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EMS reports HOST_PORT_FAIL - Disabled by IOM

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Applies to

  • AFF/FAS
  • ONTAP 8
  • ONTAP 9
  • All Disk shelves

Issue

  • HOST_PORT_FAIL error is reported in the EMS logs:
Mon Mar 07 17:26:13 IST [Node-01: dsa_worker2: ds.sas.running.disparity:debug]: [CIR6] on channels 0b shelf ID 11 IOM A  reports running disparity errors.
Mon Mar 07 17:26:13 IST [Node-01: dsa_worker2: ds.sas.hostphy.disableErr:critical]: [CIR6] on channels 0b shelf id 11 IOM ADisabled due to excessive invalid dword error.
Mon Mar 07 17:26:13 IST [Node-01: dsa_worker2: callhome.hostport.disable:error]: Call home for HOST_PORT_FAIL - Disabled by IOM
  • From sysconfig -a logs, one of the PHYs reports the speed as unknown :

::> system node run -node <node-name> -command sysconfig -a

SAS Host Adapter 0b (PMC-Sierra PM8001 rev. C, SAS, <UP>)
        Firmware rev:       01.12.09.00
        Base WWN:           5:00a098:0036800:b4
        Phy State:          [4] Enabled, 6.0 Gb/s
                            [5] Enabled, 6.0 Gb/s
                            [6] Enabled, Rate unknown
                            [7] Enabled, 6.0 Gb/s
        QSFP Vendor:        Amphenol        
        QSFP Part Number:   X6558-R6+A0     
        QSFP Type:          Passive Copper 2m ID:00

  • The STORAGE-SHELF section in the Autosupport logs shows the invalid dword and disparity count for the affected port in the IOM:

Shelf name:    0b.shelf11
Shelf id:      11
Channel:       0b

Module:        A
Shelf UID:     XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Shelf S/N:     SHFXXXXXXXXXX6
Term switch:   N/A
Shelf state:   ONLINE
Module state:  OK

               Partial Path   Link    Invalid   Running     Loss    Phy       CRC     Phy
Disk    Port   Timeout        Rate     DWord    Disparity   Dword   Reset     Error   Change
Id     State   Value (ms)    (Gb/s)    Count    Count       Count   Problem   Count   Count
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[CIR5] OK             7        6.0        0           0       0        0         0       1
[CIR6] DIS/INVWD      7         NA      261         261       0        0         0       2
[CIR7] OK             7        6.0        0           0       0        0         0       1

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