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PCI Error NMI from device(s): PLX PCIE 8764 switch on Controller due to NVRAM Module failed

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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 2025

PANIC: 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    Critical
Reading       Low         Low         High       High
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NVS DIMM0 Temp           failed            -- C         0 C         5 C        80 C        85 C
NVS DIMM1 Temp           failed            -- C         0 C         5 C        80 C        85 C

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