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IJ29817: VFCMAP FAILS WITH "DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A VALID FC PORT"

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • There may exist a conflict with VIOS 3.1 and EMC
software.

Customers with EMC software installed and running VIOS
3.1, may see the following error while attempt to map
FC adapter to VFCHOST.


$ vfcmap -vadapter vfchostX -fcp fcs0
Device "fcs0 " does not appear to be a valid FC port
(FCP).

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • APAR IJ24534 in 7200-05-01 failed to resolve this same issue,
and it is being resolved here.

vfcmap command might fail with below error, $ vfcmap -vadapter
vfchostX -fcp fcs1 Device "fcs1 " does not appear to be a valid
FC port (FCP).

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • code modified to find out the proper attribute from ODM

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ29817
    • 

  • Reported component name
    VIRTUAL I/O SER
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765G3400
    • 

  • Reported release
    310
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2020-12-09
    • 

  • Closed date
    2021-02-08
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2021-02-09
    • 





    

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

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

    
IJ30781
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    VIRTUAL I/O SER
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765G3400
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R310  PSY
       UP
    • 



PTF to Fileset Mapping








      
              
                            

              

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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            07 April 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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