HP have suggested I try driver version 10.2.445.0 from the Emulex site, needless to say shortly after installation I encountered the usual host isolation issue, albeit a very slightly different error:
2015-02-03T15:06:30.634Z cpu14:33448)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:357: 0000:002:00.0: UE Detected!!
2015-02-03T15:06:30.634Z cpu14:33448)elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:368: 0000:002:00.0: Forcing Link Down as Unrecoverable Error detected in chip/fw.
2015-02-03T15:06:30.634Z cpu14:33448)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:385: 0000:002:00.0: UE lo: MPU bit set
2015-02-03T15:06:30.634Z cpu14:33448)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:002:00.0: UE hi: PMEM bit set
2015-02-03T15:06:30.634Z cpu14:33448)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:002:00.0: UE hi: NETCUnknown bit set
2015-02-03T15:06:30.651Z cpu1:33450)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:357: 0000:002:00.1: UE Detected!!
2015-02-03T15:06:30.652Z cpu1:33450)elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:368: 0000:002:00.1: Forcing Link Down as Unrecoverable Error detected in chip/fw.
2015-02-03T15:06:30.652Z cpu2:34113)World: 14296: VC opID hostd-6611 maps to vmkernel opID 8e89d881
2015-02-03T15:06:30.652Z cpu1:33450)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:385: 0000:002:00.1: UE lo: MPU bit set
2015-02-03T15:06:30.652Z cpu1:33450)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:002:00.1: UE hi: PMEM bit set
2015-02-03T15:06:30.652Z cpu1:33450)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:002:00.1: UE hi: NETCUnknown bit set
2015-02-03T15:06:32.078Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3586: 0000:002:00.0: GetDieTemperature Checkpoint 1 (12 sec) No resp for MCC cmd opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:06:40.427Z cpu5:39026)NetSched: 626: 0x2000004: received a force quiesce for port 0x200000c, dropped 46 pkts
2015-02-03T15:06:44.081Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3586: 0000:002:00.0: GetDieTemperature Checkpoint 2 (24 sec) No resp for MCC cmd opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:06:46.464Z cpu5:39026)NetSched: 626: 0x2000004: received a force quiesce for port 0x200000c, dropped 3 pkts
2015-02-03T15:06:56.083Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3586: 0000:002:00.0: GetDieTemperature Checkpoint 3 (36 sec) No resp for MCC cmd opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:06:56.083Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3605: 0000:002:00.0: GetDieTemperature MCC cmd timed out. opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:06:56.083Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_generateUE:55: 0000:002:00.0: Injecting fatal error for post-mortem dump
2015-02-03T15:06:56.286Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_txComplClean:3799: 0000:002:00.0: 2018 pending tx-completions
2015-02-03T15:06:56.286Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:002:00.0
2015-02-03T15:06:56.287Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:002:00.0 rxcq-3: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:06:56.287Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:002:00.0
2015-02-03T15:06:56.288Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:002:00.0 rxcq-2: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:06:56.288Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:002:00.0
2015-02-03T15:06:56.289Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:002:00.0 rxcq-1: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:06:56.289Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:002:00.0
2015-02-03T15:06:56.290Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:002:00.0 rxcq-0: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:06:56.291Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:06:56.291Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:06:56.291Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:06:56.291Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:06:56.299Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_wrbFromMbox:2206: 0000:002:00.0: Error in Card Detected! Cannot allocate WRB from Mail box
2015-02-03T15:06:56.299Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_wrbFromMbox:2206: 0000:002:00.0: Error in Card Detected! Cannot allocate WRB from Mail box
2015-02-03T15:06:56.299Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_wrbFromMbox:2206: 0000:002:00.0: Error in Card Detected! Cannot allocate WRB from Mail box
2015-02-03T15:06:56.299Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_uplinkReset:2332: 0000:002:00.0: f/w init failed
2015-02-03T15:06:56.299Z cpu11:32852)lacp: LACPDisableDVPort:4275: LACP is not enabled on portset DvsPortset-0
2015-02-03T15:06:56.299Z cpu11:32852)NetPort: 1632: disabled port 0x2000004
2015-02-03T15:06:56.300Z cpu11:32852)NetPort: 2903: resuming traffic on DV port 2022
2015-02-03T15:06:56.300Z cpu11:32852)Uplink: 6530: enabled port 0x2000004 with mac b4:99:ba:fb:f4:d0
2015-02-03T15:06:56.504Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_txComplClean:3799: 0000:006:00.0: 2018 pending tx-completions
2015-02-03T15:07:02.094Z cpu22:33452)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:357: 0000:006:00.0: UE Detected!!
2015-02-03T15:07:02.094Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:006:00.0
2015-02-03T15:07:02.094Z cpu22:33452)elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:368: 0000:006:00.0: Forcing Link Down as Unrecoverable Error detected in chip/fw.
2015-02-03T15:07:02.094Z cpu22:33452)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:385: 0000:006:00.0: UE lo: MPU bit set
2015-02-03T15:07:02.094Z cpu22:33452)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:006:00.0: UE hi: PMEM bit set
2015-02-03T15:07:02.094Z cpu22:33452)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:006:00.0: UE hi: NETCUnknown bit set
2015-02-03T15:07:02.095Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:006:00.0 rxcq-3: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:07:02.095Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:006:00.0
2015-02-03T15:07:02.096Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:006:00.0 rxcq-2: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:07:02.096Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:006:00.0
2015-02-03T15:07:02.097Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:006:00.0 rxcq-1: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:07:02.097Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxQueuesDestroy:2289: elxnet_cmdRxqDestroy failed for 0000:006:00.0
2015-02-03T15:07:02.098Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_rxCQClean:2230: 0000:006:00.0 rxcq-0: did not receive flush compl
2015-02-03T15:07:02.098Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:07:02.098Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:07:02.098Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:07:02.098Z cpu11:32852)elxnet: elxnet_quiesceIO:2122: Unarming EQ
2015-02-03T15:07:02.106Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_wrbFromMbox:2206: 0000:006:00.0: Error in Card Detected! Cannot allocate WRB from Mail box
2015-02-03T15:07:02.106Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_wrbFromMbox:2206: 0000:006:00.0: Error in Card Detected! Cannot allocate WRB from Mail box
2015-02-03T15:07:02.106Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_wrbFromMbox:2206: 0000:006:00.0: Error in Card Detected! Cannot allocate WRB from Mail box
2015-02-03T15:07:02.106Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_uplinkReset:2332: 0000:006:00.0: f/w init failed
2015-02-03T15:07:02.188Z cpu2:33454)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:357: 0000:006:00.1: UE Detected!!
2015-02-03T15:07:02.188Z cpu2:33454)elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:368: 0000:006:00.1: Forcing Link Down as Unrecoverable Error detected in chip/fw.
2015-02-03T15:07:02.188Z cpu2:33454)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:385: 0000:006:00.1: UE lo: MPU bit set
2015-02-03T15:07:02.188Z cpu2:33454)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:006:00.1: UE hi: PMEM bit set
2015-02-03T15:07:02.188Z cpu2:33454)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_detectDumpUe:395: 0000:006:00.1: UE hi: NETCUnknown bit set
2015-02-03T15:07:02.188Z cpu6:39030)World: 14296: VC opID hostd-7e68 maps to vmkernel opID 65326fa
2015-02-03T15:07:14.108Z cpu11:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3586: 0000:006:00.1: GetDieTemperature Checkpoint 1 (12 sec) No resp for MCC cmd opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:07:20.269Z cpu15:35856)World: 14296: VC opID hostd-c4a9 maps to vmkernel opID 1750f6e4
2015-02-03T15:07:24.655Z cpu14:39945)World: 14296: VC opID hostd-afb3 maps to vmkernel opID 17159c6b
2015-02-03T15:07:26.109Z cpu2:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3586: 0000:006:00.1: GetDieTemperature Checkpoint 2 (24 sec) No resp for MCC cmd opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:07:38.110Z cpu2:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3586: 0000:006:00.1: GetDieTemperature Checkpoint 3 (36 sec) No resp for MCC cmd opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:07:38.110Z cpu2:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_asyncWorldWait:3605: 0000:006:00.1: GetDieTemperature MCC cmd timed out. opcode: 0x79, subsystem:0x1, timeout:0, req_len:8
2015-02-03T15:07:38.110Z cpu2:32852)WARNING: elxnet: elxnet_generateUE:55: 0000:006:00.1: Injecting fatal error for post-mortem dump
Wilber, any chance you could share the debug driver you have? I can crash my host *almost* on demand so it would be interesting to see what it reveals.
Cheers,
Martyn