FCS/FCA SAN ERRORS

The following error message may indicates a SAN issue, this is not an adapter hardware issue.

Typically, these errors are logged when:

.DETAIL SENSE DATA

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AIX Version 5.3 and below

RRRR RRRR EEEE EEEE TTCC OOOO NNNN NNNN NNNN NNNN IIII IIII MMMM MMMM LLLL LLLL
AAAA AAAA BBBB BBBB DDDD DDDD FFFF FFFF GGGG GGGG HHHH HHHH JJJJ JJJJ KKKK KKKK
PPPP PPPP SS%% UUUU VVVV VVVV WWWW WWWW XXXX XXXX YYYY YYYY ZZZZ ZZZZ 2222 2222
3333 3333 4444 4444 QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ QQQQ
....

AIX 6 and above:

hhhh hhhhh EEEE EEEE TTCC vvvv NNNN NNNN NNNN NNNN IIII IIII MMMM MMMM LLLL LLLL
AAAA AAAA BBBB BBBB DDDD DDDD FFFF FFFF GGGG GGGG HHHH HHHH JJJJ JJJJ KKKK KKKK
PPPP PPPP SS%% UUUU VVVV VVVV WWWW WWWW XXXX XXXX YYYY YYYY ZZZZ ZZZZ 2222 2222
3333 3333 4444 4444 5555 5555 5555 RRRR 7777 7777 7777 7777 RRRR RRRR RRRR RRRR
OOOO RRRR....
..skip 5 rows RRRR Reserved for future use.
QQQQ QQQQ next 22 rows

Error Code
EEEE EEEE		 What This Means and what to do What to do
0x0000 001C A device in the SAN has refused a connection (login). This is usually a SAN configuration issue.
0x0000 001E A device in the SAN sent a response and AIX does not have an active login with the device. This is a SAN device issue
0x0000 0038 These messages are logged when the command structure that the device driver is attempting to use is in use.
This indicates the a device in the SAN is not responding to command.
  • If connection type is 2 (fabric), check the connection status with the switch
  • If connection type is point-to-point, check with the end device determine why the device is not responding.
0x0000 0039
0x0000 003E The Adapter can not switch to FC-AL, but that appears to be the way the SAN is configured.
Either re-configure the SAN or change the Smitty FC-AL setting.
0x0000 0048 A device in the SAN sent a logout (LOGO) to the adapter and fields in the frame were notfilled in by the device. The problem is with the device that sent the logout,
0x0000 0049 A logout by a device in the SAN used a port name that does not match the entry in the login table. The AIX port_name is stale, contact AIX support.
0x0000 004F The SAN has rejected the cmd due to a bad source ID. This may be a transient fabric issue, if it persists, contact AIX support or SAN central..
0x0000 0053 An IOCB failed with an LS_RJT. The failed cmd is included. Action depends on failed reason code.
0x0000 005B The device driver has received a (PDISC) command from a device that is not registered (no login) with the AIX server. his may indicate a transient SAN issue, if it persists, contact AIX support or SAN central..
0x0000 005D An unexpected command has been sent to AIX from the SAN. This may be a transient SAN issue, if it persists, contact AIX support or SAN central
0x0000 0090 This message is logged when a FAN (Fabric Address notification) has been received and the topology is not AL. . This is an informatonal message, if it persists, contact AIX support or SAN central