IV53289: HEA CAN LOG ERRORS IF JUMBO PACKET IS RECEIVED

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• In a blade environment, PHYP must set the hardware to
  receive jumbo frames because there is no user interface
  to alter the setting.  If the HEA AIX driver is set to
  not
  have jumbo frames and the HEA is put into promiscuous
  mode,
  a HEA PHYP error will occur when a jumbo frame is
  received.
  
  For non-blade environments, this can also occur due to
  the
  user setting the hardware to accept jumbo frames yet not
  setting the AIX driver to accept jumbo frames.
  
  The error as seen by the AIX user is an HEA_INFO error
  although that error can be produced for a number of
  reasons.
  

Local fix

• Enable jumbo frames on the HEA AIX driver.
  

Problem summary

• In a blade environment, PHYP must set the hardware to receive
  jumbo frames because there is no user interface to alter the
  setting.If the HEA AIX driver is set to not have jumbo frames
  and the HEA is put into promiscuous mode, a HEA PHYP error will
  occur when a jumbo frame is received.
  
  For non-blade environments, this can also occur due to the user
  setting the hardware to accept jumbo frames yet not setting the
  AIX driver to accept jumbo frames.
  
  The error as seen by the AIX user is an HEA_INFO error although
  that error can be produced for a number of reasons.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR is being closed FIN. This means that a solution to
  this APAR is expected to be delivered from IBM in a release
  (if any) to be available within the next 24 months.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  IV55883 IV55888 IV55965

Fix information

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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