Hello,
 
we are using FCP attached tape devices on SLES 9 s390x SP3 for TSM for
over one year now, in the last weeks we've added other tape models from
same vendor.
 
After getting syslog message "kernel: zfcp: warning: unknown incoming
ELS 0x21100014 for adapter 0.0.c108" we have troubles with some to all
tape devices on this fcp adapter.
On another fcp adapter on the same system a second set of the same tape
devices is working without problems.
 
If we try to reset the fcp adapter with chccwdev -d/-e, IO's on the tape
devices are working for some time, but after message "kernel: zfcp:
warning: unknown incoming ELS 0x21100014 for adapter 0.0.c108" the tape
devices stop working again.
 
Extended Link Services (ELS) 0x21100014 appears to be PRLO (Process
Logout).
I did search for some more information in the internet, did find some
issues if scsi initiator does not login again to target after PRLO ?
 
Currently I'm trying to get more information by looking at fcp trace
data produced while testing with TSM mttest command.
In the trace I see that the target port and unit is reopened (and a soft
error is returned to the application ?):
zfcp: zfcp_erp_port_forced_reopen_internal(499): forced reopen of port
0x500104f000752a69 on adapter 0.0.c108
zfcp: zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task_handler(4162): Setting
DID_SOFT_ERROR and SUGGEST_RETRY
zfcp: zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task_handler(4333): scpnt->result
=0x100b0000
zfcp: zfcp_fsf_open_unit_handler(3317): unit 0x0000000000000000 on
remote port 0x500104f000752a69 on adapter 0.0.c108 opened, port handle
0x516

Does anyone have an idea what's going on here or why the zfcp driver
doesn't handle PRLO ?
 
Thank You !
 
Andreas Mayer
Telekom Austria

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