Bug ID 751024: i5000/i7000/i10000 platforms: SFP/QSFP I2C problems may not be cleared by bcm56xxd

Last Modified: Sep 14, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1, 14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1, 14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6

Fixed In:
15.0.0

Opened: Nov 26, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Messages similar to the following appear in /var/log/ltm: info bcm56xxd: 012c0012:6: I2C muxes are not cleared. Problem with mux 224:

Impact

Changes in optic state may be ignored while I2C bus is unavailable.

Conditions

-- i5000/i7000/i10000 platforms. -- May be caused by a defective optic, rebooting/upgrading BIG-IP, removing and reinserting optics.

Workaround

For each SFP, perform the following procedure: 1. Unplug the optic. 2. Wait 10 seconds. 3. Plug optic back in. Note: This message might be caused by a defective optic. If error messages stop when one optic is removed, and error messages resume when the optic is inserted, replace that optic.

Fix Information

The I2C bus on i5000/i7000/i10000 platforms now resets the Mux controlling the I2C bus connected to the front panel optics.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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