Invalid source MAC address errors on Switch side, source identified as rp8400 MP console

Anil — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:44:10 GMT

Hi All,

My network team is complaining that they get following errors on switch side, and they identified the source as MP console of one RP 8400 server.

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Oct 18 01:41:34: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 12 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 18 07:42:36: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 13 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 18 13:42:42: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 13 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 18 20:42:25: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 27 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 19 02:42:30: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 13 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 19 09:40:36: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 14 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 19 15:42:16: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 13 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
Oct 19 21:42:35: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 36 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Gi2/8 in vlan 4
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I don't see any errors in MP network settings-

MP:CM> ls

Current configuration of MP LAN interface
MAC address : 00:00:00:00:00:00
IP address : 10.40.4.216 (0x0a2804d8)
Hostname : hubpux01-mp
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 (0xffffff00)
Gateway : 10.40.4.1 (0x0a280401)
Status : UP and RUNNING
AutoNegotiate : Enabled
Data Rate : 100 Mb/s
Duplex : Half
Error Count : 0
Last Error : none

MP:CM>

Do you have any clues, what is causing those errors.

Thanks in advance,
Anil

Re: Invalid source MAC address errors on Switch side, source identified as rp8400 MP console

johnsonpk — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:07:00 GMT

Hi Anil,

>>>Current configuration of MP LAN interface
MAC address : 00:00:00:00:00:00
IP address : 10.40.4.216 (0x0a2804d8)

yes your MAC address is invalid

Check with HP for resetting it to valid one if you have support contract

Regards!
Johnson

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Invalid source MAC address errors on Switch side, source identified as rp8400 MP console

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