The article explains about the following log messages
Mar 20 17:00:01 router fpcx-kernel: ixgbe 0000:84:00.0: Warning firmware error detected FWSM: 0x0028801A
Mar 20 17:00:01 router fpcx-kernel: ixgbe 0000:84:00.1: Warning firmware error detected FWSM: 0x0028801A
Mar 20 17:00:03 router fpcx-kernel: ixgbe 0000:84:00.0: Warning firmware error detected FWSM: 0x0028801A
No traffic impact, however, can notice the log messages in the syslog file.
- These logs from ixgbe kernel driver indicate 10G NIC X552 device firmware error in the fpc. - The value printed in the log is from FWSM(Firmware Semaphore - 0x00010148) register. Value in bits[24:19] - 0x05 indicate firmware error "Shadow RAM dump fault" - Bit 15(FW_VAL_BIT) in FWSM register is set indicating firmware is valid and the error logged is not a fatal error. - FPC coming up online and functioning indicate no problems with RE-FPC communication.
Please collect the following outputs from the FPC which is logging the above messages and from another FPC as well.
start shell user rootvssh fpcx <<<< FPC reporting the logsethtool -i eth0ethtool -i eth1exitvssh fpcy <<<< FPC not reporting the logsethtool -i eth0ethtool -i eth1exit
Generally reboot will clear the logs, if not please reach out to JTAC with the outputs collected from the above commands, pre and post reboot.