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IJ09583: ADAPTER FIRMWARE UPGRADE CAN FAIL OR ADAPTER MAY BECOME UNUSABLE


APAR STATUS


 * CLOSED AS PROGRAM ERROR.
   
   


ERROR DESCRIPTION

 * **************************************************************
   * USERS AFFECTED:
   * Systems running the AIX 7200-00 Technology Level
   * with devices.pciex.df1060e214103404.com below the
   * 7.2.0.6 level.
     **************************************************************
   * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
   * Fibre-Channel adapters utilizing the emfcdd driver could be
   * impacted if an adapter firmware upgrade is performed on
   * unused fcs instances while, at the same time, running fcstat
   * on another unused fcs instance associated with the same
   * adapter.
   *
   * Other performance or health related processes may also
   * trigger this if they also open unused fcs instances
   * similarly to fcstat.
   *
   * The firmware update could fail or in some cases the adapter
   * firmware may become faulty where the physical adapter is no
   * longer usable.
   *
   * This problem has not been observed if all fcs instances
   * associated with the physical adapter are in-use during the
   * adapter firmware upgrade.
   *
   * Find out if a system has any adapters using an affected
   * driver with lsdev, for example:
   *
   * # lsdev -F "name ddins" | grep emfcdd
   *
   * Note: on a VIOS, this must be run as root using
   * 'oem_setup_env'.
     **************************************************************
   * RECOMMENDATION:
   * Install APAR IJ09583.
   * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
   * either
   * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij09583/
   * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij09583/
   * Installation of the ifix requires a reboot.
     **************************************************************
   
   
   


LOCAL FIX

 * 1) retry adapter microcode upgrade
   or
   2) perform microcode upgrade on actively used fcs
   instances
   or
   3) stop monitoring applications from polling the adapter
   or
   4) If all adapters fcs instances are unused, place
   protocol driver associated with
      the firmware upgrade in a defined state with the
   following command:
   
   Example: Assuming your upgrading firmware on fcs0
   rmdev -Rl fscsi0
   
   The above will place fscsi0 in a defined state
   
   
   


PROBLEM SUMMARY

 * Adapter microcode update might fail with FCA_ERR6 and sense
   code 518
   
   
   


PROBLEM CONCLUSION

 * code modified to return error to the open thread, if adapter
   microcode update is already in progress
   
   
   


TEMPORARY FIX

 *   *********
     * HIPER *
     *********
   
   
   


COMMENTS

 * 


APAR INFORMATION


 * APAR NUMBER
   
   IJ09583


 * REPORTED COMPONENT NAME
   
   AIX V7.2


 * REPORTED COMPONENT ID
   
   5765CD200


 * REPORTED RELEASE
   
   720


 * STATUS
   
   CLOSED PER


 * PE
   
   NoPE


 * HIPER
   
   YesHIPER


 * SUBMITTED DATE
   
   2018-09-21


 * CLOSED DATE
   
   2018-09-21


 * LAST MODIFIED DATE
   
   2018-10-12


 * APAR IS SYSROUTED FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
   
   IJ06644


 * APAR IS SYSROUTED TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:


FIX INFORMATION


 * FIXED COMPONENT NAME
   
   AIX V7.2


 * FIXED COMPONENT ID
   
   5765CD200


APPLICABLE COMPONENT LEVELS



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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

More support for:
AIX 7.2 Enterprise Edition

Software version:
720

Document number:
2481849

Modified date:
12 October 2018


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