***SPAM*** Re: [ofa-general] ibcheckerrors give error 5691 within OFED 1.3.1

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 3:55 AM, Wen Hao Wang <wangwhao at cn.ibm.com> wrote:
>>counter RcvErrors = 5691 is indicating the value of
>>PortCounters:RcvErrors. Per IBA section 16.1.3.5, it includes:
>>• Local physical errors (ICRC, VCRC, LPCRC, and all physical
>>errors that cause entry into the BAD PACKET or BAD PACKET
>>DISCARD states of the packet receiver state machine)
>>• Malformed data packet errors (LVer, length, VL)
>>• Malformed link packet errors (operand, length, VL)
>>• Packets discarded due to buffer overrun
>>
>>Those errors may have occurred when you plugged in the additional
>>nodes. You might want to clear the errors first and then see if they
>>are continually increasing or stable.
>>
>>-- Hal
>
> Hello Hal:
>
> Thanks for your explanation. Unfortunately it is difficult for me to
> unplug/plug those cables.

I wasn't suggesting to do that. Just that the errors may have occurred then.
What I was suggesting was to first clear the errors and then recheck
them to see if any of the error counters are increasing or whether
they are relatively stable.

-- Hal

>Moreover I need test many items within limited
> time. So I have to wait for suitable time to do that. Will let you know the
> result at that time.
>
> Wen Hao Wang
> Email: wangwhao at cn.ibm.com
>