MAP3081 Preexistent invalid loop configuration detected by I/O enclosure device adapter card during storage enclosure installation

The I/O enclosure device adapter card has detected an invalid loop configuration. At least one bad loop existed before installation of the new storage enclosures.

MAP3081 Section-1 Isolation procedure

Procedure

  1. You were sent here because a device adapter FC-IC loop that you selected for installation has a preexisting error that must be repaired before the installation can be retried.
    1. The FRU list that sent you here lists MAP3081 and then an I/O enclosure device adapter card.
    2. The I/O enclosure device adapter card is listed only so you can identify the two FC-IC loops it controls. At least one loop has the preexisting error. This serviceable event cannot identify which loop has the error.
    3. The possible failing FRUs, not in order of probability, are the I/O enclosure device adapter card, the storage enclosure Fibre Channel interface card (FCIC), and the FC-AL interconnect cable.
  2. To determine which storage enclosures are connected to the FC-IC loops that are connected to the listed I/O enclosure device adapter card, refer to Device adapter pair IDs for the rack model that you are servicing.
    1. Find the I/O enclosure and device adapter card location in the figure. Using the DA pair ID color code, identify the storage enclosure locations it controls.
    2. Find and repair any related open serviceable events for storage enclosures or I/O enclosure.
    3. If there are no related open serviceable events, go to the next step.
  3. Look for a visual symptom with the FCIC interconnect cables between the device adapter card and the Fibre Channel interface cards. The visual symptom would be physical damage to the cable or the cable not being properly plugged in to the card connector.
    If there is no visual symptom, go to the next step.
  4. There is nothing more you can do with the information you have been given in the serviceable event.
    1. Contact the next level of support. They might need to remotely access your system to determine the specific error that the microcode detects.
    2. Do not close the open serviceable event until after the error has been identified and repaired.