Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual
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Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual
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4. Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the FC/FCoE Driver
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elx_mes0442: Adapter failed to init, mbxCmd
CONFIG_PORT, mbxStatus
DESCRIPTION: Adapter initialization failed when issuing a CONFIG_PORT mailbox
command.
DATA: (1) hbainit
ACTION: This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue. If the issue persists,
report the error to Emulex technical support.
elx_mes0443: Adapter failed to set maximum DMA length mbxStatus
DESCRIPTION: Cannot set the maximum DMA length to reflect cfg_pci_max_read.
DATA: None
ACTION: Set module parameter lpfc_pci_max_read to 512, 1024, 2048, or 4096.
elx_mes0445: Firmware initialization failed.
DESCRIPTION: The driver was unable to initialize the hardware.
DATA: None
ACTION: This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue. If the issue persists,
report the error to Emulex technical support.
elx_mes0446: Adapter failed to init, mbxCmd
mbxStatus
DESCRIPTION: Adapter initialization failed when issuing a CFG_RING mailbox
command.
DATA: None
ACTION: This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue. If the issue persists,
report the error to Emulex technical support.
elx_mes0448: Adapter failed to init, mbxCmd
READ_SPARM, mbxStatus
DESCRIPTION: Adapter initialization failed when issuing a READ_SPARM mailbox
command.
DATA: None
ACTION: This error could indicate a hardware or firmware issue. If the issue persists,
report the error to Emulex technical support.
elx_mes0449: Phys attribute Instance Error. Defaulting to lpfc_#attr to
DESCRIPTION: A physical device attribute has an out-of-range value. The driver is
correcting it.
DATA: (1) value written, (2) minimum value, (3) maximum value