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Oracle Linux: "kernel: bnx2i - hba ffff8828baa60858 init failed" Entries in /var/log/messages (Doc ID 2560696.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [2.6.32] to Oracle Linux 7.6 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.14.35] [Release OL6 to OL7U6]
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

An Oracle Linux cluster is seeing the  error "kernel: bnx2i - hba ffff8828baa60858 init failed'  logged in the /var/log/messages file on both server nodes.

Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01 kernel: cnic: QLogic cnicDriver v2.5.22 (July 20, 2015)
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: bnx2x 0000:04:00.0 eno49: Added CNIC device
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: bnx2x 0000:04:00.1 eno50: Added CNIC device
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-870.
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Driver bnx2i v2.7.10.1 (Jul 16, 2014)
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: iscsi: registered transport (bnx2i) <<<
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: scsi host11: QLogic Offload iSCSI Initiator <<<
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01 kernel: bnx2i: dev eno50 does not support iSCSI <<<
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: bnx2i - hba ffff883f5c880858 init failed <<<
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: scsi host12: QLogic Offload iSCSI Initiator <<<
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: bnx2i: dev eno49 does not support iSCSI <<<
Jun 17 20:12:18 localhost01   kernel: bnx2i - hba ffff883f5c880858 init failed <<


Changes

Recent changes were made to the shared storage used by both servers.

Cause

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