Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 957)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for Linux User Manual P010081-01A Rev. A
4. Troubleshooting
Log Messages
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Ethernet Driver Log Messages
Retrieving Ethernet Driver Log Messages
Ethernet driver messages are logged in the /var/log/messages file. This log file is an
ASCII text file and can be viewed and searched with a text editor such as vim. A log file
automatically rotates as it gets larger. Rotated log files are named messages.x, where
“x” is an integer.
To search the log file for error messages, at the command prompt type:
# cd /var/log
# vim messages
A message is displayed similar to the following:
Aug 15 09:57:48 S74 kernel: Invalid MTU requested. Must be between
256 and 8974 bytes
Ethernet Driver Log Messages and their Descriptions
When reporting an issue with the adapter, check the kernel message log using the
dmesg command or the /var/log/messages file, and report any of these entries that
may be present.
There are three types of Ethernet log messages: error, information, and warning.
Ethernet driver warning messages logged by an adapter start with “be2net <BID>”,
where <BID> is the PCI bus identifier string. For example:
be2net 0000:0d:00.1: MTU must be between 256 and 9000 bytes.
Note: In the following table, <D>, <DD>, or <DDD> refers to decimal values that
appear in the log messages, and <S> refers to strings.
Table 4-5 Ethernet Driver Log Messages of Type
Ethernet Log Message Description Type
<S> initialization failed
Initialization of the adapter or allocation of a
resource for initializing the driver failed. In most
cases, this message is accompanied by a more
specific error message. Try rebooting the system
after power cycling. If the issue persists, this could
be a symptom of a hardware issue or corrupted
firmware. Error
<S>: Physical link <S>
This is an informational message about a change in
physical link status. Information
Adapter busy, could not reset
FW. Reboot server to activate
new FW
After flashing firmware on the adapter, the adapter
is busy activating the new firmware. Reboot the
machine for the new firmware to be active. Error
Can't load BE3 UFI on BE3R
The UFI image can only be flashed on the OCx111xx
chip but not on the OCx111xxR chip. Information
cmd to write to flash rom
failed
The firmware command to install the latest
firmware version on the adapter failed. Error