Trying to restart an old thread before starting a new one...
Did you find a solution to this? I have the same issue with a vMX running 17.4R3-S2. The FPC shows as present but absent. I can ping between the two VMs and I have tried to increase the RAM to 8G (doc say 2G is enough for lite-mode). A have a vMX running on 15.1 with the same set up and that is working so not sure what else to try.
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In the log messages on the VCP I can see the following:
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Apr 27 08:32:48 fpc0 afi-server: luchip_client_start: trying server connection, attempt 586
Apr 27 08:32:49 fpc0 afi-server: luchip_client_start: trying server connection, attempt 587
Apr 27 08:32:50 fpc0 afi-server: luchip_client_start: trying server connection, attempt 588
Apr 27 08:32:51 fpc0 afi-server: luchip_client_start: trying server connection, attempt 589
Apr 27 08:32:52 fpc0 afi-server: luchip_client_start: trying server connection, attempt 590
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_FRU_UNRESPONSIVE: Error for FPC 0: unresponsive to attempts to start it; left it offline
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_FRU_OFFLINE_NOTICE: Taking FPC 0 offline: Error
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP3: ENTITY trap generated: entStateOperDisabled (entPhysicalIndex 20, entStateAdmin 4, entStateAlarm 6)
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP0: ENTITY trap generated: entConfigChange
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP10: SNMP trap generated: FRU power off (jnxFruContentsIndex 7, jnxFruL1Index 1, jnxFruL2Index 0, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName FPC: Virtual FPC @ 0/*/*, jnxFruType 3, jnxFruSlot 0, jnxFruOfflineReason 3, jnxFruLastPowerOff 275026, jnxFruLastPowerOn 215026)
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP10: SNMP trap generated: Fru Offline (jnxFruContentsIndex 7, jnxFruL1Index 1, jnxFruL2Index 0, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName FPC: Virtual FPC @ 0/*/*, jnxFruType 3, jnxFruSlot 0, jnxFruOfflineReason 3, jnxFruLastPowerOff 275026, jnxFruLastPowerOn 215026)
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP3: ENTITY trap generated: entStateOperDisabled (entPhysicalIndex 20, entStateAdmin 2, entStateAlarm 6)
Apr 27 08:32:53 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP7: SNMP trap generated: Fru Failed (jnxFruContentsIndex 7, jnxFruL1Index 1, jnxFruL2Index 0, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName FPC: Virtual FPC @ 0/*/*, jnxFruType 3, jnxFruSlot 0)
Apr 27 08:32:53 alarmd[5636]: Alarm set: FPC color=RED, class=CHASSIS, reason=FPC 0 Hard errors
Apr 27 08:57:21 mgd[5717]: UI_DBASE_LOGIN_EVENT: User 'root' entering configuration mode
Apr 27 08:58:17 mgd[5717]: UI_COMMIT: User 'root' requested 'commit' operation (comment: none)
Apr 27 08:58:17 mgd[5717]: UI_CHILD_EXITED: Child exited: PID 6496, status 7, command '/usr/sbin/mustd'
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: mod info i2cc4a
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: asy info i2cc4a
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: Reg Attribs done for c4a
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: vectors_set done for c4a
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: ds_prepare done for c4a
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: mod info i2ccd8
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: asy info i2ccd8
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: Reg Attribs done for cd8
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: vectors_set done for cd8
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: JAM:PL: ds_prepare done for cd8
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: VMX Platform. cbd_virtual_init
Apr 27 08:58:18 chassisd[6498]: VMX Platform. cbd_virtual_init
Apr 27 08:58:18 mobiled: main Neither BNG LIC nor JMOBILE package is present,exit mobiled
Apr 27 08:58:18 l2cpd[6523]: ppmlite_var_init: iri instance = 36736
Apr 27 08:58:19 ffp[6524]: "dynamic-profiles": No change to profiles
Apr 27 08:58:20 mgd[5717]: UI_COMMIT_COMPLETED: commit complete
Apr 27 08:58:20 chassisd[5430]: fpc_atlas_ok_to_powerup() FPC slot 0 i2c_id 0xbaa is_vir [1] data_valid[1]is_jam[0] is_plug[0]
Apr 27 08:58:20 chassisd[5430]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP10: SNMP trap generated: FRU power on (jnxFruContentsIndex 7, jnxFruL1Index 1, jnxFruL2Index 0, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName FPC: Virtual FPC @ 0/*/*, jnxFruType 3, jnxFruSlot 0, jnxFruOfflineReason 2, jnxFruLastPowerOff 275026, jnxFruLastPowerOn 427708)
Apr 27 08:58:22 fpc0 LOGIN: : SETTING UP DPDK ENVIRONMENT ON
Apr 27 08:58:22 fpc0 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/modprobe uio
Apr 27 08:58:22 fpc0 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/insmod /home/pfe/riot/dpdk/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko
Apr 27 08:58:22 fpc0 LOGIN: : Creating /mnt/huge and mounting as hugetlbfs
Apr 27 08:58:22 fpc0 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/mkdir -p /mnt/huge
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: : Detected Junos Device type vmxnet3
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py -u 0b:00.0
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/home/pfe/riot/dpdk/tools/dpdk_nic_bind.py -b igb_uio 0b:00.0
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: start_afi_server.sh : Found /usr/share/pfe/afi-server.tgz tarball
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: : Detected Junos Device type vmxnet3
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: : Number of CPUs available : 3
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: : Number of PORTs to service : 1, loopbacks: 0
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: : vdev_str:
Apr 27 08:58:23 fpc0 LOGIN: : /home/pfe/riot/build/app/riot -c 0x3 -n 2 --lcores='(1-2)@1' --log-level=5 -w 0b:00.0 -- --rx "(0,0,0,1)," --tx "(0,1)," --w "2" --rpio "local,3000,3001" --hostif "local,3002" --bsz "(32,32),(32,32),(32,32)"
Apr 27 08:58:24 fpc0 LOGIN: start_afi_server.sh : tar -xzf /usr/share/pfe/afi-server.tgz : SUCCESS
Apr 27 08:58:24 fpc0 LOGIN: start_afi_server.sh : Running /usr/share/pfe/afi-server/usr/bin/run-afi-server.sh ...
Apr 27 08:58:24 fpc0 riot[10537]: rte_eth_dev_config_restore: port 0: MAC address array not supported
Apr 27 08:58:24 fpc0 riot[10537]: rte_eth_stats_reset: Function not supported
Apr 27 08:58:32 fpc0 afi-server: luchip_client_start: trying server connection, attempt 1
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I cant see anything online about the luchip message although the message is descriptive, I'm unsure how to fix it.
Thanks
Paul
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