This is a Dell PV 760 (aka NetApp F760, fw 2.8_a2) 3 Dell 700 shelves with Ids 0, 1, 2 connected to isp2100 in slot 2
Crash log on console : ------------------------------------------------------------ Mon Dec 20 09:15:45 GMT [ispfc_init_1:error]: Device 2.0 (0x02000000) appears to have taken a soft address: expected hard address 7 (0xda), assigned soft address 0 (0xef). Mon Dec 20 09:15:52 GMT [ispfc_init_1:error]: Device 2.0 (0x02000000) appears to have taken a soft address: expected hard address 7 (0xda), assigned soft address 0 (0xef).
ispfc: Fibre Channel adapter 0a appears to be unattached/disconnected. If adapter is in use, check cabling and seating of LRC cards in disk shelves. Mon Dec 20 09:15:54 GMT [ispfc_init_0:error]: Initialization failed on Fibre Channel adapter 0a.
NetApp Release 6.4.5: Wed Jul 14 04:27:30 PDT 2004 Copyright (c) 1992-2004 Network Appliance, Inc. Starting boot on Mon Dec 20 09:15:37 GMT 2004 Mon Dec 20 09:15:56 GMT [ispfc_timeout_1:error]: Invalidating disk device 2.0 (0x02000000) which appears to have taken a soft address, possibly due to conflicting shelf ids. Mon Dec 20 09:15:58 GMT [net_e0:info]: Ethernet e0: Link up. level1 pte is 1fa3400001101 level2 pte is 1fa3300001101 level3 pte is NULL MM fault MMCSR=1, type=1, VA=0x0, PC=0xfffffc000060d4a0, RA=0xfffffc00004a9bc0
PANIC: MM fault MMCSR=1, type=1, VA=0x0, PC=0xfffffc000060d4a0, RA=0xfffffc00004a9bc0 in process ses_admin on release NetApp Release 6.4.5 on Mon Dec 20 09:16:00 GMT 2004
version: NetApp Release 6.4.5: Wed Jul 14 04:27:30 PDT 2004 cc flags: 1
DUMPCORE: START
DUMPCORE: END -- coredump *NOT* written. halt after panic during system initialization
ok Killed ------------------------------------------------------------
It can boot sometimes, but some drives are missing after boot !!
I have nearly the same crash with shelves connected to internal fc-al and fc card removed.
any idea ?
Thanks