[ofa-general] OpenSM initialization error

[Yicheng Jia]

The "port_rcv_errors" attribute on OpenSM side of SM link is 65535, other 
errors attributes are all 0. How can I check SM link status on the switch 
side? Is there anything I can do if the SM link port on the switch side is 
not in init state?

I don't think it's cable issue. I have 3 unmanaged switches on different 
system, all have the same problem.

Thanks!

Yicheng Jia





Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock at gmail.com> 
03/27/2009 03:19 PM

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Re: [ofa-general] OpenSM initialization error






On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Hal Rosenstock
<hal.rosenstock at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Yicheng Jia <YJia at tmriusa.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes. This persists for nearly 1 minute.
>>
>> One thing I notice is if I start mthca driver more than 1 minute before
>> OpenSM starts, then there's no such error message anymore, this is 
gone. So
>> I guess there's some handshaking going on between mthca driver and 
unmanaged
>> switch firmware, which stablize communication before OpenSM starts. Do 
you
>> have any idea about it?
>
> The physical link is brought up all on its own assuming the ports are
> not disabled. Maybe the SM link being used is not in init yet. I don't
> think that is well handled.

What do the port counters say on both sides of the SM link ?

Maybe try different cables on the SM link and see if this gets better.

-- Hal

> -- Hal
>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Yicheng Jia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock at gmail.com>
>>
>> 03/27/2009 03:02 PM
>>
>> To
>> Yicheng Jia <YJia at tmriusa.com>
>> cc
>> general at lists.openfabrics.org, hnrose at comcast.net
>> Subject
>> Re: [ofa-general] OpenSM initialization error
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Yicheng Jia <YJia at tmriusa.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here is the output of saquery. I am using Qlogic 9024 FC unmanaged 
switch.
>>> Only one SM exists in the subnet.
>>
>> <snip...>
>>
>> Is this topology simply one switch surrounded by HCAs ? If so, I don't
>> have a theory as to why this message persists for 1 second.
>>
>> -- Hal
>>
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