IJ10300: POSSIBLE ERRORS IN CERTAIN NETWORK ADAPTERS APPLIES TO AIX 6100-09

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

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  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the AIX 6100-09 Technology Level
  * with
  * devices.ethernet.lnc2.rte below the 6.1.9.401
  * level or
  * devices.ethernet.lnc.rte below the 6.1.9.401 level.
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  * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  * Network adapters using the 'lncentdd' and 'lnc2entdd'
  * drivers may experience issues due to unintended flash writes
  * during the adapter port open/close operations.
  * Affected network adapters currently include the following
  * Feature Codes:
  * EN15, EN16, EN17, EN18, EN0H, EN0J, EN0M, EN0N, EN0K, EN0L.
  *
  * These issues have been primarily seen when the adapter has
  * some unused ports with no IP address configured on them,
  * and performance/health monitoring tools repeatedly open and
  * close those unused ports.
  *
  * We have seen the following issues occur:
  * - HW_TMP_ERR for the affected adapters seen in the errlog
  * - adapter ports get into a dead state, and remain unusable
  *   until partition reboot
  * - adapter permanently failing to configure, requiring
  *   adapter replacement
  *
  * Find out if a system has any adapters using an affected
  * driver with lsdev, for example:
  *
  * # lsdev -F "name ddins" | grep -e lncentdd -e lnc2entdd
  *
  * Note: on a VIOS, this must be run as root using
  * 'oem_setup_env'.
  *
  * As a workaround before applying the fix, a 'dummy' IP
  * address can be configured on the unused ports.  This will
  * prevent the frequent open/closes of the adapter ports
  * monitoring tools.
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  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ10300.
  * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
  * either
  * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij10300/
  * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij10300/
  * Installation of the ifix requires a reboot.
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Local fix

Problem summary

• Customer may see "HW_TMP_ERR" error log entries associated
  with adapters using this driver.
  

Problem conclusion

• Set the "Volatile" flag in the COMMON_SET_PHYSICAL_LINK_CONFIG
  adapter command.
  

Temporary fix

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    * HIPER *
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Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IJ10293

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 6.1 EXT SUP

• Fixed component ID

  5765G6299

Applicable component levels