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Sun Network QDR InfiniBand Gateway Switch Product Notes for Firmware Version 2.1

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Updated: March 2017
 
 

Known Problems

Bug
Description
Workaround
24673478
A direct firmware upgrade from 1.3 to 2.1.7, 2.1.8, or 2.1.9 fails.
Upgrading a gateway switch directly from 1.3 to 2.1.7 or later fails.
Workaround: Perform a firmware upgrade from 1.3 to 2.1.6, and then upgrade to 2.1.7, 2.1.8, or 2.1.9.
22195180
Firmware upgrade from 2.1.8 to 2.1.8 without –force option causes fwverify command to fail.
When reinstalling firmware 2.1.7, 2.1.8, or 2.1.9, neither as an upgrade or a downgrade, the process completes without errors. However, the fwverify command indicates that the installation has failed.
Workaround: You must force a reinstallation from the Oracle ILOM CLI. Use the –force option to the Oracle ILOM load command. See Upgrade the Gateway Firmware (CLI).
20714591
All Subnet Managers segfault at 54 ip 080ba543 sp xxxxxxxx error 4 displayed.
An InfiniBand fabric that is not a pure Fat Tree topology might experience a segmentation fault across all Subnet Managers in the fabric. This can occur when cabling or decabling an active gateway or switch configured for Fat Tree topology, as the actual topology at that instant is not pure Fat Tree.
Workaround: Either use the setsmrouting command to set the Subnet Managers to Min Hop routing, or ensure a pure Fat Tree topology and power off the gateway before cabling or decabling it. See Replace a Gateway.
20649071
Fabric Director is filling up the gateway root file system.
If the hostname of a management controller exceeds 26 characters, the Fabric Director incessantly writes errors to the log file which can fill the root filesystem if left unchecked.
Workaround: Do not use more than 26 characters for the hostname of the management controller.

Note -  The maximum number of characters for the node description field is 17.

18129290
smpartition command fails from firmware version 2.0 switch with firmware version 2.1 peer.
In a mixed firmware fabric where the master Subnet Manager is on a gateway with firmware version 2.0 and other gateways or switches in the fabric are firmware version 2.1, issuing the smpartition commit command fails.
Workaround: When you use the smpartition commands to partition the mixed firmware fabric, issue the commands from a master Subnet Manager on a switch or gateway with firmware version 2.1.
17408412
connector command not fully functional from Fabric_Mgmt restricted shell.
When the –info or –dump options of the connector command are issued in the Fabric_Mgmt, Gateway_Mgmt, or Switch_Diag restricted shells, the command fails.
Workaround: Use the Fabric Monitor feature of the Oracle ILOM web interface to retrieve connector information.
17159243
VNICs with MAC addresses having eight leading zeros are disabled after a reboot.
VNICs with MAC addresses having four or more leading bytes which are zero (00:00:00:00:12:34) are not persistent after a reboot, including reboots that occur during a firmware downgrade or upgrade.
Workaround: Do not create VNICs with MAC addresses having four or more leading bytes which are zero (eight or more leading zeros).
16847481
Setting time zone changes permissions of time zone file.
After setting the time zone, the permissions of the time zone file are changed and must be reset to their original values. Otherwise, the fwverify command returns an error.
Workaround: Change the permissions on the time zone file.
  1. After setting the time zone, become the root user.

  2. Set the permissions for the time zone file.

    # chmod 644 /conf/localtime

15755727
Need tool to display InfiniBand topology with physical InfiniBand entities.
At present, no command provides the relationship of InfiniBand fabric GUIDs, LIDs, and IB ports to each other in a simplified manner.
Workaround: Use the ibnetdiscover command.
15703751
No way to set Fabric Monitor console timeout.
The Fabric Monitor will timeout after 15 minutes of idle time.
Workaround: You must log in to the web interface and start the Fabric Monitor again.
15560533
Setting an alert rule to ipmipet sometimes does not work.
There is no impact to the InfiniBand fabric.
Workaround: After setting the alert rule to ipmipet, set the level to disable, and then set the level to the desired value.