HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter - Firmware hang detected.

[Mike_SMT]

Hi all,

we have to following error on some of our system:

nx_nic[eth0]: Device is DOWN. Fail count[8]
nx_nic[eth0]: Firmware hang detected. Severity code=0 Peg number=0 Error code=0 Return address=0
nx_nic[eth0]: Load stored FW
nx_nic: File FW[nx3fwmn.bin] version[4.0.579:0]
nx_nic: Gen2 strapping detected
nx_nic HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter Board S/N CB1BBK0959  Chip id 0x1
nx_nic[eth0]: Device is UP.
nx_nic[eth0]: NIC Link is up

this doesn´t help, firmware is up2date:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02964542&jumpid=em_alerts_us-us_Aug11_xbu_all_all_1383036_92791_optionsandaccessoriesstorageproliantserversbladesystemsolutions_critical_013_1

On my other system i get:

Mar 12 21:34:10 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is down
Mar 12 21:34:12 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is up
Mar 12 22:16:24 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is down
Mar 12 22:16:28 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is up
Mar 12 22:19:31 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is down
Mar 12 22:19:35 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is up
Mar 12 22:55:49 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is down
Mar 12 22:55:53 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is up
Mar 12 23:42:14 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is down
Mar 12 23:42:16 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is up
Mar 13 02:16:10 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is down
Mar 13 02:16:14 deokosfs00c kernel: nx_nic[eth6]: NIC Link is up

Both Systems are running with:

Linux y100scm081.deoko.zeiss.org 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Feb 14 04:00:16 GMT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Driver for nx_nic was compiled from SPP2012.01

 modinfo nx_nic
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86_64/extra/hp-nx_nic/driver/nx_nic.ko
version:        4.0.579
license:        GPL
description:    HP Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Network Driver
author:         Copyright (C) 2003 - 2008 NetXen, Inc.
srcversion:     8835E33181AFE6CB6E8E457
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000100sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000025sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000024sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000005sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000004sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000002sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000001sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000003sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:
vermagic:       2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           port_mode:Ports operate in XG, 1G or Auto-Neg mode (int)
parm:           use_msi:Enable or Disable MSI (bool)
parm:           use_msi_x:Enable or Disable MSI-X (bool)
parm:           rss_enable:Enable or Disable RSS (bool)
parm:           tx_desc:Maximum Transmit Descriptors in Host (int)
parm:           jumbo_desc:Maximum Jumbo Receive Descriptors (int)
parm:           rdesc_1g:Maximum Receive Descriptors for 1G (int)
parm:           rdesc_10g:Maximum Receive Descriptors for 10G (int)
parm:           jumbo_desc_1g:Maximum Jumbo Receive Descriptors for 1G (int)

Any idea what i can do to resolve this issue ?