PCIEX-8000-8R faults logged on NVME devices when running explorer 19.3 or greater
(Doc ID 2614439.1)
Last updated on MAY 26, 2020
Applies to:
SPARC T7-1 - Version All Versions and laterSPARC T7-2 - Version All Versions and later
SPARC T7-4 - Version All Versions and later
SPARC S7-2 - Version All Versions and later
SPARC S7-2L - Version All Versions and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
System reports FMA fault PCIEX-8000-8R on each NVME device in the system. FMA may also report PCIEX-8000-0A faults on PCIe cards installed in slots connected through the same PCIe path.
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TIME EVENT-ID MSG-ID SEVERITY
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Oct 07 13:45:57 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx PCIEX-8000-8R Major
Oct 07 13:45:57 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx PCIEX-8000-8R Major
Oct 07 13:45:57 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx PCIEX-8000-8R Major
Oct 07 13:45:57 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx PCIEX-8000-8R Major
Oct 07 13:45:57 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx PCIEX-8000-0A Critical
These faults are reported after initiation of explorer on the host in question:
We can see in the /var/adm/messages file:
Oct 07 13:23:05 <hostname> explorer: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] Explorer started ---------------------------> explorer started
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Oct 07 13:45:57 <hostname> fmd: [ID 377184 daemon.error] SUNW-MSG-ID: PCIEX-8000-8R, TYPE: Fault, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Major
There is no impact to the actual availability or functionality of the device.
The system may also log a fault on a PCIe card, if the slot in which the card is installed, shares the same PCIe path:
ex ....
T7-1 & T8-1: PCIE2 & PCIE3 / PCIE4 & PCIE5
Oct 07 13:45:57 <hostname> fmd: [ID 377184 daemon.error] SUNW-MSG-ID: PCIEX-8000-0A, TYPE: Fault, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Critical
Changes
OS install or upgrade to S11.4 SRU 13 or greater, or package support/explorer upgraded to 19.3 or greater.
Cause
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