On a SPARC T3-2 server, any attempt to run Oracle Validation Test Suite (Oracle VTS) can cause a fatal error in the PCIe fabric regardless of whether it is started through the runvts option (/usr/sunvts/bin/runvts), a command in a terminal window (/usr/sunvts/bin/startsunvts -t), or the graphical user interface (/usr/sunvts/bin/startsunvts -g).
The following error message is displayed:
scsi: WARNING: /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@e/scsi@0 (mpt_sas0): MPTSAS Firmware Fault, code: 6708 SUNW-MSG-ID: SUNOS-8000-0G, TYPE: Error, VER: 1, SEVERITY: Major EVENT-TIME: 0x53b2e0eb.0x16ea32fe (0x219c653e45ed7) PLATFORM: sun4v, CSN: -, HOSTNAME: xxxxxx SOURCE: SunOS, REV: 5.11 11.2 DESC: Errors have been detected that require a reboot to ensure system integrity. See http://www.sun.com/msg/SUNOS-8000-0G for more information. AUTO-RESPONSE: Solaris will attempt to save and diagnose the error telemetry IMPACT: The system will sync files, save a crash dump if needed, and reboot REC-ACTION: Save the error summary below in case telemetry cannot be saved. panic[cpu0]/thread=2a10009dc40: Fatal error has occured in: PCIe fabric.(0x1)(0x103)
Workaround: Do not run VTS on the SPARC T3-2 server. However, if you need to run VTS, downgrade the version by using the following commands:
Issue the following commands if the system/test/sunvts package is not installed:
# pkg change-facet facet.version-lock.consolidation/SunVTS/SunVTS-incorporation=false
# pkg update SunVTS-incorporation@0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.14.0
# pkg install system/test/sunvts
Issue the following commands if the system/test/sunvts package is installed:
# pkg change-facet facet.version-lock.consolidation/SunVTS/SunVTS-incorporation=false
# pkg update SunVTS-incorporation@0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.14.0 sunvts@7.0.14-0.175.1.0.0.14.0