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General adapter problems 2 1. Action: Reassess the hardware configuration and distribute the adapters so no more than four 10Gbps Ethernet ports are used in a single system (maximum supported by VMware). This VMware limitation applies to Brocade CNA ports and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. 2. Action: If there are a large number of Brocade HBA ports or Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode in the system, try disabling MSI-X mode for Brocade ports using the following commands. a. Enter the following command to display current driver configuration settings, including default options. esxcfg-module -g bfa b. Append "msix_disable_cb=1" to the default options displayed by the preceding command: esxcfg-module -s " msix_disable_cb=1" bfa NOTE Disabling MSI-X mode can reduce performance so any performance critical tasks should be done with a smaller number of adapters in the system, in order to utilize the MSI-X mode. Driver installation fails on ESX systems Driver(s) are not installing on VMware ESX system. If installing through HCM, the following error message may display when updating drivers. Uploading of the driver file is failed. Reason - Maintenance mode is not enabled or could not be determined. Possible Cause: ESX systems must be in maintenance mode to install or update drivers. Action: Place system in maintenance mode, then reinstall driver plackage(s). Errors when using GUI-based software installer Errors occur when launching the GUI-based Brocade Adapter Software Installer, such as InvocationTargetException errors Possible Cause: Your system may not be able to run a GUI-based application. Action: Use the Software Installer commands detailed in the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual. Errors when installing brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz package If errors occur when installing the no architecture (noarch) brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz driver package, refer to the following descriptions of possible causes and recommended actions to help resolve the problem. Possible Cause: Appropriate distribution kernel development packages are not installed on your host system for the currently running kernel. Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 19 53-1002145-01

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Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide
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53-1002145-01
General adapter problems
2
1.
Action:
Reassess the hardware configuration and distribute the adapters so no more than four
10Gbps Ethernet ports are used in a single system (maximum supported by VMware). This
VMware limitation applies to Brocade CNA ports and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA
mode.
2.
Action:
If there are a large number of Brocade HBA ports or Fabric Adapter ports configured in
HBA mode in the system, try disabling MSI-X mode for Brocade ports using the following
commands.
a.
Enter the following command to display current driver configuration settings, including
default options.
esxcfg-module -g bfa
b.
Append "msix_disable_cb=1" to the default options displayed by the preceding command:
esxcfg-module -s "<default_options> msix_disable_cb=1" bfa
NOTE
Disabling MSI-X mode can reduce performance so any performance critical tasks should be
done with a smaller number of adapters in the system, in order to utilize the MSI-X mode.
Driver installation fails on ESX systems
Driver(s) are not installing on VMware ESX system. If installing through HCM, the following error
message may display when updating drivers.
Uploading of the driver file is failed. Reason - Maintenance mode is not enabled
or could not be determined.
Possible Cause:
ESX systems must be in maintenance mode to install or update drivers.
Action:
Place system in maintenance mode, then reinstall driver plackage(s).
Errors when using GUI-based software installer
Errors occur when launching the GUI-based Brocade Adapter Software Installer, such as
InvocationTargetException errors
Possible Cause:
Your system may not be able to run a GUI-based application.
Action:
Use the Software Installer commands detailed in the
Brocade Adapters Installation and
Reference Manual
.
Errors when installing brocade_driver_linux_<versions>.tar.gz package
If errors occur when installing the no architecture (noarch) brocade_driver_linux_<versions>.tar.gz
driver package, refer to the following descriptions of possible causes and recommended actions to
help resolve the problem.
Possible Cause:
Appropriate distribution kernel development packages are not installed on your
host system for the currently running kernel.