Enc in = Encoding errors inside frames: The number of 8b/10b encoding errors that have occurred inside frame boundaries. This counter is generally a zero value, although occasional errors may occur on a normal link and give a nonzero result. Minimum compliance with the link-bit error rate specification on a link continuously receiving frames would allow approximately one error every 20 minutes for 1 Gb/s. Reinitialization and reboots of associated Nx-port can also cause these errors. These errors are in the sum for the LLI errors. Crc err = Frames with Cyclic Redundancy Check errors: The number of frames that have failed a Cyclic Redundancy Check.
The Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) is a four-byte field that shall immediately follow the Data Field and shall be used to verify the data integrity of the frame header and Data Field. SOF (= Start-Of-Frame) and EOF (= End-Of-Frame) delimiters shall not be included in the CRC verification. The CRC field shall be calculated on the Frame header and Data Field prior to encoding for transmission and after decoding upon reception.
The CRC field shall be aligned on a word boundary. For the purpose of CRC computation, the bit of the word-aligned four-byte field that corresponds to the first bit transmitted is the highest order bit. Frames that fail a CRC are noted but not modified and the destination device is responsible for rejecting and/or re-requesting the frame. Statistically, enc outerrors alone imply cable problems, the enc out and crc err in combination implies GBIC/SFP problems. These errors are in the sum for the LLI errors. Bad eof = Frames with bad end-of-frame delimiters: The end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter is an ordered set that immediately follows the CRC. The EOF delimiter shall designate the end of the frame content and shall be followed by idles.
There are three categories of EOF delimiters. One category of delimiter shall indicate that the frame is valid from the senders perspective and potentially valid from the receivers perspective.
The second category shall indicate that the frame content is valid. This category shall only be used by an F-Port which receives a complete frame and decodes it before forwarding that frame on to another destination. The third category shall indicate the frame content is corrupted and the frame was truncated during transmission. The third category shall be used by both N-Ports and F-Ports to indicate an internal malfunction, such as a transmitter failure, which does not allow the entire frame to be transmitted normally. These errors are in the sum for the LLI errors.
NOTE:loss sig, loss sync and enc out errors are expected every time a user brings the port down and up by rebooting a host, power cycles a storage sub-system, disconnects/reconnects a cable or invoke the portDisable/portEnable command. Also important is the fact, that these errors are also increasing, while a 2GBit switch negotiates the connection speed to its connected device - keep this in mind. Statistically, enc out errors alone imply cable problems, the enc out and crc err in combination implies GBIC/SFP problems. These errors are in the sum for the LLI errors. Disc c3 = Class 3 frames discarded: This affects the receiving link: The number of Class 3 frames discarded. Class 3 frames can be discarded due to timeouts or invalid or unreachable destinations. This counter increment during normal operation.
It can also be used to show the effect of port congestion, means good frames from consecutive S-ID's and D-ID's not being directly routed port to port, but instead an exception frame is routed through the internal port (that normally should not happen with a port to port routing on the ASIC, but it does when the D-ID port suffers a buffer full condition and cannot accept any more frames). Also, if the destination is blocked due to high ISL workload (means that is: a long time with BB Credit Buffer = 0), that can cause buffer full conditions, therefore the S-ID port may (in extreme circumstances) meet a timeout condition and therefore the disc c3 counter will increase.
These errors are in the sum for the LLI errors. Some further information: A port can only receive one frame at a time (outside of xWDM connections it is not possible to shine 2 light pulses down an optical cable at the same time). Therefore if two light sources try to share a port they have to use an arbitration algorithm where one light source goes through and the second waits for it is turn. When the first source has completed, the second source is allowed to go. This means that the sources can only run at 50% utilization (or equal busy and ready times). If the source is capable of streaming data at the speed of the D-ID (which a lot of HBA's are these days) any attempt by another similarly fast HBA will result in a 50% performance decrease. Loss sync = Loss of synchronization: The number of times synchronization was lost.
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Note: 'loss sig', 'loss sync' and 'enc out' errors are expected every time a user brings the port down and up (by rebooting a host, power cycles a storage sub-system, disconnects/reconnects a cable or invoke the portDisable/portEnable command (loss sig = Loss of signal: The number of times the signal was lost. When a loss-of-signal condition is recognized by an operational receiver, the Loss-Of-Synchronization state shall be entered (if the receiver is not presently in that state). The receiver shall remain in this state until one of the following conditions occur: The loss-of-signal condition is corrected and synchronization is regained - or - the receiver is reset. Note: 'loss sig', 'loss sync' and 'enc out' errors are expected every time a user brings the port down and up (by rebooting a host, power cycles a storage sub-system, disconnects/reconnects a cable or invoke the portDisable/portEnable command.
ProblemBackup jobs for clients to an 5220 Appliance using Fiber Transport (FT) always fail with status 83.