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After Headswap FlexArray is unable to see drives from E-Series Backend

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Applies to

  • E-Series
  • FlexArray/V-Series
  • Fabric-Attached

Issue

After replacing an HBA used for back-end array LUNs access in a fabric-attach configuration, ONTAP may show continuous hang condition and will not have access to the back-end E-Series array(s). This issue doen not apply to a direct-attached configuration. 

The following errors will be printed to ONTAP console:

Jun 07 13:39:03 [ClusterA-01:fci.adapter.error:notice]: Fibre Channel adapter driver encountered error "Device asyncd state stalled" on adapter 2b. 
Jun 07 13:39:04 [ClusterA-01:fci.adapter.error:notice]: Fibre Channel adapter driver encountered error "Device asyncd state stalled" on adapter 2a. 
Jun 07 13:39:08 [ClusterA-01:fci.nserr.noDevices:error]: The Fibre Channel fabric attached to adapter 2a reports the presence of no Fibre Channel devices. 
Jun 07 13:39:08 [ClusterA-01:fci.nserr.noDevices:error]: The Fibre Channel fabric attached to adapter 2b reports the presence of no Fibre Channel devices. 
Jun 07 13:39:13 [ClusterA-01:fci.adapter.error:notice]: Fibre Channel adapter driver encountered error "Device asyncd state stalled" on adapter 2b. 
Jun 07 13:39:14 [ClusterA-01:fci.adapter.error:notice]: Fibre Channel adapter driver encountered error "Device asyncd state stalled" on adapter 2a.

When looking at the DQ traces of the E-Series controllers at the time, every FC login attempt is reporting logout of the old initiator and reports duplicate port ID:

06/07/18-10:34:24.229745 02 CPU2Sched1         htd    c0008 HtdItn       Connected tditn:026
06/07/18-10:34:24.230274 00 CPU2Sched1         snr     ffff snrCreate    SCSI Name Already In Collection 8B-20000090fae5af9f(volatile)
06/07/18-10:34:24.230640 00 CPU2Sched1         snr     ffff snrCreate    SCSI Name Already In Collection 8B-20020080e529e790         
06/07/18-10:34:24.230681 00 CPU2Sched1         spm     ffff Obj Modify   Flags:0x0 ITN x001a Host_10000090fae5affe          FC_TargetPort_Bh_ch8           on    
                                                                      <- ITN x001a Host_10000090fae5affe          FC_TargetPort_Bh_ch8           on    
06/07/18-10:34:24.230699 00 CPU2Sched1         spm     ffff ITN StateChg id:026 online:On
06/07/18-10:34:24.230721 00 NvpsPersistentSync nvps   nffff PersSyncMgr  psMgrTask triggered, m_ValidationRequested:False
06/07/18-10:34:24.230726 00 NvpsPersistentSync nvps   nffff PersSyncMgr  Lock acquired
06/07/18-10:34:24.230762 02 CPU2Sched1         htd    cffff AssignMapset tditn:026 num:1 osIndx:0 preserveDiscFlag:False
06/07/18-10:34:24.230777 02 ~0000000000000000~ fc     c0008 Logout       Partial x21000024-ff734a98 tPid:x161400 Reason:DupPtId
06/07/18-10:34:24.230778 02 ~0000000000000000~ fc     c0008 Disconnected type:2 hst:011
06/07/18-10:34:24.230785 02 CPU2Sched1         qlfc   c0008 SEQ    --->  sendSequence ELS RESP xid:0x1000 xcb:0xffff8000091c1400 ELS Cmd ACC(02) recvExchangeAddr 11b470 nPortHandle 1 nPortId 161400

 

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