESXi 5 0 Systems Only ccecccccccccccccccccccsscees 15 Installing the iSCSI Driver and Management Software ssssssssssssesseseessssseessse 15 Installing All Drivers ESX ESXi 4 0 and 4 1 Systems Only essssssssssesscosssesosseeo 16 esxupdate Procedure esssesssssecsosesccoseseooessesosssccoseseocosesscsseesoessecosseee 16 LPFOIDIIVON siroririiiirii riitin i eE R RAE ERER TETERE TEKRAR 17 NIC Driver ESX ESXi 4 1 systems only sssssssssssesssesssssessssesesssseessssesseseee 17 iSCSI Driver ESX ESXi 4 1 systems only sicescesacnececansensessctesacneccendexaaneckeusanncs 17 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A Table of Contents gt G EMULEX Adding or Updating Drivers on Existing ESX and ESXi Installations Using vihostupdate 17 Updating Drivers with VMware Offline Bundle Media ESXi 5 0 Systems Only 18 2 CONMGUNAUION sa icssseriunnssiacducededasdssndccdescsicdesdiawensseneetedsoediudsodeetuenenass 19 FC and FCoE Driver Configuration s siiscsccsnsicansivsennsacsecsassnacadsnashieasadeanacasnmeneda 19 FC FCoE Driver Parameters Configuration Methods cccceeeeeeceeeseceeeeeeees 19 Permanent FC FCoE Configuration Methods Using Native ESX ESXi Tools 6 2
108. led to get resource extents Status lt value gt Add l Status lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2933 Failed to allocate mbox cmd memory DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2934 Allocated DMA memory size lt value gt is less than the requested DMA memory size lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 120 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2935 POST_SGL_BLOCK mailbox command failed status lt value gt add_status lt value gt mbx status lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2936 Could not find Vport mapped to vpi lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2945 SLI_CONFIG mse rd ext_buf_cnt lt value gt out of range lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2946 SLI_CONFIG hbd rd ext_buf_cnt lt value gt out of range lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2950 Failed SLI_CONFIG hbd rd lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2953 SLI_CONFIG mse wr ext_buf_cnt lt value gt out of range lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2954 SLI_CONFIG hbd wr to interface type lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None re
109. lete the event queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2506 CQ_DESTROY mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to delete the completion queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2507 MQ_DESTROY mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to delete the mailbox queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2508 WQ_DESTROY mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to delete the work queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2509 RQ_DESTROY mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to delete the receive queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2510 RQ_DESTROY mailbox failed with status lt shdr_status gt add_status lt shdr_add_status gt mbx status lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The mailbox command sent to delete the receive queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 99 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2511 POST_SGL mailbox
110. lication you must install the LPFC driver from the VMware website Note Before installing OneConnect network drivers and management software verify that the firmware version is correct If it is proceed with the installation If it is not update the firmware using the OneCommand Manager application or the OCM for VMware vCenter application and reboot your system before proceeding with the installation Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 1 Installation SG EMULEX Installing the NIC Driver Uninstalling the FC FCoE Driver See the VMware Patch Download page for instructions Installing the NIC Driver This section provides installation information for the Emulex OneConnect UCNA Before using this product you need a working knowledge of NIC TOE and network storage devices Installing the NIC Driver and Management Software For ESX ESXi 4 0 and 4 1 systems the Emulex NIC driver is available through the VMware support site The VMware support website also includes a documentation link to the proper driver installation procedures Follow the installation instructions provided on the VMware support website See the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual for instructions on installing the Emulex core kit Note Before installing the Emulex OneCommand Manager Application Kit you must install the LPFC driver from the VMware website Note Before installing OneConnect network driv
111. lid speed detected ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1303 Link Up Event lt eventTag gt received Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION A link up event was received It is also possible for multiple link events to be received together DATA 1 fc_eventTag 2 granted_AL_PA 3 UlnkSpeed 4 alpa_map 0 ACTION If numerous link events are occurring check the physical connections to the Fibre Channel network elx_mes1305 Link Down Event lt eventTag gt received Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION A link down event was received DATA 1 fc_eventTag 2 hba_state 3 fc_flag ACTION If numerous link events are occurring check the physical connections to the Fibre Channel network elx_mes1306 Link Up Event in loop back mode lt eventTag gt received Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION Link up notification configured for loopback DATA 1 fc_eventTag 2 granted_AL_PA 3 UlnkSpeed 4 alpa_map 0 ACTION None required elx_mes1308 Menlo Maint Mode Link up Event lt value gt rcvd Data lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt DESCRIPTION Link up notification in Menlo maintenance mode DATA 1 fc_eventTag 2 port_state 3 VPort fc_flag Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007
112. llation DVD and the ESX driver ISO image provided on the Emulex website To use the driver ISO images you must first burn the ISO image file to a CD ROM Performing a Fresh Installation of ESX Server To perform a fresh install of ESX Server 4 1 in a server with OneConnect hardware you will need the ESX installation DVD and the ESX driver CD you created to begin driver installation If OneConnect is the only network interface in your server or if you wish to install ESX Server on an iSCSI target drive connected to the OneConnect the OneConnect iSCSI driver must be loaded from the driver CD during ESX Server installation Follow these steps to do this 1 Before you begin make sure that the Emulex firmware version matches the ESX Server 4 1 driver version 2 Place the ESX installation DVD in the DVD drive of the host to start the installation of ESX Server 4 1 3 Follow the on screen prompts to continue the installation process When prompted for Custom Drivers select Yes to install custom drivers Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 1 Installation 13 DG EMULEX Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESX ESXi 4 1 Systems Only 5 Click Add to eject the ESX installation DVD 6 Place the driver CD in the DVD drive of the ESX host and select driver module to import the drivers 7 Click Next to continue 8 When prompted to load the system drivers click Yes 9 After loading the drivers follow the pro
113. me the initiator driver will wait for the target to become available once it has lost connection to the target during an lO operation Note If the minimum value is set between 0 19 the driver will assume a value of 20 internally No modifications will be seen in the registry im_policy Controls the rate of interrupts for the UCNA For more information see Interrupt Moderation Policy Settings large I O 128 512 Maximum transfer size in a single I O request in kilobytes By default the iSCSI driver supports a maximum of 128 KB of data in a single I O request This option can be used to enable support for 512 KB of data in a single I O request The following command line shows how to configure the driver with LDTO value as 25 seconds vmkload_mod be2iscsi ldto 25 To configure ESX Server to load be2iscsi driver with this value after each reboot run the following commands and reboot the system esxcfg module s Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual ldto 25 usr sbin esxcfg boot r be2iscsi P007637 01B Rev A is 2 Configuration 29 DG EMULEX iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only reboot The im_policy Interrupt Moderation policy parameter configures the OneConnect driver to use different settings for Interrupt Moderation An im_policy value of 1 achieves the highest interrupt rate whereas the value 4 provides the least interrupt
114. mp VPORT_INFO_REV_MASK DESCRIPTION Invalid information header the signature or revision is invalid DATA None ACTION Static VPorts does not load Contact Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 70 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0582 Error lt rc gt during sgl post operation DESCRIPTION The SGL post operation failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0602 Failed to allocate CQ_EVENT entry DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate a CQ_EVENT entry DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0603 Invalid work queue CQE subtype lt subtype gt DESCRIPTION Invalid work queue CQE DATA None ACTION None required FCP Traffic History 0700 0799 elx_mes0700 Bus Reset on target lt i gt failed DESCRIPTION The bus reset for the specified target failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0706 IOCB Abort failed outstanding lt value gt failed lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver did not recover all IO following a reset task management command DATA 1 outstanding IO count 2 number of unrecovered IO ACTION Reset call fails to ESX tries to recover elx_mes0713 SCSI layer issued Device Reset lt value gt lt value gt reset status lt value gt flush status lt value gt DESCRIPTION A device reset has completed on tgt lun Status values are displayed DATA 1 tgt 2 lun 3 task mgmt s
115. mpts to continue installing ESX Server After the drivers are installed you will be prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX installation DVD 10 After you install ESX Server you can create your Virtual Machines VMs by following the VMware instructions Refer to the VMware ESX Server 4 1 documentation for more information Adding or Updating the iSCSI Driver in an Existing ESX Server You can add the OneConnect adapter and driver to an existing ESX Server installation or update a local or an iSCSI boot installation of an ESX Server with the OneConnect controller to a more recent version of OneConnect software To do this run the install sh script To install the OneConnect and ESX Server with the install sh script 1 2 Insert the Install CD into your CD ROM drive Change directory from where the CD was mounted to CD1 ESX Installer For example home sengines cd CD1 ESX Installer From the installer directory type sh Install sh The RPM files and the firmware will be installed automatically The system will prompt you to reboot Type y or n After the system reboots you can create your VMs by following the VMware instructions Refer to the VMware ESX Server 4 1 documentation for more information To load the drivers during boot initrd follow these steps 1 From the installer directory type sh Install sh The RPM files and the firmware will be installed automatically Update the initrd by typ
116. n attempt to recover Contact Emulex technical support if issues persist elx_mes2826 PCI channel disable preparing for reset DESCRIPTION The driver writes this message to the console when it is preparing the port for a reset operation DATA None ACTION None required This message is notification of a corrective measure Contact Emulex technical support if issues persist Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 115 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2827 PCI channel permanent disable for failure DESCRIPTION The driver writes this message to the console when a recovery mechanism has failed and the driver wants to mark the port with a permanent failure DATA None ACTION A system reboot may correct the failure If not contact Emulex technical support elx_mes2828 PCI channel I O abort preparing for recovery DESCRIPTION The driver writes this message to the console when it is preparing the port for a recovery operation DATA None ACTION None required This is a notification message for the recovery action elx_mes2831 FLOGI response with cleared Fabric bit fcf_index lt value gt Switch Name lt value gt Fabric Name lt value gt DESCRIPTION When the driver completed a FLOGI the common service parameters did not indicate an FPort or NPort remote node The driver treats this as an error DATA None ACTION Validate the external cabl
117. nd 2 sli_flag 3 flag Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 101 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes2531 Mailbox command lt cpi gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION DATA 1 mb mbxCommand 2 sli_flag 3 flag ACTION None required elx_mes2532 Mailbox command lt vpi gt lt mbxCommand gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION The mailbox bootstrap code detected that the SLI layer is active DATA 1 sli4_mbox_opcode 2 sli_flag 3 MBX_POLL ACTION None required elx_mes2533 Mailbox command lt vpi gt lt mbxCommand gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION DATA 1 sli4_mbox_opcode 2 sli_flag 3 MBX_NOWAIT ACTION None required elx_mes2535 Unsupported RQ count lt entry_count gt DESCRIPTION The receive queue ring can only be 512 1024 2048 or 4096 DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2536 Unsupported RQ count lt entry_count gt DESCRIPTION The receive queue ring can only be 512 1024 2048 or 4096 DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2537 Receive Frame Truncated DESCRIPTION The receive unsolicited handler detected a truncated frame DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2540 Ring lt value gt handler unexpected Rctl lt value gt Type lt value gt received DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Tro
118. ne required elx_mes2893 Failed to issue init_vfi mailbox DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2894 SLI_INTF reg contents invalid sli_intf reg lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2895 Non FC link Event detected lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2897 The mboxq allocation failed DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2898 The Ipfc_dmabuf allocation failed DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2899 The mbuf allocation failed DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 119 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2919 Failed to release resource extents for type lt value gt Status lt value gt Add l Status lt value gt Resource memory not released DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2920 Failed to alloc Resource IDs rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2925 Failed to issue CT ABTS RSP lt value gt on xri lt value gt Data lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver attempted and failed to issue a response to an unsolicited ABTS from the SAN DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2929 Resource Extent Opcode lt value gt is unsupported DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2930 Fai
119. nk Down Timeout LDTO If the initiator has connection to the target there will be event log entries from the disk subsystem indicating that the drives were lost If any I Os were in progress the system may see I O errors or failures Check the links to the OneConnect UCNA If the link is reestablished any sessions that existed previously will be reestablished and the devices will be available for I O Both Port 0 and Port 1 links are down Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual Check the links to the OneConnect UCNA P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 133 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Additional iSCSI Driver Messages The following iSCSI error messages are returned when you specify illegal options when loading the driver Table 4 7 Additional iSCSI Driver Messages Message WARNING dic value d out of range Valid Range is 0 1 Using Default Value 1 WARNING eto value d out of range Valid Range is 0 30 Using Default Value 30 WARNING ldto value d out of range Valid Range is 0 30 Using Default Value 20 WARNING ios_per_ctrl value d out of range Valid Range is 1 512 Using Default Value 512 WARNING max_io_size value d out of range Valid Range is 4 256 KByte Using Default Value 256 WARNING tmf_reset value d out of range Valid Range is 1 3
120. nlineO_reg lt OnlineO gt online1_reg lt Online1 gt DESCRIPTION The adapter has notified the driver that it has encountered an unrecoverable error DATA None ACTION A dump from the OneCommand Manager application should be taken Then the driver should be unloaded and reloaded elx_mes1423 HBA Unrecoverable error uerr_lo_reg lt ue lo gt uerr_hi_reg lt ue hi gt onlineO_reg lt OnlineO gt online1_reg lt Online1 gt DESCRIPTION The adapter has notified the driver that it has encountered an unrecoverable error DATA None ACTION A dump from the OneCommand Manager application should be taken Then unload and reload the driver elx_mes1424 Invalid PCI device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1425 Invalid PCI device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1426 Invalid PCI device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1427 Invalid PCI device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1428 Invalid PCI device group lt pci_dev_grp gt DESCRIPTION Invalid adapter PCI device group detected DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi Us
121. ns If you are using a DHCP server to obtain an IP address for your iSCSI initiator it is recommended that you set up a reservation A reservation will assign a specific IP address based on the MAC address of your iSCSI function If you do not reserve an IP address through DHCP then you must set the lease length for the iSCSI initiator IP address to unlimited This allows the IP address lease not to expire Vendor Specific Option 43 The following section describes the format for the data returned in DHCP vendor specific option 43 The method and format for specifying the Vendor ID is outside the scope of this document and is not included here The initiator offers this Vendor ID to the DHCP server to retrieve data in the format described in the following section Format of Vendor Specific Option 43 The following describes the format of option 43 and includes guidelines for creating the data string iscsi lt TargetIP gt lt TargetTCPPort gt lt LUN gt lt TargetName gt lt Init iatorName gt lt HeaderDigest gt lt DataDigest gt lt AuthenticationType gt Strings shown in quotes are part of the syntax and are therefore mandatory Fields enclosed in angular brackets including the angular brackets should be replaced with their corresponding values Some of these fields are optional and may be skipped If an optional field is skipped a colon must be used as a placeholder to indicate
122. ompletion queue DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0366 Not a valid fast path completion event majorcode lt major code hex gt minorcode lt minor code hex gt DESCRIPTION The major or minor code in the Event Queue field is not valid DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 54 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0367 Fast path completion queue does not exist DESCRIPTION The fast path completion queue referenced by the CQID does not exist DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0368 Miss matched fast path completion queue identifier eqcqid lt cqid gt fcpcqid lt queue_id gt DESCRIPTION The CQID in the event queue entry does not match the fep_cqid that was passed into the routine DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0369 No entry from fast path completion queue fcpcqid lt queue_id DESCRIPTION There were no completions in the completion queue referenced by fepeqid DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0370 Invalid completion queue type lt type gt DESCRIPTION The event queue entry is not for a mailbox or a work queue entry DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0371 No entry from the CQ identifier lt queue_id gt type lt type gt DESCRIPTION There was no completion queue event for this event queue entry DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0372 iotag lt iota
123. on to the target due to target and or network disconnection at the target If the driver has I O requests pending with the target and the target becomes unavailable due to target going down failing over or network issues at the target the driver queues up the I O request internally up to a configured timeout period This timeout is known as Extended Timeout ETO When the configured threshold for LDTO and ETO is reached and the initiator is still unable to connect to the target the driver fails all I O requests At this point I O errors will be seen by the application and operating system Note Following a link up switch ports can take a long time to initialize and go toa forwarding state Because of this additional time should be added to the ETO and LDTO settings to eliminate I O disruption and or target unavailability If the switch port is connected to a single host then PortFast mode can be enabled on the switch port to eliminate delays in transitioning to a forwarding state Configuring LDTO and ETO on ESX Server The following table lists the default values of LDTO and ETO on ESX Server and the limits within which they can be configured Table 2 5 LDTO and ETO Default Values on ESX Server Default Minimum Maximum Parameter Value Value Value LDTO 20 seconds 0 seconds 3600 seconds ETO 30 30 seconds 0 seconds 3600 seconds Note If the value of ETO is set to a number between 0 and 19 the driver will assume a v
124. oot testmachine esxupdate nosigcheck maintenancemode bundle lt offline bundle zip gt Reboot the VMware ESX server to activate the drivers Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 1 Installation 17 gt lt EMULEX Adding or Updating Drivers on Existing ESX and ESXi Installations Using vihostupdate LPFC Driver Use the LPFC driver for HBA adapters and the UCNA adapters FCoE ports To install the LPFC driver execute the following command in the command prompt of the ESX ESXi host mkdir tmp mountpoint mount r o loop path to driver iso tmp mountpoint esxupdate maintenancemode update bundle lt lpfc driver zip gt where lt Ipfc driver zip gt is the LPFC driver released as a zip file NIC Driver ESX ESXi 4 1 systems only Use the NIC driver for the NIC ports of the UCNA adapters To install the NIC driver execute the following command in the command prompt of the ESX ESXi host mkdir tmp mountpoint mount r o loop path to driver iso tmp mountpoint esxupdate maintenancemode update bundle lt offline bundle zip gt where lt offline bundle zip gt is the be NIC driver released as an zip file iSCSI Driver ESX ESXi 4 1 systems only Use the iSCSI driver for the iSCSI ports of the UCNA adapters To install the iSCSI driver execute the following command in the command prompt of the ESX ESXi host mkdir tmp mountpoint mount r o loop path to d
125. operating system refer to the appropriate VMware ESX ESXi Server documentation Enabling NetQueue To support multiple interfaces in ESX ESXi Server you must enable NetQueue in ESX ESXi Server Note NetQueue is enabled by default e To determine if NetQueue is enabled run the following command from the ESX ESXi Server console esxcfg advcfg j netNetqueueEnabled If it returns netNetqueueEnabled FALSE NetQueue is disabled e To enable NetQueue run the following command esxcfg advcfg k TRUE netNetqueueEnabled Reboot the ESX ESXi Server for the change to take effect How an ESX ESXi Server Creates and Names Interfaces The NIC driver supports a maximum of four UCNAs per system For dual channel UCNAs running in standard operating mode the driver creates two interfaces one for each physical port The first and second interfaces are respectively named vmnic0 and vmnicl assuming there are no other network interfaces in your configuration The same applies to virtual NIC vNIC capable UCNAs when vNIC mode is disabled in the adapter BIOS for those boards that support vNIC For ESX ESXi 4 0 systems when the FCoE UCNA has vNIC mode enabled in the adapter BIOS the driver creates four six or eight vmnic interfaces In the case of a six vmnic scenario the interfaces are labeled vmnic0 through vmnic5 assuming there are no other network interfaces in your configuration For ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 systems when vNI
126. or ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only The following table provides information on troubleshooting the iSCSI driver Table 4 5 Troubleshooting the iSCSI Driver Issue Resolution Mutual CHAP authentication cannot be One way CHAP is the only authentication method that can be configured with the vSphere client configured with the vSphere Client In order to set Mutual CHAP authentication you must use iSCSISelect Retrieving iSCSI Error Log Codes The iSCSI driver generates error codes to the var log vmkernel log file The vmkernel log file is an ASCII text file that can be viewed and searched with a text editor such as vim The vmkernel log file is automatically rotated as it gets larger and the rotated log files are named vmkernel x where x is an integer To search the log file for error messages at the command prompt type cd var log vim vmkernel For example you may see the following message Sep 9 19 48 04 esx server vmkernel OneConnect iSCSI Driver The be2iscsi driver received a Task Management Function that is not supported and rejected this request The error log entry immediately following this entry will indicate the TMF function code that was rejected iSCSI Error Log Code Entries The following is a brief description of the error log codes generated by the iSCSI driver It includes the message displayed the meaning of the message and the recommended resolution Table 4 6 iSCSI Error Log Code Entr
127. ort for ESX MPIO on boot targets 1 Connect your configuration for multipath Multipath can be configured before or after installation Log into your targets with all paths using vSphere Client or iSCSISelect For more information about using vSphere Client see Logging into Targets Using vSphere Client on page 32 For information about using iSCSISelect see the Boot Manual for Emulex OneConnect Adapters or the Boot Manual for Emulex LightPulse Adapters Logging into Targets Using vSphere Client To log into targets using the vSphere Client follow these steps 1 NOG PF WYN go 9 10 11 12 Log into the server that you would like to configure from the vSphere Client and select the Configuration tab In the Hardware section select the Storage Adapters link Select the OneConnect host adapter in the Storage Adapters list Select the initiator port and then click Properties From the iSCSI Initiator Properties screen click the Dynamic Discovery tab Click Add to display the Add Send Target Server menu Type in the IP address of the first target portal and click OK The initiator finds the target machines Click the Static Discovery tab to find all target portals Click Close A dialog box indicates that a rescan is needed Click Yes The configured LUNs are displayed Repeat the steps to log into the other target portal to set up MPIO To check that both paths are connected to the same LUN follow t
128. proprietary management stack along with the standard HBAAPI interface Refer to the OneCommand Manager Application User Manual for more information Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 35 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver 4 Troubleshooting There are several circumstances in which your system may operate in an unexpected manner This section explains many of these circumstances and offers one or more workarounds for each situation Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver General Situations Table 4 1 General Driver Situations identifies some of the common situations and their potential resolutions Table 4 1 General Driver Situations Situation Resolution Port link fails to come up If an FC link fails to come up verify that an 8 Gb s adapter is not attempting to connect to a 1 Gb s device Only 2 4 and 8 Gb s devices are supported on 8 Gb s adapters For LP21000 adapters ensure that the adapter is not in maintenance mode and that it is not running the manufacturing firmware For the OCe10100 family of adapters ensure that the fabric port is enabled The Emulex driver is not loaded and all Use lspci to determine if the Emulex ports are being paths are down properly identified If not find out if the driver iso was correctly installed You must have the correct driver for the installed adapter because the device PCI IDs are installed with the driv
129. quired Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 121 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2987 Allocated DMA memory size lt value gt is less than the requested DMA memory size lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2988 POST_SGL_BLOCK mailbox command failed status lt value gt add_status lt value gt mbx status lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2999 Unsupported SLI4 Parameters Extents and RPI headers enabled DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3008 No available Resource Extents for resource type lt value gt Count lt value gt Size lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3010 Run link diag test mailbox failed with mbx_status lt value gt status lt value gt add_status lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3021 SCSI SGL post error lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3029 SLI_CONFIG hbd rd to interface type lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 122 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes3042 Failed SLI_CONFIG hbd wr lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes3045 SLI_CONFIG hb
130. quired Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 80 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1248 FCoE chip is running unknown firmware DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1249 Invalid FRU data found on adapter Return adapter to Emulex for repair DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1250 Menlo command error code lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1251 Menlo command error code lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1252 Menlo command error code lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes1262 Failed to allocate dfc_host DESCRIPTION Could not allocate memory the dfc_host_struct DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 81 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver Link Events 1300 1399 elx_mes1300 Link Down Event in loop back mode DESCRIPTION Driver received a link down event while in loopback mode unexpected event DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1302 Invalid speed for this board Reset link speed to auto lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver detected an invalid link speed Resetting Link to Auto mode DATA 1 Inva
131. r esssesseeseeccsecesececcoeccoecossececcoseooecosscoecesscsoecoeecoeee 9 Installing the NIC Driver and Management Software sssssssssssssossesesessseresssee 9 Uninstalling the NIC Driver sssrecriererricsiroriri nouii tt ist tnei EEEE E EEEE EERS 9 Virt lization S pPOT t i cain tewtueccumevuncnaanius E E E E E 10 Enabling NetQue e nrerin eenei iirieee ne e teeta Tea KE Ee E EE e EE EEES 10 How an ESX ESXi Server Creates and Names Interfaces ssssssssesesssssesessee 10 Confisurine VLANS sssssersirerie toriste ii n E r E teanbdiatacuianwebingwessbas 11 Configuring Network Heap Size in ESX ESXi Server sssssesssssssssoesesessssesees 11 Obtaining Information on the Installed NIC Driver cceeeeceeeesceeeeeneeeeeeees 12 Installing the iSCSI Driver on ESX ESXi 4 1 Systems Only ccccccccccccccccccsccees 12 Performing a Fresh Installation of ESX Server ccccsscccceeescccceeseseeeeeteees 12 Adding or Updating the iSCSI Driver in an Existing ESX Server seeeeeeeeeeees 13 Performing Silent Unattended Installation cccesescceeessccccessseceeeeseees 14 Invoking Silent Install in ESX Server ssssssessssesssssesecscsssssssscsosssesececesseseseeee 14 EXIt COGES A A E E oe 14 Uninstalling the iSCSI Driver cciersirrececsesseresne sirimni A a 14 Removing the iSCSI Driver from initrd sssssssssssessssssessssssssssssssssssssessesssessesse 15 Invoking Silent Uninstal
132. rate The default value is 2 An im_policy of 0 turns off the Interrupt Moderation algorithm in the driver The large_io option can be used to modify the maximum transfer size in a single SCSI command By default the OneConnect iSCSI driver in ESX supports up to 128KB and 32 Scatter Gather entries in a single SCSI command If applications issue I O requests that are larger than 128KB or need more than 32 Scatter Gather entries the request will be split into multiple requests by the driver By specifying large_io 512 the iSCSI driver can support up to 512KB of data and a total of 128 Scatter Gather entries in a single SCSI command Note By setting the option to 512 the amount of physical memory consumed by the driver increases Also though intermediate values between 64 and 512 will be accepted the memory used by the driver will be the same as what will be used for large_io 512 To set the large_io parameter in ESX type the following commands esxcfg module s large io 512 be2iscsi gt to set the parameter esxcfg module g be2iscsi gt to view the parameter value esxcfg module i be2iscsi gt to view the options Even though the VMware operating system can be tuned to accept larger I O sizes from guest operating systems the guest operating systems will also often need to be tuned to create those larger I Os For example a Windows 2003 32 bit guest will by default have a maximum transfer size of 64KB even if the VMware kernel is tun
133. report the error to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 63 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0448 Adapter failed to init mbxCmd lt mbxCommand gt READ_SPARM mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Adapter initialization failed when issuing a READ_SPARM mailbox command DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0449 Phys attribute Instance Error Defaulting to lpfc_ attr to lt value gt Allowed range is min max DESCRIPTION A physical device attribute has an out of range value The driver is correcting it DATA 1 value written 2 minimum value 3 maximum value ACTION Write the default value elx_mes0450 Ipfc_ attr attribute cannot be set to lt value gt allowed range is min max DESCRIPTION Sysfs attribute value written exceeds attribute range DATA 1 attribute name 2 value written 3 minimum value 3 maximum value ACTION Write a value within the supported range elx_mes0453 Adapter failed to init mbxCmd lt mbxCommand gt READ_CONFIG mbxStatus lt mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Adapter initialization failed when issuing a READ_CONFIG mailbox command DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex te
134. river iso tmp mountpoint esxupdate maintenancemode update bundle lt be2iscsi zip gt where lt be2iscsi zip gt is the iSCSI driver released as zip file Adding or Updating Drivers on Existing ESX and ESXi Installations Using vihostupdate To add or update drivers on an existing ESX or ESXi installation using vihostupdate 1 2 Power on the ESX or ESXi host Insert the driver CD in the CD ROM drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted Mount the driver CD Navigate to lt cd mount point gt offline bundle and locate the lt offline bundle gt zip file Run the vihostupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle vihostupdate lt conn_options gt install bundle lt offline bundle gt zip For more information on vihostupdate see the vSphere Command Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 7 1 Installation 18 gt lt EMULEX Updating Drivers with VMware Offline Bundle Media ESXi 5 0 Systems Only Updating Drivers with VMware Offline Bundle Media ESXi 5 0 Systems Only VMware recommends using the offline bundle to update software on VMware ESXi 5 0 platforms Note For more information about the ESXi Patch Management activities refer to the VMware website To update a driver with the offline bundle media 1 Run the following command esxcli software vib install d
135. s control the rate of interrupts for OneConnect hardware By default the driver implements an Interrupt Moderation scheme that is based on the I O load and the interrupt rate The default setting for the Interrupt Moderation Policy attempts to vary the interrupt rate between 3500 to 10000 interrupts per second In addition the OneConnect driver allows other configuration settings which are listed in the following table Table 2 4 Interrupt Moderation Policy Settings Setting Parameter Description Disabled im_policy 0 Interrupt Moderation algorithm is turned off in the driver Aggressive im_policy 1 Achieves the highest interrupt rate among all available settings Moderate im_policy 2 This is the default value Conservative im_policy 3 Achieves a lower interrupt rate than Moderate Very Conservative im_policy 4 Achieves the minimum interrupt rate among all available settings While the default setting of Moderate may work for most configurations there are instances when the setting may need to be altered Changing the Interrupt Moderation Policy setting should be based on the initiator system configuration the number of iSCSI targets that will be connected the I O load and the throughput and latency offered by these iSCSI targets On systems capable of sustaining a higher interrupt rate and when the number of targets that will be connected is less up to 8 the more Aggressive setting will result in lower latency
136. s o trp roS EK Ren S EEIN RoE FISE E RENSE EEN KERESEK KES 37 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A 5 gt lt EMULEX Table of Contents 6 ELS EVents 0100 0199 ccccvsesevenisevorsevensesvoasuvawesuvoasev bursa vewseveniedveiurersevneed 37 Link Discovery Events 0200 0299 ccccccecssscceeeeeeceeeeeceesseeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeees 40 Mailbox Events 0300 0339 ccccccesceceeceesseeeeeeeesseseeeeeeseeeeseeeeseseeeeeeseaees 47 Initialization Events 0400 0599 ssssssssessssessssesssssssssoossecesssessseessseeessseo 57 FCP Traffic History 0700 0799 cceccece eee iinan nt inane EEEE 70 Node Table Events 0900 0999 ccccccecc cece eeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeesseeseeeeeessaneeeeees 72 Security Events 100041099 m norssi rninn E E E 72 Miscellaneous and FCoE Events 1200 1299 sssssssssssssssesessssssssssesssssssseseseso 77 Link Events 1300 1399 sreesereseniituerrorineeiiuiii iniret a EEEE EEEE 81 Port Setup Events 1400 1499 evs iccsssccacs sceneries cow snaaticide chevsieeddpeareesdesedecseadeeeeds 82 IOCTL Events 1600 1699 srecne reinen n ee E E E dues elvvede anes os 86 VPort Events 1800 1832 saciciesccdias sea devdseusdbdee tien sees teedeeneeeegeceued vesbbaassacedied 87 ELS Events 1833 2800 ss cs scsucacseusassnnderededvaneedsvies evamedasalds avecunas view sadenedweeas dens 91 New EVENTS a0 dvi sdiucwciscidesirsuvloacebapeases t
137. s2607 Failed to allocate init_vpi mailbox DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate init_vpi mailbox DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2608 Failed to issue init_vpi mailbox DESCRIPTION Failed to issue init_vpi mailbox DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2609 Init VPI mailbox failed lt u mb mbxStatus gt DESCRIPTION Initialization of VPI mailbox has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2610 HBA FCF index goes beyond driver s resource dimension DESCRIPTION While updating the round robin FCF bmask the FCF index goes beyond the driver s internal resource dimension DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2619 Config region 23 has bad signature DESCRIPTION Configuration region 23 has an invalid signature DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2620 Config region 23 has bad version DESCRIPTION Configuration region 23 has an invalid version DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2705 Failed to enable interrupt DESCRIPTION Driver to enable any interrupt mode fatal driver unloads DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 108 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2707 Ring lt Ring gt handler Failed to allocate iocb Rctl lt fh_rctl gt Type lt fh_type gt received DESCRIPTION Could not allocat
138. ses this message is accompanied by another more specific error message Try rebooting the system after a power cycling If the problem persists this could indicate a hardware problem or corrupted firmware Warning Using INTx interrupts The driver could not allocate MSIx NetQueues feature will be vector for interrupt The driver may disabled continue to work but the performance may be impacted Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A gt G EMULEX Table 4 4 ESX Server NIC Event Log Entries Continued 4 Troubleshooting 128 Troubleshooting the NIC Driver Severity Warning Displayed Message WARNING Found a OneConnect card in Gen lt D gt x lt D gt PCI e slot Should be in Gen 2 x8 slot for best performance Description The OneConnect UCNA is an x8 Gen2 PCl e device For best performance the UCNA should be installed in a Gen2 PCl e slot 8 or 16 channels wide The driver displays this warning if it finds the device in a slower or narrower PCl e slot The device continues to work with reduced performance Warning Command to get pause frame settings failed The firmware command to get PAUSE settings failed Warning Command to set pause frame settings failed The firmware command to change PAUSE settings failed Warning Command to apply MAC address filter failed The driver could not set the MAC address filter on the hardware The devic
139. signature DESCRIPTION Configuration region 23 has an invalid signature DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2568 Config region 23 has bad version DESCRIPTION Configuration region 23 has an invalid version DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2572 Failed allocate memory for fast path per EQ handle array DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate memory for the fast path per EQ handle array DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2573 Failed allocate memory for msi x interrupt vector entries DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate memory for MSI X interrupt vector entries DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2574 Not enough EQs lt sli4_hba max_cfg_param max_eq gt from the pci function for supporting FCP EQs lt cfg_fcp_eq_count gt DESCRIPTION Failed to create the minimum fast path event queues DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2576 Failed allocate memory for fast path EQ record array DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate memory for the fast path EQ record array DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2577 Failed allocate memory for fast path CQ record array DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate memory for the fast path CQ record array DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2578 Failed allocate memory for fast path WQ record array DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate memory for the fast path WQ record array DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 10
140. sion DATA None ACTION None required Mailbox Events 0300 0339 elx_mes0300 LATT Cannot issue READ_LA Data lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The link attention handler could not issue a READ_LA mailbox command DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 48 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes0303 Ring lt ringno gt handler portRspPut lt portRspPut gt is bigger then rsp ring lt portRspMax gt DESCRIPTION The port rsp ring put index is larger than the size of the rsp ring DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a software driver firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0304 Stray mailbox interrupt mbxCommand lt mbxcommand gt mbxStatus lt mbxstatus gt DESCRIPTION Received a mailbox completion interrupt and there are no outstanding mailbox commands DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes0306 CONFIG_LINK mbxStatus error lt mbxStatus gt HBA state lt hba_state gt DESCRIPTION The driver issued a CONFIG_LINK mbox command to the adapter that failed DATA None ACTION This error could indicate a firmware or hardware issue Report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0310 Mailbox command lt mbxcommand gt timeout DESCRIPTION
141. t able to send the nameserver CT command DATA 1 VPorts fc_flag 2 VPorts fc_rscn_id_cnt ACTION Check the switch and port configurations elx_mes0267 NameServer GFF Rsp lt did gt Error lt ulpStatus gt lt un ulpWord 4 gt Data lt fc_flag gt lt fc_rscn_id_cnt gt DESCRIPTION The nameServer GFF CT request failed DATA 1 VPorts fe_flag 2 VPorts fc_rscn_id_cnt ACTION Check the switch and port configurations elx_mes0268 NS cmd lt cmdcode gt Error lt ulpStatus gt lt un ulpWord 4 gt DESCRIPTION The nameServer CT request failed DATA None ACTION Check the switch and port configurations elx_mes0271 Illegal State Transition node lt nlp_DID gt event lt evt gt state lt nlp_state gt Data lt nlp_rpi gt lt nlp_flag gt DESCRIPTION The current node state does not have a handler for this event DATA 1 nlp_rpi 2 nlp_flag ACTION Verify that all targets are still visible to the SCSI mid layer elx_mes0272 Illegal State Transition node lt nlp_DID gt event lt evt gt state lt nlp_state gt Data lt nlp_rpi gt lt nlp_flag gt DESCRIPTION The driver is completing a PLOGI but do not have the rcv_plogi flag set DATA 1 nlp_rpi 2 nlp_flag ACTION Verify that all targets are still visible to the SCSI mid layer elx_mes0273 Unexpected discovery timeout vport State lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The discovery process has timed out DATA None ACTION Ensure that all targets are
142. t elsCmd gt received from N_Port lt did gt DESCRIPTION Received an unsupported ELS command from a remote N_Port Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 38 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver DATA None ACTION Check remote N_Port for potential issue elx_mes0122 FDISC Failed value Fabric Detected Bad WWN DESCRIPTION The driver s FDISC failed The switch reported a bad WWN in the FLOGI request DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0124 Retry illegal cmd lt value gt retry lt value gt delay lt value gt DESCRIPTION Port rejected ELS command as illegal Driver retrying DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0125 FDISC Failed value Fabric out of resources DESCRIPTION The fabric rejected an FDISC because the switch can not support any more virtual ports DATA None ACTION Reconfigure the switch to support more NPIV logins If this issue persists contact Emulex technical support elx_mes01 26 FDISC failed ulpStatus ulpWord 4 n DESCRIPTION The ELS FDISC command has failed DATA None ACTION Check the port and switch configuration elx_mes0127 ELS timeout DESCRIPTION An ELS IOCB command was posted to a ring and did not complete within ULP timeout seconds DATA
143. t these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1806 Mbox lt command gt failed No vport DESCRIPTION A mailbox command could not be communicated because there was no VPort associated with the mailbox command DATA 1 mbxCommand ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1807 IOCB lt value gt failed No vport DESCRIPTION An IOCB command could not be communicated because there was no VPort associated with the mailbox command DATA 1 ulpCommand ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes1808 Create VPORT failed NPIV is not enabled SLImode lt mode gt DESCRIPTION The driver failed to create a port because the adapter was in wrong mode or was not capable of NPIV DATA 1 sli_rev ACTION Load the driver with NPIV enabled on an adapter that supports SLI 3 elx_mes1809 Create VPORT failed Max VPORTs lt vpi gt exceeded DESCRIPTION The driver failed to create a port because the maximum number of port supported by the driver is exceeded DATA 1 max_vpi ACTION No Action The driver cannot create any more VPorts elx_mes1810 Create VPORT failed Cannot get instance number DESCRIPTION The driver failed to allocate resources for an adapter and could not assign an instance number DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report thes
144. tate DATA None ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0203 Devloss timeout on WWPN lt address gt N_Port lt nlp_DID gt DESCRIPTION A remote N_Port that was discovered by the driver disappeared for more than lpfc_devloss_tmo seconds Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 41 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver DATA 1 nlp_flag 2 nlp_state 3 nlp_rpi ACTION If the device generating this message is not a target to which the adapter is connected this error does not affect the data integrity of the I O between the adapter and the attached storage and can be ignored elx_mes0206 Device discovery completion error DESCRIPTION This indicates that an uncorrectable error was encountered during device re discovery after a link up FC devices are not accessible if this message is displayed DATA None ACTION Reboot the system If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support Run with verbose mode on for more details elx_mes0207 Device lt DID gt lt WWN gt sent invalid service parameters Ignoring device DESCRIPTION Invalid service parameters were received from DID Ignoring this remote port DATA DID WWN ACTION Verify the remote port s configuration If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support Run with verbose mode on for mor
145. tate lt link_state gt DESCRIPTION Discovery has timed out and the adapter state is not ready DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0231 RSCN timeout DESCRIPTION The driver has lost track of what N_Ports have RSCNs pending DATA 1 fc_ns_retry 2 lpfc_max_ns_retry ACTION None required The driver should recover from this event elx_mes0233 Nodelist not empty DESCRIPTION Driver unloaded or hotplug detected a node still in use DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0237 Pending Link Event during Discovery State lt state gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0241 NameServer Rsp Error Data lt data gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0246 RegLogin failed DESCRIPTION The firmware returned a failure for the specified RegLogin DATA 1 Did 2 mbxStatus 3 hbaState Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 43 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION This message indicates that the firmware could not perform a RegLogin for the specified DID There may be a limitation on how many nodes an adapter can view elx_mes0249 Cannot issue Register Fabric login Err lt err gt DESCRIPTION Could not issue the fabric reg login the err value is unique for each possible failure DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0251 NameServer login no memory DESCRIPTION Could not allocate memory for the
146. tatus 4 flush status ACTION None required elx_mes0714 SCSI layer issued bus reset DESCRIPTION The SCSI layer is requesting the driver to abort all I Os to all targets on this adapter DATA 1 ret ACTION Check the state of the targets in question Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 71 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0717 FCP command lt value gt residual underrun converted to error Data lt values gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0718 Unable to dma_map single request_buffer lt value gt DESCRIPTION The driver could not map a single virtual address toa DMA address DATA 1 DMA mapping error ACTION None The driver fails the IO back to ESX elx_mes0720 FCP command lt value gt residual overrun error Data lt values gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0721 Device Reset rport failure rdata lt rdata gt DESCRIPTION The reset of the Rport failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0724 I O flush failure for context lt cntx gt on lt tgt lun gt cnt lt value gt DESCRIPTION The I O flush to the LUN TARGET or HOST has failed DATA 1 cnt of unrecovered I O ACTION None required The reset is retried elx_mes0727 TMF lt cmd gt to TGT lt TGT gt LUN lt LUN gt failed lt ulpStatus gt lt ulpWord 4 gt DESCRIPTION The task management command f
147. technical support elx_mes1818 VPort failed init mbxCmd lt mailbox command gt READ_SPARM mbxStatus lt mailbox status gt rc lt status gt DESCRIPTION A pending mailbox command issued to initialize port failed DATA 1 mbxCommand 2 mbxStatus 3 rc ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these issues to Emulex technical support elx_mes1820 Unable to select SLI 3 Not supported by adapter DESCRIPTION The adapter is not capable of operating in a given mode DATA None ACTION This is an informational message SLI 3 mode is only available on some adapters Do not attempt to force an adapter to run in SLI mode 3 if that adapter does not support SLI 3 mode Adapters that do not support SLI 3 are configured to run in SLI 2 mode Nevertheless it is recommended to use the auto setting 0 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting Q0 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes1821 Create VPORT failed Invalid WWN format DESCRIPTION The port could not be created due to an invalid WWNN or WWPN format DATA None ACTION Provide a valid WWN when creating VPorts elx_mes1822 Invalid lt name gt lt xx XX XX XX XX XX XX XX gt DESCRIPTION An invalid WWN was used when creating a VPort DATA 1 type_name 2 wwn 1 3 wwn 3 3 wwn 5 4 wwn 7 ACTION When creating a VPort you must furnish a valid WWN elx_mes1823 Cr
148. tion The installation requires that the CIM Provider be installed For more information on installing the CIM Provider see the OneCommand Manager Command Line Interface User Manual Installing All Drivers ESX ESXi 4 0 and 4 1 Systems Only To install all drivers use the esxupdate utility provided by VMware in the ESX and ESXi platforms The drivers and components that can be installed include e LPFC e NIC ESX ESXi 4 1 systems only e iSCSI ESX ESXi 4 1 systems only esxupdate Procedure For esxupdate installs perform the following procedure Directly mount the ISO image in this manner root testmachine mkdir tmp mountpoint root testmachine mount r o loop path to driver iso tmp mountpoint Once the ISO image is mounted you can access the offline bundle in the tmp mountpoint offline bundle directory Since the offline bundle file name varies depending on the package that is to be installed the example below uses the name offline bundle zip replace this file name with the name of the offline bundle to be installed An offline bundle can be installed on a VMware ESX server locally using the esxupdate command The following example uses the offline bundle file name offline bundle zip when using this example as a reference make sure to use the file name of the offline bundle to be installed note the maintenance parameter is required for FCoE NIC and iSCSI driver installations r
149. ubleshooting 102 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2543 Mailbox command lt vpi gt lt mbxCommand gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION The mailbox command does not have all of the fields set correctly DATA 1 sli4_mbx_opcode 2 sli_flag 3 flag ACTION None required elx_mes2544 Mailbox command lt vpi gt lt mbxCommand gt cannot issue DESCRIPTION The adapter cannot be accessed on the PCI bus DATA 1 sli4_mbx_opcode 2 sli_flag 3 flag ACTION None required elx_mes2546 New FCF found index lt index gt tag lt event_tag gt DESCRIPTION A new FCF has been found DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2547 Read FCF record failed DESCRIPTION Could not read the FCF record from the firmware DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2548 FCF Table full count lt count gt tag lt event_tag gt DESCRIPTION The FCF table is full DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2549 FCF disconnected from network index lt index gt tag lt event_tag gt DESCRIPTION The FCF has disconnected from the network DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2550 UNREG_FCFI mbxStatus error lt u mb mbxStatus gt HBA state lt port_state gt DESCRIPTION The unregistered FCFI has failed DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 103 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2551 UNREG_FCFI
150. ue gt DESCRIPTION Driver failed to setup Completion Queue Failure code is reported DATA ACTION Software driver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support elx_mes0530 ELS CQ not allocated DESCRIPTION The ELS CQ is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0531 Failed setup of slow path ELS CQ rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION The ELS CQ is allocated but failed initial setup DATA 1 status ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0534 Fast path FCP WQ lt fcp_eqidx gt not allocated DESCRIPTION The fast path FCP WQ is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0535 Failed setup of fast path FCP WQ lt fcp_wqidx gt rc lt rc gt DESCRIPTION The fast path FCP WQ setup failed DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0536 Slow path ELS WQ not allocated DESCRIPTION The slow path ELS WQ is not allocated DATA None ACTION The driver fails to load Contact Emulex technical support elx_mes0537 Failed setup of slow path ELS WQ rc lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver failed to setup Work Queue Failure code is reported DATA 1 2 3 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 69 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver A
151. ute Count Exceeded Max lt value gt Actual lt value gt DESCRIPTION Too many driver configuration parameters have been set The limit is given as Max DATA 1 Maximum number 2 Actual number ACTION Reduce the number of actual parameters elx_mes0402 Cannot find virtual addr for buffer tag on ring lt ringno gt DESCRIPTION A DMA buffer is not available for this unsolicited command DATA 1 tag 2 next 3 prev 4 postbufg_cnt ACTION None required elx_mes0403 Ipfc_nodev_tmo attribute cannot be set to lt val gt allowed range is lt LPFC_MIN_DEVLOSS_TMO gt lt LPFC_MAX_DEVLOSS_TMO gt DESCRIPTION Attempt to set the nodev timeout value is outside the range of the devloss timeout range DATA None ACTION Set the nodev timeout between the minimum and maximum devloss timeout range Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 58 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0404 Config Param lt value gt set to lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver is setting a persistent VPort parameter to a different value DATA 1 New value ACTION None This message is notification only elx_mes0405 Config Param lt value gt set to lt value gt DESCRIPTION Driver is setting a persistent VPort parameter to a different value DATA 1 New value ACTION None This message is notification only elx_mes0406 Adapter maximum temperature exceeded lt temper
152. val gt DESCRIPTION The KILL BOARD mailbox command failed to complete DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes2753 PLOGI failure DID lt DID gt Status lt Status gt lt Extended Status gt DESCRIPTION A PLOGI to lt DID gt was failed either by the driver firmware or target The lt status gt and lt extended status gt indicates why the PLOGI failed DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 111 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2754 PRLI failure DID lt DID gt Status lt Status gt lt Extended Status gt DESCRIPTION A PRLI to lt DID gt was failed either by the driver firmware or target The lt status gt and lt extended status gt indicates why the PRLI failed DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes2755 ADISC failure DID lt DID gt Status lt Status gt lt Extended Status gt DESCRIPTION A ADISC to lt DID gt was failed either by the driver firmware or target The lt status gt and lt extended status gt indicates why the ADISC failed DATA None ACTION If the issue persists report the error to Emulex technical support elx_mes2756 LOGO failure DID lt DID gt Status lt Status gt lt Extended Status gt DESCRIPTION A L
153. ver error If this issue persists report these errors to Emulex technical support Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 51 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0340 Adapter temperature is OK now DESCRIPTION Adapter temperature has reverted to normal range DATA Temperature in Celsius ACTION No action needed informational elx_mes0341 Ring lt ringno gt Cannot find buffer for an unsolicited iocb tag lt un ulpWord 3 gt DESCRIPTION There are no more pre allocated buffers available to handle unsolicited buffers DATA None ACTION Ensure this port is not being managed by multiple ports elx_mes0342 Ring lt ringno gt Cannot find buffer for an unsolicited iocb tag lt unsli3 sli3Words gt DESCRIPTION This is a multiple IOCB unsolicited command and sufficient buffer space cannot be allocated for it DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0343 Ring lt ringno gt Cannot find buffer for an unsolicited iocb tag lt un ulpWord 3 gt DESCRIPTION There are no more pre allocated buffers available to handle unsolicited buffers DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0344 Ring lt ringno gt Cannot find buffer for an unsolicited iocb tag lt unsli3 sli3Words 7 gt DESCRIPTION There are no more pre allocated buffers available to handle unsolicited buffers DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0345 Resetting board due to mailbo
154. viener 27 iSCSI Driver Configuration ESX ESXi 4 1 and ESXi 5 0 Systems Only ssseee 28 Configuring iSCSI Driver OptionS s sssssessssesesssesossesesesssesssssossesesesseeses 28 Interrupt Moderation Policy Settings ssesssssssssosesseosssssosssscsssseessssreessse 30 ISGSI Error HANGING i c ccs0dvescsen edienneadednnsen oE O E E TE 30 Configuring LDTO and ETO on ESX Server sssssnssssssnssssesesssessssseesssesesssseee 31 M ltipath IFO SUDDON acniusocviaicccdinedcstadeevucdanesteaaddaueeiinrasenesecatdensadieaeaconed 32 Configuring and Enabling Support for ESX MPIO on Non boot Targets seeeeeeee 32 Configuring and Enabling Support for ESX MPIO on BootTargets ceceeeeeeeeeeee 32 Logging into Targets Using vSphere Client ccc cee eee cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 32 Error Handling Under Multipath MPIO and Cluster Configurations eeeeees 33 3 Managing Devices USING CIM sss ccsacsccssicsccncsscravevcdeascnesnacecawaadscadadcassecvaneces 34 4 Troubleshooting siiscscacsvsadescicaceecdadscvacsnessavenndaseseadeaseeaesiweissseedeeneeasens 35 Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ssesssssescsssscesseeccosscecosesecoessecossssossee 35 General Situations s12cciseccravasesescnaedusiedueademane EE eenncaddencameneecauceshanteceueecnes 35 LEPFC Log MESSAJES orri ooisrieisi iiis in eera s iE eens EKE EEEE EESE EEEE E A 36 Message Log Example ssrssosersis srr riser
155. visible Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 46 DG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0282 did lt value gt ndlp lt value gt pusgmap lt value gt refcnt lt value gt ndlp gt nlp_DID void ndlp lpfc_init c ndlp gt nlp_usg_map DESCRIPTION Driver clean up has found a node that is still on the node list during driver unload or PCI hotplug removal DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0283 Failed to allocate mbox cmd memory DESCRIPTION Mailbox allocation error DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0285 Allocated DMA memory size lt alloclen gt is less than the requested DMA memorysize lt reqlen gt DESCRIPTION Memory allocation was truncated DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0286 Ipfc_nlp_state_cleanup failed to allocate statistical data buffer lt nlp_DID gt DESCRIPTION Memory allocation failed for node s statistical data DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0287 pfc_alloc_bucket failed to allocate statistical data buffer lt nlp_DID gt DESCRIPTION Memory allocation failed for node s statistical data DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0288 Unknown FCoE event type lt event_type gt event tag lt event_tag gt DESCRIPTION The firmware has detected an unknown FCoE event DATA None ACTION Check the FCoE switch configuration and the adapter DCBX mode elx_mes0289 Issue Register VFI failed
156. ware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting Q5 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes2004 Failed to allocate XRI last XRITAG is lt value gt Max is lt value gt Used XRI is lt value gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2007 Only Limited Edition cmd Format supported lt iocb ulpCommand gt DESCRIPTION SLI 4 only supports the Limited Edition command format DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2008 Error lt rc gt posting all rpi headers DESCRIPTION The RPI headers could not be posted to the firmware DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2009 Failed to allocate mbox for ADD_FCF cmd DESCRIPTION Failed to allocate mailbox for ADD_FCF command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2010 Resume RPI Mailbox failed status lt status gt mbxStatus lt mbx status gt DESCRIPTION DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes2011 Unable to allocate memory for issuing SLI_CONFIG_SPECIAL mailbox command DESCRIPTION Unable to allocate memory for issuing SLIL CONFIG_SPECIAL mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 96 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes2012 Mailbox failed mbxCmd lt mbx_cmd gt READ_CONFIG mbxStatus lt mbx status gt DESCRIPTION The READ _CONFIG mailbox command failed
157. x timeout DESCRIPTION A mailbox command failed to complete The driver is resetting the port DATA None ACTION If the mailbox command fails again set the lpfc_log_verbose to LOG_MBOX and retry Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 52 SXG EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver elx_mes0346 Ring lt ring number gt handler unexpected ASYNC_STATUS evt_code lt evtcode gt WO lt hex w0 gt W1 lt hex w1 gt W2 lt hex W2 gt W3 lt hex W3 gt W4 lt hex W4 gt W5 lt hex Z5 gt W6 lt hex W6 gt W7 lt hex W7 gt W8 lt hex W8 gt W9 lt hex W9 gt W10 lt hex W10 gt W11 lt hex W11 gt DESCRIPTION The adapter received an asynchronous event that was not a temperature event DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0347 Adapter is very hot please take corrective action DESCRIPTION Adapter temperature is above normal range DATA Temperature in Celsius ACTION Shutdown and remove the adapter Contact customer support elx_mes0348 NameServer login node freed DESCRIPTION The enable mode failed to free up the nameserver login DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0349 rc should be MBX_SUCCESS DESCRIPTION The next mailbox command on the mailbox queue has failed DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0350 rc should have been MBX_BUSY DESCRIPTION Attempting to unregister a default RPI from an interrupt context and the mailbox state is not busy
158. y to which to transfer the asynchronous event DATA None ACTION This could be a V LINK clear from the switch or a fatal error from the firmware Perform a dump from the OneCommand Manager application elx_mes0395 The mboxg allocation failed DESCRIPTION The asynchronous link event handler could not allocate a mailbox command to issue the READ_LA read link attention mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0396 The Ipfc_dmabuf allocation failed DESCRIPTION The asynchronous link event handler could not allocate a DMA buffer for the mailbox command to issue the READ_LA read link attention mailbox command DATA None Emulex Drivers for VMware ESX ESXi User Manual P007637 01B Rev A is 4 Troubleshooting 57 gt EMULEX Troubleshooting the FC FCoE Driver ACTION None required elx_mes0397 The mbuf allocation failed DESCRIPTION The asynchronous link event handler could not allocate DMA able memory for the READ_LA mailbox command DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0398 Invalid link fault code lt hex link_fault gt DESCRIPTION The attempt to read the link attention register has returned an unknown value DATA None ACTION None required elx_mes0399 Invalid link attention type lt hex link_type gt DESCRIPTION The READ_LA mailbox command has returned an invalid link type DATA None ACTION None required Initialization Events 0400 0599 elx_mes0400 Phys Attrib

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