OFFLINE/ONLINE Message Sequences
| Nov 12 14:46:53 kapila unix: ID[SUNWssa.socal.link.5010] socal1: port 1: Fibre Channel is OFFLINE |
| (Other messages or warnings) |
| Nov 12 14:48:53 kapila unix: ID[SUNWssa.socal.link.5010] socal1: port 1: Fibre Channel is ONLINE |
The Fibre Channel loops may from time to time get re-initialized causing service to the loop to be momentarily suspended during this initialization.Common causes of OFFLINE/ONLINE (loop re-initialization)
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Soft or hard addition or removal of a device on the loop
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Power cycle of device on the loop
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Forced loop-init by driver recovery algorithms
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Disk array reset following a download
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Temporary loss of sync on the loop
All outstanding commands on this particular loop are automatically retried as soon as the loop's initialization is complete and normal operation will resume.
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