Adapter driver event messages – Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual

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Adapter driver event messages

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Adapter driver event messages

Table 13

provides details on event messages generated by adapter drivers. These events display in

host system logs and the HCM master log. Events are organized as originating from the network
driver only, storage driver only, or network and storage driver.

Failed:<Disk: PWWN<Target's PWWN>
LUN<LUN Id>. Adapter<no>

This adapter is unable to connect to the
configured boot device. This error message is
displayed only when boot option is set to Flash
Values through the Brocade BIOS
Configuration Utility.

1

Check the zoning information on the switch
and verify if the target's WWN is in the
same zone as the initiator's WWN.

2

Check that there is path configured
between the initiator and the target boot
device.

Adapter<no> : BIOS is disabled

BIOS is disabled for this adapter.

If booting through this adapter is desired, then
launch the Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility by
pressing Ctrl-B or Alt-B, then enable BIOS on the
adapter port where connection is required.

Adapter<no> : Link initialization
failed. Disabling BIOS

Unable to bring up the link for this adapter.

Check connectivity between the adapter port
and the switch.

Boot device discovery failed. Disabling
BIOS.

The boot option is set to Fabric Discovered or
First LUN through the Brocade BIOS
Configuration Utility, and the adapter is unable
to discover any boot device.

If booting through this adapter is not desired,
then ignore this message.
If booting through this adapter is desired:
1

Launch the Brocade BIOS Configuration
Utility by pressing Ctrl-B or Alt-B.

2

For the desired port, select Auto Discover
for the Boot LUN field in the Adapter
Settings menu.

3

Check if any boot devices are visible. If
none are visible, then connect a boot
device and repeat step 2. You should see
the target and LUN information displayed
during the discovery process.

Brocade BIOS installed successfully

This message displays if any adapters in the
system are able to connect to a boot device.

None.

TABLE 12

Adapter BIOS messages (continued)

Message

Cause

Recommended Action

TABLE 13

Driver event messages

Message

Severity

Event Type

Category

Sub
Category

Cause

Action

Network Driver Events (CNAS only)

Base port link up: Hardware Address
= [Base port MAC].

Information

Network driver

10
(EthPort)

Up

Base port Ethernet
link is up.

No action
required.

Base port link down: Hardware
Address = [Base port MAC].

Warning

Network driver

10
(EthPort)

Down

Base port Ethernet
link is down.

No action
required.

Base port Ethernet Link is enabled:
Hardware Address = [Base port
MAC].

Information

Network driver

10
(EthPort)

Enabled

Ethernet port
enabled by user.

No action
required.

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