HP FC HBA Error RxPower(mW) fault

[Ram_chandran]

Hi Frds,

I need Conformation & solution.

Connectivitive Structure:

Tape Library Directly connected to FC HBA Card.

In this evnening I got a error msg from SAN Surffer Error is ("RxPower Fault mW"), i tried web support it says FC HBA issue.

All the three LED's Blinking on the FC HBA card(RED, Green, Orsnge)

but when i connect the same FC HBA card in san switch then no error msg on the SAN Surfer.

is there problem is FC card or Tape Library?????

Hardware Details:

Library : MSL2024 G3 series

FC HBA:  AK344A:HP 81Q 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Thanks & Regards,

Ramachandran U.

This thread has been moved from Tape Backup (Small and Medium Business) to Tape Libraries and Drives

[Johan Guldmyr]

Hi,

sounds like the problem is in the FC Library if the card is working when connected to the SAN-switch.

If you have another FC card available you could try connecting the library to that.

Make sure the port on the FC HBA and library is set to direct connect.