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IT27839: Image Export Device discovery fails when PowerVC is installed on bare-metal power server

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Power Virtualization Center (PowerVC) fails to discover Image
Export Device with the below errors when PowerVC is installed on
 bare-metal Power server.

Fibre Channel volume device not found.
Fixed interval looping call
'os_brick.initiator.connectors.fibre_channel._wait_for_device_di
scovery' failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/oslo_service/loopingcall.py",
line 144, in _run_loop
    result = func(*self.args, **self.kw)
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/os_brick/initiator/connectors/
fibre_channel.py", line 154, in _wait_for_device_discovery
    raise exception.NoFibreChannelVolumeDeviceFound()
NoFibreChannelVolumeDeviceFound: Unable to find a Fibre Channel
volume device.
[124755] attach-info: {'error': u'Unable to find a Fibre Channel
volume device.'}
[124755] Device attachment information returned: None

[124755] Could not find a device for the mapped volume.
[124755] Error: Unable to find a Fibre Channel volume device.

Impact:
Unable to perform Image Export Device discovery.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • Code changes have been implemented and iFix has been delivered.
Platforms:
All supported PowerVC platforms

Versions:
PowerVC 1.4.x

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • iFix has been delivered.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IT27839
    • 

  • Reported component name
    POWERVC STANDAR
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765VCS00
    • 

  • Reported release
    142
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2019-01-22
    • 

  • Closed date
    2019-03-14
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2019-03-14
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    POWERVC STANDAR
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765VCS00
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Applicable component levels


    








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            14 March 2019
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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