IJ08633: ADAPTER FIRMWARE UPGRADE COULD FAIL W/ FCA_ERR6 AND SENSE 518 APPLIES TO AIX 7200-04

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Adapter firmware upgrade could fail with FCA_ERR6
  and sense data 518
  
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  LABEL:      FCA_ERR6
  ..
  ..
  ..
  
  Detail Data
  SENSE DATA
  0000 0020 0000 0518 0000 0005 0000 0000 0000 00AC 0000
  0000 1000 0090 FAA0 5444
                  ^^^
  -------------Cut-------------------------
  
  This could happen under the following sequence of events:
  
  1) Firmware upgrade is performed on an unused fcs
  instance
  2) a monitoring application like fcstat opens the same
  adapter
     at the same time
  

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

Comments

• ×**** PE20/05/15 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR IJ22290  FOR DESCRIPTION
  ×**** PE22/09/08 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR IJ38520  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

• 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

• R720 PSY U880566

     UP19/10/31 I 1000