[c-nsp] sup720 / 6704 RELIABILITY DRIVER / weird ASIC msg (12.2.18 SXF2)

[Ross Vandegrift]

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 10:26:20PM -0400, Paul wrote:
> Single sup720-3bxl.   Tried different slot, even tried an entire 
> different 6509 with same IOS SXF2..
> Maybe something with the IOS, or a hardware revision of the chassis or 
> sup module?
> 
> Looking it up on the search gets no results :/
> 
> I got the same message you got, except it didn't contain the fabric 
> channel sync error, just the power off error, and this was with ANOTHER 
> 6704 module..
> So two 6704 modules I tried , each different errors, would not work in 
> either 6509 I have running SXF2. 
> 
> I got no errors putting it in a 6513, with SXH3 on it..
> 
> Will try SXF14, but I'm getting some TCAM errors with it which I'm about 
> to post about :)

I asked my coworker to upgrade the lab switch to SXF15 and try the 10G
card again - mysterious NVRAM error goes away.  Definitely related to
older IOS thinking something was weird on the new one.

The failed diagnostics on the other hand, well that appears to be a
real problem - our line cards worked in spite of the NVRAM error.

Ross

> 
> Paul
> 
> Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> >On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 04:08:04PM -0400, Paul wrote:
> >  
> >>I'm getting the following messages when inserting a WS-X6704-10GE module 
> >>into a 6509
> >>running 12.2.18 SXF2  sup720-3bxl
> >>
> >>00:00:04: %SYS-CFC9-5-RESTART: System restarted --
> >>Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
> >>IOS (tm) c6lc2 Software (c6lc2-SP-M), Version 12.2(18)SXF2, RELEASE 
> >>SOFTWARE (fc1)
> >>Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
> >>Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> >>Compiled Thu 19-Jan-06 04:37 by dchih
> >>*Nov 30 00:00:02.723: CFC9: Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
> >>- RELIABILITY DRIVER: wrong signature on NVFLASH
> >>    
> >
> >A co-worker reported the same message to me on Friday from a lab
> >switch running SXD7b when he inserted a 6704-10GE w/dfc3bxl.
> >
> >Do you have redundant sups in the switch?  This message is in our
> >logs:
> >
> >00:00:24: %SYS-DFC4-5-RESTART: System restarted --
> >Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software 
> >IOS (tm) c6lc2 Software (c6lc2-SP-M), Version 12.2(18)SXD7b, RELEASE 
> >SOFTWARE (fc1)
> >Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
> >Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by cisco Systems, Inc.
> >Compiled Fri 08-Dec-06 12:34 by ccai
> >00:00:24: DFC4: Currently running ROMMON from S (Gold) region
> >- RELIABILITY DRIVER: wrong signature on NVFLASH
> >          
> >00:18:40: SP: Disabling standby fabric in slot 6 and allowing module in 
> >slot 4 to go ONLINE as it's fabric channels could not sync with the 
> >standby but synced with the active fabric
> >
> >00:18:40: %OIR-SP-3-PWRCYCLE: Card in module 6, is being power-cycled off 
> >(Fabric channel errors)
> >00:18:42: %PFREDUN-SP-6-ACTIVE: Standby processor removed or reloaded, 
> >changing to Simplex mode
> >00:18:43: %DIAG-SP-6-RUN_MINIMUM: Module 4: Running Minimum Diagnostics...
> >00:18:54: %DIAG-SP-6-DIAG_OK: Module 4: Passed Online Diagnostics
> >
> >
> >  
> >>Sep 20 13:19:21: %PM_SCP-SP-2-LCP_FW_ERR_INFORM: Module 9 is 
> >>experiencing the following error: Port Asic 0: 2 important event
> >>
> >>Sep 20 14:02:51: %PM_SCP-SP-2-LCP_FW_ERR_INFORM: Module 9 is 
> >>experiencing the following error: Port Asic 0: 1 important event
> >>    
> >
> >I don't see any instances of this, so it could be different.
> >
> >  
> >>Is this a bug in SXF2?  I put the same module into another running SXH3  
> >>and I don't get the reliability driver message. 
> >>Also this ASIC message does not look good but again it doesn't happen on 
> >>SXH3..
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>
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