Getting message- 'invalid short VPD tag XX at offset X' after boot.
Issue
- Observed following message on the system:
kernel: mpt2sas 0000:0x:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 00 at offset 1
kernel: [ 2903.035289] ixgbe 000x:03:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 06 at offset 4
kernel: [ 2903.036988] ixgbe 000x:01:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 06 at offset 4
igb 0000:0x:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 05 at offset 6
- Does this message indicate any issue with the LSI MPT controller / NIC ?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-3.10.0-514.el7
or later- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9
kernel-2.6.32-696.el6
or later- LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS2308 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS-2 Controller
- Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection.
- Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection
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