Oracle VM: OVM Servers with Cisco Systems Inc VIC FCoE HBA (rev a2) Showing port_state = "Linkdown" (Doc ID 2491612.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 25, 2020

Applies to:

Oracle VM - Version 3.4.5 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

HBA links were showing down on the OVM Servers.

08:00.0 Fibre Channel: Cisco Systems Inc VIC FCoE HBA (rev a2)
0e:00.0 Fibre Channel: Cisco Systems Inc VIC FCoE HBA (rev a2)

Class = "fc_host"

Class Device = "host1"
Class Device path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:00.0/0000:05:02.0/0000:08:00.0/host1/fc_host/host1"
active_fc4s = "0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 "
dev_loss_tmo = "30"
fabric_name = "0x0"
issue_lip = <store method only>
maxframe_size = "2048 bytes"
node_name = "0x20000025b5520027"
port_id = "0xffffffff"
port_name = "0x20000025b5520b27"
port_state = "Linkdown"
port_type = "NPort (fabric via point-to-point)"
speed = "10 Gbit"
supported_classes = "Class 3"
supported_fc4s = "0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 "
supported_speeds = "10 Gbit"
symbolic_name = "fnic v1.6.0.22 over fnic1"
tgtid_bind_type = "wwpn (World Wide Port Name)"
uevent =

Device = "host1"
Device path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:00.0/0000:04:00.0/0000:05:02.0/0000:08:00.0/host1"
uevent = "DEVTYPE=scsi_host"

Class Device = "host2"
Class Device path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.2/0000:09:00.0/0000:0a:00.0/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:01.0/0000:0e:00.0/host2/fc_host/host2"
active_fc4s = "0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 "
dev_loss_tmo = "30"
fabric_name = "0x0"
issue_lip = <store method only>
maxframe_size = "2048 bytes"
node_name = "0x20000025b5520027"
port_id = "0xffffffff"
port_name = "0x20000025b5520a27"
port_state = "Linkdown"
port_type = "NPort (fabric via point-to-point)"
speed = "10 Gbit"
supported_classes = "Class 3"
supported_fc4s = "0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 "

[host]# cat /sys/class/fc_host/host*/port_state
Linkdown
Linkdown
[host]#