PCI Error NMI from device(s): PLX PCIE 8764 switch on Controller due to NVRAM Module failed
Applies to
- AFF A700
- FAS9000
- NVRAM10 card in the slot 6
- Unexpected node reboot with PCI NMI disruption
Issue
- ONTAP cluster node reboots unexpectedly. Examples:
PANIC: PCI Error NMI from device(s):ErrSrcID(CorrSrc(0x5f48),UCorrSrc(0)), RPT(0,3,0):PLX PCIE 8764 switch in slot 6 on Controller. in process idle: cpu6 on release 9.12.1P3 (C) on Sun May 18 22:55:48 JST 2025PANIC: PCI Error NMI from device(s):ErrSrcID(CorrSrc(0x3888),UCorrSrc(0)), RPT(0,3,0):PLX PCIE 8780 switch on Controller. in process idle: cpu14 on release 9.9.1P7 (C) on Tue Jun 7 18:22:26 03 2022
Service Processor events example:
Record 1052: Tue Jun 07 15:22:27.616491 2022 [IPMI Event.critical]: NMI
Record 1053: Tue Jun 07 15:22:28.755452 2022 [IPMI Event.critical]: L2 watchdog timeout hard reset- Both of two DIMMs may show failed. Example:
BMC> environ -show_all=================Sensor Name State Current Critical Warning Warning CriticalReading Low Low High High-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NVS DIMM0 Temp failed -- C 0 C 5 C 80 C 85 CNVS DIMM1 Temp failed -- C 0 C 5 C 80 C 85 C