Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> wrote on 11/25/2007 11:26:11
AM:

> 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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Andreas,

Where is the SCSI logout/PRLO coming from?  One of your tapes?  PRLI/PRLO
are usually sent from initiator to target...

Thanks,

Ray Higgs
System z FCP Development
Bld. 706, B24
2455 South Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 435-8666,  T/L 295-8666
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