interesting scenario

[Stig A. Olsen]

Doug Hughes wrote:
> 
> I've got two hosts and two arrays. They are cross connected.
> Host1 sees everything as copacetic. Host2 continually reports:
> soc0: port 1: Fibre Channel is OFFLINE
> soc0: port 1: Fibre Channel is ONLINE
> 
> about every 2 seconds or so.
> 
> When I do a boot -r I get this:
> NOTICE: pln1: Old SSA firmware has been detected (Ver:) - Please upgrade
> 
> Which is nonsense because both arrays are definitely at
> firmware rev 3.12. Both systems have identical patches.
> 
> I'm putting my money on the 2nd fiber optic module plugged into
> the SBUS card on host2. Any dissenting opinion?
> 
>         Doug

This could be correct, but it can also be the fiber optic module
in the SSA itself. I haven't figured out how to determine if these
messages come from the fiber optic module in the host or the SSA,
so I usually try to change the one in the SSA first, as it is
involves less than taking down the host (if you have several SSAs
connected). If anyone has a any solutions to determine in what end
the fiber module is failing, I'd be happy for a reply.

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regards,
Stig A. Olsen                     | Hydro Data UnixTeam
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