Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 961)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for Linux User Manual P010081-01A Rev. A
4. Troubleshooting
Log Messages
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iSCSI Driver Log Messages
Retrieving iSCSI Driver Error Log Messages
Note: These error log messages are specific to the open-iscsi be2iscsi driver.
For Linux systems, the iSCSI driver generates log messages to the /var/log/messages
file. The log file is an ASCII text file and can be viewed and searched with your
preferred text editor.
To search the log file for error messages, at the command prompt type
# cd /var/log
# vim messages
There are also archived files for older logs in the same directory.
You can view the latest recently generated messages for the current system boot by
running
#dmesg
iSCSI Driver Error Log Messages and their Descriptions
Table 4-6 iSCSI Log Messages and Descriptions
Log Message Description
beiscsi_module_init - Unable to register
beiscsi transport. Driver registration failure.
beiscsi_module_init - Unable to register
beiscsi pci driver. Driver registration failure.
BM_# : mgmt_invalidate_icds could not be
submitted Driver error messages for error handling.
Cannot submit abort request due to no memory available.
BM_# : Unsupported fw version Driver init error message.
This failure indicates that the driver version that is
running on the system does not match the version of the
firmware flashed on the board. This issue can be
addressed by running the installer from the desired
version.
BM_# : hwi_init_controller failed Driver init error message.
This failure may be due to the firmware not being present
or running currently. This failure may also indicate a
hardware issue.
BM_# : beiscsi_dev_probe -Failed in
beiscsi_alloc_memory Driver init error message.
Cannot allocate required memory for driver initialization.
BM_# : No boot session Driver init error message.
Informational message indicating this port does not have
a boot-able session configured.
BM_# : EEH error detected Driver pci error message.
PCI error detected by system.