problems with netapp branded qle2672-n-nap-cu

wp · ‎2019-04-24

Hi,

I have a NetApp branded qlogic FC adapter type qle2672-n-nap-cu under Centos.

/var/log/messages shows:

Apr 23 22:27:40 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:00:00.0]-0005: : Cavium Fibre Channel HBA Driver: 10.01.00.33.07.6-k.
Apr 23 22:27:40 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.0]-011c: : MSI-X vector count: 32.
Apr 23 22:27:40 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.0]-001d: : Found an ISP2031 irq 16 iobase 0xffffb3b04cec2000.
Apr 23 22:27:40 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.0]-00c6:24: MSI-X: Using 18 vectors
Apr 23 22:27:40 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.0]-0075:24: ZIO mode 6 enabled; timer delay (200 us).
Apr 23 22:27:42 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.0]-00d2:24: Init Firmware **** FAILED ****.
Apr 23 22:27:42 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.0]-00d6:24: Failed to initialize adapter - Adapter flags 2.
Apr 23 22:27:42 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.1]-011c: : MSI-X vector count: 32.
Apr 23 22:27:42 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.1]-001d: : Found an ISP2031 irq 17 iobase 0xffffb3b04cec6000.
Apr 23 22:27:42 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.1]-00c6:25: MSI-X: Using 18 vectors
Apr 23 22:27:42 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.1]-0075:25: ZIO mode 6 enabled; timer delay (200 us).
Apr 23 22:27:44 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.1]-00d2:25: Init Firmware **** FAILED ****.
Apr 23 22:27:44 server1 kernel: qla2xxx [0000:09:00.1]-00d6:25: Failed to initialize adapter - Adapter flags 2.

I have also tried to use different driver versions, but all failed with same error message.

Any idea?

AlexDawson · ‎2019-04-28

Hi there!

Unfortunately NetApp does not support the use of these cards outside of our SAN/NAS controllers - however QLogic has drivers available for them from https://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/SearchByProductOEM.aspx?oemid=372&oemcatid=111969&productid=1179&os=126

While they only support them on SLES, RHEL 5/6, Xen and Oracle Linux, hopefully you can get the drivers to run by using the same kernel as one of them - CentOS 5/6 should work, for example.

Hope this helps!