Trouble with SSA 112

[Doug Hughes]

>We started with the lowest cost items to replace.  We replaced the
>fibre channel cable itself to no effect.  We then replaced the FC/OM
>module on the SBUS card in the server to no effect.  I am assuming
>that a faulty FC/OM card on the array would show up in extended
>diagnostics (which it does not), so I'm working on the assumption that
>it's not the problem.  And now we've reached the point where the next
>item to replace is the SBus card itself (which runs around $800), but
>before we throw good money after bad, I thought I'd see if any of the
>people on the list might have some ideas.
>
>To make matters more critical, it's gotten to the point where the
>fibre link is offline about 7 out of every 10 seconds, which means our
>server is just about worthless now.
>
>If there's any more info I can provide, let me know.  Any help is
>greatly appreciated.
>
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Since you know the FC module on the SBUS card in the server
was not the culprit. Try using the known good FC module and
replace the module on the controller card in the array.
Just take the screws out, slide out the controller, and replace
the FC module there (or if you have two modules, try using
port B module instead)

It does sound like a hardware problem for what it's worth,
and the typical component to go bad is the FC module.


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Doug Hughes					Engineering Network Services
System/Net Admin  				Auburn University
			doug@eng.auburn.edu