Asset ID:	1-72-1002417.1
Update Date:	2010-06-07
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1002417.1 :   Missing drv/clone forceload in /etc/system on a system with Emulex cards may cause panic during boot  


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Symptoms
Sun[TM] systems with Emulex cards may panic during boot if the /etc/system file is missing the following entry, or the entry is commented out:
forceload: drv/clone

The following is an example of what you might see during boot (example taken from a Sun Fire[TM] 15K domain with Emulex cards in the configuration):

WARNING: Cannot create minor node for <pci10df,fa00> <lpfc> <0>

Can't find clone devinfo node

NOTICE: Attach failure: Unable to create LAN node

WARNING: pcisch5 (pci@fc,600000): PCI fault log start:

PCI excessive retry error

pcisch5 (pci@fc,600000): PBM AFSR=0x20000030.40000000<config-space> dwordmask=0 bytemask=30

pcisch5 (pci@fc,600000): PCI primary error (8):

Excessive Retries

pcisch5 (pci@fc,600000): PCI secondary error (0):

pcisch5 (pci@fc,600000): PBM AFAR 0.00000900:WARNING: pcisch5: PCI config space CSR=0x2a0

pcisch5 (pci@fc,600000): PCI fault log end.

panic[cpu256]/thread=10408000: pcisch-5: PCI bus 2 error(s)!

Resolution
Boot CDROM or boot net to add/uncomment the forceload for drv/clone in the /etc/system file.

Emulex driver for Solaris[TM] requires drv/clone to be forceloaded in the /etc/system file.

Product
Emulex LightPulse LP8000 Fibre Channel PCI Host Bus Adapter
Sun Fire V1280 Server
Sun Fire E6900 Server
Sun Fire E4900 Server
Sun Fire E2900 Server
Sun Fire 6800 Server
Sun Fire 4810 Server
Sun Fire 4800 Server
Sun Fire 3800 Server
Sun Fire E25K Server
Sun Fire E20K Server
Sun Fire 15K Server
Sun Fire 12K Server

Internal Comments
For internal Sun use only.

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Emulex, panic, clone, devinfo, PCI, pcisch, normalized
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Change History
Date: 2010-04-21
User Name: 84789
Action: Reviewed
Comment: Reviewed

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