705 Fewer Fibre Channel I/O ports operational.

Explanation

One or more Fibre Channel I/O ports that have previously been active are now inactive. This situation has continued for one minute.

A Fibre Channel I/O port might be established on either a Fibre Channel platform port or an Ethernet platform port using FCoE. This error is expected if the associated Fibre Channel or Ethernet port is not operational.

Data:

Three numeric values are listed:
  • The ID of the first unexpected inactive port. This ID is a decimal number.
  • The ports that are expected to be active, which is a hexadecimal number. Each bit position represents a port, with the least significant bit representing port 1. The bit is 1 if the port is expected to be active.
  • The ports that are actually active, which is a hexadecimal number. Each bit position represents a port, with the least significant bit representing port 1. The bit is 1 if the port is active.

User response

  1. If possible, use the management GUI to run the recommended actions for the associated service error code.
  2. Follow the procedure for mapping I/O ports to platform ports to determine which platform port is providing this I/O port.
  3. Check for any 704 (Fibre channel platform port not operational) or 724 (Ethernet platform port not operational) node errors reported for the platform port.
  4. Possibilities:
    • If the port has been intentionally disconnected, use the management GUI recommended action for the service error code and acknowledge the intended change.
    • Resolve the 704 or 724 error.
    • If this is an FCoE connection, use the information the view gives about the Fibre Channel forwarder (FCF) to troubleshoot the connection between the port and the FCF.

Possible Cause-FRUs or other cause:

  • Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver
  • Node or node canister (system board on 2145-DH8 or 2145-SV1)