Emulex CNA FCoE card stuck in "Bypassed" state after READ_FCF_RECORD errors logged
Issue
- The FC ports on the server won't initialize properly and log into fiberchannel.
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New server with emulex fcoe chips. Second of two ports consistenly comes up in "bypassed" state:
# cat /sys/class/fc_host/host2/port_state Bypassed -
Seeing "READ_FCF_RECORD Indicates empty FCF table" in messages post Link Up event:
lpfc 0000:04:00.3: 1:1303 Link Up Event x1 received Data: x1 x0 x40 x0 x0 x0 0 lpfc 0000:04:00.3: 1:2726 READ_FCF_RECORD Indicates empty FCF table. lpfc 0000:04:00.3: 1:2765 Mailbox command READ_FCF_RECORD failed to retrieve a FCF record. -
Need to know why, and how to un-bypass.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Emulex CNA (FCoE) host bus adapter
- Example:
Emulex Corporation OneConnect 10Gb FCoE Initiator
- Example:
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