CNA FCoE card fails to initialize properly and log into fabric, READ_FCF_RECORD errors

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Issue

  • The FC ports on the server won't initialize properly and log into fiberchannel.
  • Seeing "READ_FCF_RECORD Indicates empty FCF table" in  messages
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:0392 Async Event: word0:x4020301, word1:x1900000, word2:x7, word3:xc0010100
lpfc  0000:02:00.3: 1:2900 Async FCoE Link event - Speed:4GBit duplex:x0 LA  Type:x3 Port Type:0 Port Number:1 Logical speed:4000Mbps Fault:0
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:1303 Link Up Event x7 received Data: x7 x0 x40 x0 x0 x0 0
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:(0):0354 Mbox cmd issue - Enqueue Data: x8d (x0) x0 x600 x2
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:2778 Start FCF table scan at linkup
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:(0):0354 Mbox cmd issue - Enqueue Data: x9b (x8) x0 x600 x2
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:(0):0355 Mailbox cmd x8d (x0) issue Data: x0 x700
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:(0):0355 Mailbox cmd x9b (x8) issue Data: x0 x700
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:(0):0307 Mailbox cmd x8d (x0) Cmpl xffffffff8825b306 Data: x8d00 x0 x0 x70 xaae0400 xc x100 x80000 x80000
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:(0):0307 Mailbox cmd x9b (x8) Cmpl xffffffff8825d1b8 Data: x40439b00 x8 x244 x0 x0 x0 xf3669000 xb x244
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:2726 READ_FCF_RECORD Indicates empty FCF table.
lpfc 0000:02:00.3: 1:2765 Mailbox command READ_FCF_RECORD failed to retrieve a FCF record.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
  • Emulex CNA host bus adapter (lpfc driver 8.2.0.96.2p)

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