IJ44770: VNIC BACKING DEVICE GOES INTO DEAD STATE AFTER FIRMWARE UPDATE APPLIES TO AIX 7300-01

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The adapter goes to DEAD right at the point of recovery
  completing.
  
  ...
  ...
  4779 MLXCENT_DEAD_EXIT 2022-11-07
  10:55:07.000 S PERM ent1 Dead exit
  4778 MLXCENT_DEAD_ENTRY 2022-11-07
  10:55:07.000 S PERM ent1 Dead entry
  4775 MLXCENT_DEAD_REQ 2022-11-07
  10:55:07.000 S PERM ent1 Dead request
  4774 MLXCENT_SW_ERR         2022-11-07
  10:55:07.000 S PERM ent1 Software error
  4771 MLXCENT_EEH_EXIT 2022-11-07
  10:55:06.000 H TEMP ent1 EEH recovery exit
  4768 MLXCENT_EEH_ENTRY 2022-11-07
  10:55:05.000 H TEMP ent1 EEH recovery entry
  4764 MLXCENT_EEH_DETECT 2022-11-07
  10:54:40.000 H TEMP ent1 EEH freeze detected
  ...
  ...
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Mellanox network adapter in VF mode goes to DEAD state after
  system firmware update.
  

Problem conclusion

• Adapters capabilities will be reset, queried and set again
  after firmware update.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 7200-05 - use AIX APAR IJ44665
  7300-01 - use AIX APAR IJ44770
  

APAR Information

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

  IJ44288

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD300

Applicable component levels