HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.05.10)

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
port 3: sw Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:10:23:fa
port 4: sw Online L-Port 1 public
Workaround
◦ To permanently set the device to fabric, set the setting on the switch. For example:
switch> portcfggport port_#,1
where port_# is the port number of the switch that is connected to the A5158A card
and 1 represents “true”.
◦ To temporarily set this device (the setting will not remain after an OS reboot), reset the
device from the HP-UX system:
Known problems and workarounds 15