HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.03.03)
Known Problems and Workarounds
Topology of A5158A Changes from Fabric to Public Loop After the Virtual Partition Reboots
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Topology of A5158A Changes from Fabric to Public Loop
After the Virtual Partition Reboots
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGaf15533
Applicable on
❏ vPars A.04.01 on PA
❏ vPars A.03.xx on PA
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: