NIC flipping/unregistering on Solaris 10

User_Y2Y3I

Hi,

From today I started getting strange messages on Solaris-10 x86 (HP Proliant hardware). 

The server seems accessible and mentioned NIC doesn't seem to be in use or plumb. Not sure why it is showing as flipping/unregistering. 

Can somebody advise on this?

This server is at a remote location, so I don't have physical access to it.

From /var/adm/messges -->

Apr 2 11:06:43 server-10-32 kernel: pcplusmp: [ID 272826 kern.info] pcplusmp: pci14e4,1639 (bnx) instance 2 irq 0x3e vector 0x6a ioapic 0xff intin 0xff is bound to cpu 4

Apr 2 11:06:45 server-10-32 kernel: bnx: [ID 328528 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx2: Copper link is downApr 2 11:06:45 server-10-32 kernel: pcplusmp: [ID 272826 kern.info] pcplusmp: pci14e4,1639 (bnx) instance 2 irq 0x3e vector 0x6a ioapic 0xff intin 0xff is bound to cpu 5

Apr 2 11:06:47 server-10-32 kernel: bnx: [ID 328528 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx3: Copper link is down

Apr 2 11:06:47 server-10-32 kernel: pcplusmp: [ID 272826 kern.info] pcplusmp: pci14e4,1639 (bnx) instance 3 irq 0x3e vector 0x6a ioapic 0xff intin 0xff is bound to cpu 6

Apr 2 11:06:49 server-10-32 kernel: bnx: [ID 328528 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx3: Copper link is down

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Apr 2 09:31:22 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 736570 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx2 unregistered

Apr 2 09:31:22 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 736570 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx3 unregistered

Apr 2 09:31:22 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 736570 kern.info] NOTICE: igb1 unregistered

Apr 2 09:31:22 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 736570 kern.info] NOTICE: igb3 unregistered

Apr 2 10:44:02 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx2 registered

Apr 2 10:44:06 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx3 registered

Apr 2 10:44:10 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: igb0 registered

Apr 2 10:44:10 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: igb1 registered

Apr 2 10:44:10 server-10-32 kernel: mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: igb3 registered

# dladm show-dev

bnx0      link: up    speed: 1000 Mbps    duplex: full

bnx1      link: up    speed: 1000 Mbps    duplex: full

bnx2      link: unknown  speed: 0   Mbps    duplex: unknown

bnx3      link: unknown  speed: 0   Mbps    duplex: unknown

igb0      link: unknown  speed: 0   Mbps    duplex: half

igb1      link: unknown  speed: 0   Mbps    duplex: half

igb2      link: up    speed: 1000 Mbps    duplex: full

igb3      link: unknown  speed: 0   Mbps    duplex: half

# dladm show-link

bnx0      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: bnx0

bnx1      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: bnx1

bnx2      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: bnx2

bnx3      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: bnx3

igb0      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: igb0

igb1      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: igb1

igb2      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: igb2

igb3      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    device: igb3

aggr1      type: non-vlan mtu: 1500    aggregation: key 1

aggr50001    type: vlan 50  mtu: 1500    aggregation: key 1

aggr55001    type: vlan 55  mtu: 1500    aggregation: key 1

aggr60001    type: vlan 60  mtu: 1500    aggregation: key 1

aggr72001    type: vlan 72  mtu: 1500    aggregation: key 1

#

# dladm show-aggr -L

key: 1 (0x0001) policy: L4   address: e4:11:5b:ec:ac:e2 (auto)

        LACP mode: active    LACP timer: short

  device  activity timeout aggregatable sync coll dist defaulted expired

  bnx1   active  short  yes     yes  yes yes no    no

  igb2   active  short  yes     yes  yes yes no    no

#

# ifconfig -a| grep flag

lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

lo0:1: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

lo0:2: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

lo0:3: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

lo0:4: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

lo0:5: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1

aggr50001: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 2

aggr50001:1: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 2

aggr50001:2: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 2

aggr55001: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3

aggr55001:1: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3

aggr55001:2: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3

aggr55001:3: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3

aggr55001:4: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3

aggr55001:5: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3

aggr60001: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 4

aggr60001:1: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 4

aggr60001:2: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 4

aggr60001:3: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 4

aggr72001: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 5

bnx0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6

bnx0:1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6

bnx0:2: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6

bnx0:3: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6

bnx0:4: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6

bnx0:5: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6

#

Thanks