HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes A.05.08

• Topology of A5158A Changes from Fabric to Public Loop After the Virtual
Partition Reboots
Related Defect ID and Patch Number
JAGaf15533
Applicable On
◦ vPars A.05.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.04.xx on PA-RISC
◦ vPars A.03.xx on PA-RISC
Description
When the A5158A is connected to the Brocade 2800 or 12000 switch, the topology of the
A5158A changes after the virtual partition reboots.
Symptoms
◦ Before a reboot, the topology shows PTTOPT_FABRIC:
vpar1# tdutil /dev/td0
Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
Device ID is = 0x001028
TL Chip Revision No is = 2.3
PCI Sub-system Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x000006
Topology = PTTOPT_FABRIC
...
◦ After a reboot, the topology shows PUBLIC_LOOP:
vpar1# tdutil /dev/td0
Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
Device ID is = 0x001028
TL Chip Revision No is = 2.3
PCI Sub-system Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x000006
Topology = PUBLIC_LOOP
...
◦ Logging into the switch, the switch information before the reboot shows:
brocade01:admin> switchshow
switchName: brocade01
switchType: 2.4
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
...
port 0: -- No_Module
port 1: -- No_Module
port 2: -- No_Module
port 3: sw Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:10:23:fa
port 4: sw Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:00:f4:28
◦ The switch information after the reboot shows:
brocade01:admin> switchshow
switchName: brocade01
switchType: 2.4
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
...
port 0: -- No_Module
port 1: -- No_Module
port 2: -- No_Module
Known Problems and Workarounds 15