One HBA is showing offline for server.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

One HBA is showing offline for server. HBA port_state is Linkdown.

# systool -vc fc_host                                             Class = "fc_host"

  Class Device = "host0"
  Class Device path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:03:00.0/host0/fc_host/host0"
    dev_loss_tmo        = "45"
    fabric_name         = "0x1000001234581a00"
    issue_lip           = <store method only>
    max_npiv_vports     = "254"
    node_name           = "0x20000123450d425d"
    npiv_vports_inuse   = "0"
    port_id             = "0x01d000"
    port_name           = "0x21000024ff0d425d"
    port_state          = "Linkdown"   ---------------------------------------
    port_type           = "NPort (fabric via point-to-point)"
    speed               = "unknown"
    supported_classes   = "Class 3"
    supported_speeds    = "1 Gbit, 2 Gbit, 4 Gbit, 8 Gbit"
    symbolic_name       = "QLE2560 FW:v7.03.00 DVR:v8.07.00.08.06.6-k1"
    system_hostname     = ""
    tgtid_bind_type     = "wwpn (World Wide Port Name)"
    uevent              =
    vport_create        = <store method only>
    vport_delete        = <store method only>

Debug logs show..

Nov  6 13:00:49 hostname kernel: qla2xxx [0000:03:00.0]-882c:0: Bus Reset failed: Reset=258 d_id=24c00.
Nov  6 13:00:49 hostname kernel: qla2xxx [0000:03:00.0]-882c:0: Bus Reset failed: Reset=258 d_id=24900.
Nov  6 13:00:49 hostname kernel: qla2xxx [0000:03:00.0]-1820:0: **** Failed mbx[0]=4005, mb[1]=8, mb[2]=0, mb[3]=0, cmd=72 ****.
Nov  6 13:00:49 hostname kernel: qla2xxx [0000:03:00.0]-882d:0: full_login_lip=258.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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