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Listed below are the messages that are generated by the token ring driver or token ring card. Depending on the logging configuration for the Token Ring Link subsystem, these messages are logged to the console, to disk, or both. These messages have the following format:

Internal driver error in SYSLINK (LANWARN ####) or (LANERR ####)

where #### is an error number. The messages are listed in numerical order according to the error number.

2
MESSAGE

Bad LINK ID.

CAUSE

An invalid LINK ID was passed to the link driver's write initiator.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

An invalid LINK ID was specified in the rendezvous request message.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

3
MESSAGE

Bad OPEN ID.

CAUSE

An invalid OPEN ID was specified in the rendezvous request message.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

5
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain a buffer manager buffer.

CAUSE

The buffers are not freed.

ACTION

Warmstart the system and correct the user programs.

CAUSE

Some other process has obtained buffers reserved for the driver.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, take a system dump, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

6
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain an I/O Services message frame.

CAUSE

The driver could not obtain a message frame from a user port for newly arrived LAN packet (or from CAM's port, in the case of a CIO card) for a new DMA request to the card.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, take a system dump, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

7
MESSAGE

A call to IO_CONFIG_INT failed during driver initialization.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

8
MESSAGE

A call to IO_DECONFIG_INT failed during driver shutdown.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

9
MESSAGE

A call to IO_FLUSH_INT failed during power fail recovery.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

10
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain an I/O Services timer.

CAUSE

A call to obtain a timer resource returned an error. Too many timers may be in use.

ACTION

If you suspect your system might be low on timer resources because of heavy loading, try restarting the link later. If repeated attempts fail, try warmstarting your system. If the problem persists, a system dump will be required. Call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

11
MESSAGE

Unable to release an I/O Services timer.

CAUSE

The driver tried to free a timer that was not recognized by the system as valid. Memory data corruption may have occurred.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

12
MESSAGE

Unable to release an I/O Services message frame.

CAUSE

A call to the system message freeing routine returned an error. The port may belong to a process that no longer exists or is not operating with the required capabilities. Also, the message frame may not have been recognized by the system as a valid message frame.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

13
MESSAGE

Unable to retrieve an I/O Services message frame.

CAUSE

A call to the system message retrieve routine returned an error.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

14
MESSAGE

Unable to send I/O Services message frame to another process.

CAUSE

A call to a system message SEND routine returned an error. The destination port may belong to a process that no longer exists or is not operating with required capabilities.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

16
MESSAGE

LAN console is not supported.

CAUSE

The console DM tries to bind with a driver as a LAN Console DM.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

17
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain a step data structure from driver internal resources.

CAUSE

All steps are in use and wait for DMA completion. The driver may be low on steps because of heavy LAN traffic.

ACTION

Ignore this problem unless other problems are occurring. If you are experiencing other problems, write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

18
MESSAGE

Unable to send I/O Services message frame to another process.

CAUSE

A call to a system message send routine returned in error. The destination port may belong to a process that no longer exists or is not operating with required capabilities.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

19
MESSAGE

NIO LAN/Console card reports internal fatal hardware error.

CAUSE

Indicates a problem caused by bad hardware.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

20
MESSAGE

Unable to release buffer manager buffer.

CAUSE

The driver tried to free memory that the buffer manager did not recognize as a valid buffer because of a driver problem or memory data corruption. Also, the driver may have tried to free a buffer that is already freed.

ACTION

System dump required. Call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

32
MESSAGE

Attempt to rendezvous with a link driver with SAP or SAP+XSAP or Ethernet Type already being used.

CAUSE

The user is trying to rendezvous twice with a link driver or two different users are using the same SAP, SAP+XSAP or Ethernet Type.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console submit an SR and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

33
MESSAGE

Attempt to separate from the driver failed.

CAUSE

An attempt was made to separate from the driver using console Link ID.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

34
MESSAGE

Attempt to rendezvous with the driver or separate from the driver when the Middle Plane is in CLOSED state.

CAUSE

The driver shuts itself down because of a fatal hardware error or driver internal error and the user tries to rendezvous with the driver or separate from it.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

36
MESSAGE

Bad Rendezvous ID.

CAUSE

An attempt was made to use a bad rendezvous ID in a process of separating from the driver or changing its inbound buffer pool. This may be caused by data corruption.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

37
MESSAGE

Unable to rendezvous with the driver; the rendezvous table is full.

CAUSE

An attempt to rendezvous with the driver failed due to running out of free entries in the rendezvous table.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

38
MESSAGE

Attempt to separate from the driver while not having previously rendezvoused with it.

CAUSE

An attempt is made to separate twice from the link driver.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

39
MESSAGE

Bad rendezvous info length.

CAUSE

A bad length of rendezvous info was specified in the rendezvous request.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console submit an SR and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

40
MESSAGE

The Middle Plane is in wrong state.

CAUSE

The Middle Plane state machine table is corrupted.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console submit an SR, take a dump and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

41
MESSAGE

Missing inbound pool in the rendezvous request message.

CAUSE

The rendezvous request message does not specify inbound buffer pool.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

42
MESSAGE

Missing rendezvous info in the rendezvous request message.

CAUSE

The rendezvous request message does not have a pointer to the rendezvous information buffer.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console submit an SR and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

48
MESSAGE

Unsupported module type in IODC.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by bad NIO LAN hardware, the wrong path number, or the wrong type of card.

ACTION

Try these actions in this order:

  1. Verify that the configured physical path is correct by using NMMGR.

  2. Verify that the card is a NIO LAN/console card.

  3. If you have tried both of the actions above and are still experiencing difficulties, your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

49
MESSAGE

Unsupported software model in IODC.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by bad NIO LAN hardware, the wrong path number, or the wrong type of card.

ACTION

Try these actions in this order:

  1. Verify that the configured physical path is correct by using NMMGR.

  2. Verify that the card is a NIO/LAN console card.

  3. If you have tried both of the actions above and are still experiencing difficulties, your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

50
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card did not return to a ready state after a reset was issued.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by bad NIO LAN/console hardware.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

52
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card register test failed during LAN/console card initialization.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by bad NIO LAN/console hardware.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

53
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain IODC information from IO_GET_MODULE_REC during initialization.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

55
MESSAGE

An unknown interrupt type was received from IO_Services.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

57
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects that bind request for a given 802.2 SAP or 802.2 SAP + XSAP or ETHERNET Type is already bound.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a link driver internal problem.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

58
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects illegal bind request.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a link driver internal problem.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

59
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a bad length of the configuration data buffer.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by data corruption in the configuration quad.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, take a dump and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

60
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects bad multicast address in the configuration data.

CAUSE

A bad multicast address was entered into the Multicast Address Table.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

61
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a bind request to illegal register.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a link driver internal error.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

62
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a bad Station Address in CONFIG_SA.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by configuring the wrong Station Address in NMMGR.

ACTION

Use NMMGR to verify that the configured Station Address is correct.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

63
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a bind request to already bound register.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a link driver internal error.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

64
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects an unbind request to an unbound register.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a link driver internal error.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

65
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects too many multicast addresses in the configuration buffer.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a link driver internal error.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad NIO LAN/console backplane.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

66
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports that expected CCMD_IN or CCMD_OUT was not found.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

67
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports that CCMD_OUT was sent to an inbound only register set.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

68
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports that expected CCMD_LINK was not found.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

69
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports that CCMD_IN was sent to an outbound only register set.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

70
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects unknown CCMD.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

71
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects fatal backplane error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

72
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects fatal bus error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

73
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects fatal error, dinmode.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by bad NIO LAN/console hardware.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

74
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects parity error.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by bad NIO LAN/console hardware.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

75
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects assertion of the BUS_ERROR signal.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

76
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a severe hardware error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

77
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a severe internal error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

78
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects a fatal error in the bus protocol.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

79
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports that the selftest failed.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN/console card.

80
MESSAGE

The NIO/LAN console card detected an internal error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

81
MESSAGE

The NIO/LAN console card detected an internal error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

82
MESSAGE

The NIO/LAN console card detected an internal error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

83
MESSAGE

The BDMARS transferred less DMA data than the host CCMD_IN or CCMD_OUT count requested.

CAUSE

The NIO LAN/console card did not have enough data bytes to completely fill the inbound buffer. Or the NIO/LAN console card did not accept all the data that the host tried to send; for example, the number of bytes were bigger than maximum LAN packet size.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

84
MESSAGE

The BDMARS expected more DMA data to be transferred than the host CCMD_IN or CCMD_OUT count requested.

CAUSE

The NIO LAN/console card was prepared to send more data bytes to the host, but the host did not provide enough buffers. Or the LAN/ console card expected more data than the host provided.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

85
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reported unknown advisory error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

86
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reported unknown apstat error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

87
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reported unknown fatal error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

88
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects unknown CCMD.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

89
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports unknown hard error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

90
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card detects unknown I/O command.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

91
MESSAGE

The NIO LAN/console card reports unknown soft error.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

125
MESSAGE

The driver detects unknown option in the 802.2 control field of a test or xid packet.

CAUSE

The problem is caused by a bad packet.

ACTION

If this error appears repeatedly, write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

144
MESSAGE

Dump request received when driver is dumping.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

145
MESSAGE

Message received in invalid state.

CAUSE

The link driver received an unexpected message.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

146
MESSAGE

Driver detected unsupported command in received SDI or WAN control message.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

147
MESSAGE

Unknown driver problem.

CAUSE

The driver detected an error, but did not say what type of error was found.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

148
MESSAGE

Unknown dump manager port number.

CAUSE

The driver detects unrecoverable error and tries to dump its PDA and the NIO LAN/console card but the dump module is missing.

ACTION

Run NMMAINT to verify that the dump module is present.

149
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain an I/O Services timer for a dump process.

CAUSE

A call to obtain a timer resource returned an error. Too many timers may be in use.

ACTION

If you suspect your system might be low on timer resources be cause of heavy loading, try restarting the link later. If repeated attempts fail, try warmstarting your system. If the problem persists, a system dump will be required. Call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

150
MESSAGE

Unable to send dump request message to dump manager.

CAUSE

A call to a system message SEND routine returned in error. The dump manager port is not operating with required capabilities.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

151
MESSAGE

Unexpected timer event message.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

152
MESSAGE

Unimplemented message received.

CAUSE

The message descriptor is not known to the driver.

ACTION

Call your Hewlett-Packard representative and explain what you are trying to do.

160
MESSAGE

Nil configuration pointer.

CAUSE

A user passed a nil configuration pointer to the driver.

ACTION

Call your Hewlett-Packard representative and explain what you are trying to do.

161
MESSAGE

Trace manager overrun.

CAUSE

The driver is generating trace entries faster than the trace manager can process them. This causes some trace entries to be lost.

ACTION

This is only a warning and is indicative of a very busy system. If not debugging a problem, then tracing should be turned off. This will improve system performance in general. If a problem is being looked at, use partial tracing whenever possible (when full data frames are not needed) to ensure that no trace data is lost.

176
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection attempt failed.

CAUSE

The remote system did not respond to a SABME with a UA.

ACTION

Check that the remote is activated, and make sure the local and remote MAC addresses, and SAPs are correctly configured.

177
MESSAGE

Type 2 error during reset or disconnect.

CAUSE

The remote system did not respond to a SABME or DISC with a UA.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

178
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection disconnected.

CAUSE

The remote system transmitted a DISC, causing the Type 2 connection to be dropped.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

179
MESSAGE

Type 2 error during reset or disconnect.

CAUSE

The remote system did not respond to a SABME or DISC with a UA.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

180
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection unexpectedly reset.

CAUSE

A Type 2 protocol error occurred resulting in an FRMR being transmitted or received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

181
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection unexpectedly reset.

CAUSE

A Type 2 protocol error probably occurred, resulting in a SABME being transmitted or received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

182
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection unexpectedly reset.

CAUSE

A Type 2 protocol error probably occurred resulting in a SABME being transmitted or received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

183
MESSAGE

Type 2 Rendezvous ID invalid.

CAUSE

A transport tried to established a connection on a SAP which had not rendezvoused with the driver.

ACTION

Write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

184
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection already exists.

CAUSE

Two transports are configured to use the same MAC addresses and SAPs.

ACTION

Correct the NMMGR configurations and restart the driver.

185
MESSAGE

Type 2 connection not available.

CAUSE

The driver has reached the maximum number of supported connections.

ACTION

Shut down some connections to free up resources.

186
MESSAGE

Type 2 Connection ID invalid.

CAUSE

A transport tried to send a message to the driver with an invalid connection identifier.

ACTION

Write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

187
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal protocol error.

CAUSE

An unexpected packet format was received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

188
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal protocol error.

CAUSE

An unexpected packet format was received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

189-197
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal software error.

CAUSE

A non-fatal Type 2 driver software error occurred.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

198
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal protocol error.

CAUSE

An unexpected packet format was received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

199
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal software error.

CAUSE

A non-fatal Type 2 driver software error occurred.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

200
MESSAGE

Unable to send I/O Services message frame LINKNAME

CAUSE

A call to a system message send routine returned in error.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

201
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain a buffer manager buffer LINKNAME

CAUSE

Some other process has obtained buffers reserved for the driver.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, take a system dump, submit an SR and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

202
MESSAGE

Unable to obtain a system timer LINKNAME

CAUSE

A call to obtain a timer resource returned an error.

ACTION

Take a system dump and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

203
MESSAGE

Unable to release a system timer LINKNAME

CAUSE

The driver tried to free a timer that was not recognized by the system as a valid timer.

ACTION

Take a system dump and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

204-206
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal software error.

CAUSE

A non-fatal Type 2 driver software error occurred.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

207
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal protocol error.

CAUSE

An unexpected packet format was received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

208
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal protocol error.

CAUSE

An unexpected packet format was received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

209-210
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal software error.

CAUSE

A non-fatal Type 2 driver software error occurred.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

211
MESSAGE

Type 2 non-fatal protocol error.

CAUSE

An unexpected packet format was received.

ACTION

Disregard if the connection is working properly, and no other errors occurred. If the connection will not function or other errors have occurred, write down the error information and contact your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

224
MESSAGE

Could not read the link name from the LSS link table.

CAUSE

The link table does not exist.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

225
MESSAGE

Could not add the link name to the LSS link table.

CAUSE

The link table does not exist.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

226
MESSAGE

Could not delete the link name from the LSS link table.

CAUSE

The link name specified the LAN_KILL_MODULE call is not in the LSS link table.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

227
MESSAGE

Could not read multicast addresses table.

CAUSE

The multicast addresses table does not exist.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

228
MESSAGE

Could not open NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file.

CAUSE

The configuration file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS was purged or renamed or the NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS configuration file may be opened with exclusive access.

ACTION

Type a LISTF NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS to determine if the file has been opened with exclusive access. If it has, wait for the program or process that has this file opened exclusively to close it.

If the configuration file is missing, restore the file from a backup tape and restart the link again.

CAUSE

The configuration file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS may be opened with exclusive access.

ACTION

Wait for the program or process that has this file opened exclusively to close it.

229
MESSAGE

Link data not found in NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.

CAUSE

The link data is not found in the configuration file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.

ACTION

Use NMMGR to create the link data for the link you are trying to start. Try to start the link again.

230
MESSAGE

The link data record is incorrect for this driver.

CAUSE

The link data record is corrupted in the configuration file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.

ACTION

Restore the file from a backup tape and restart the link again.

CAUSE

The configuration file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS was not converted to a version supported by the driver.

ACTION

Run NMMGRVER on the configuration file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.

233
MESSAGE

A call to IO_GET_MGR_ENTRY failed during driver configuration.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

234
MESSAGE

A call to IO_CONFIG failed during driver configuration.

CAUSE

Wrong physical path is configured for the installed LAN card.

ACTION

Use NMMGR to correct the Physical Path for the link.

CAUSE

The card for the configured path is bad.

ACTION

To determine whether the LAN card is good your Hewlett-Packard representative must run diagnostics on the LAN card.

235
MESSAGE

A call to IO_UNCONFIG failed during driver deconfiguration.

CAUSE

Wrong physical path was specified in IO_UNCONFIG call due to configuration data corruption in the driver PDA.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, take a system dump, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

236
MESSAGE

The LAN card is used by another link.

CAUSE

The card was configured by another link.

ACTION

Use NMMGR to correct the Physical Path for this link or change the link name to point to a different LAN card.

237
MESSAGE

Could not create driver buffer pool.

CAUSE

The buffer manager cannot allocate a new logical buffer pool entry or cannot allocate virtual memory for the buffers.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

238
MESSAGE

Could not delete the driver buffer pool.

CAUSE

Wrong pool ID was specified in the call to delete inbound buffer pool due to configuration data corruption in the driver's PDA.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console submit an SR, take a system dump, and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

239
MESSAGE

Could not open trace file.

CAUSE

The indicated trace file might be opened with exclusive access.

ACTION

Wait for the program or process that has the trace file opened exclusively to close it.

240
MESSAGE

Could not stop trace.

CAUSE

Tracing might have been turned off with LINKCONTROL TRACEOFF command, but the link software information indicates that it was on.

ACTION

Ignore this problem unless you are experiencing other problems. If you are experiencing other problems, write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

241
MESSAGE

Could not start trace.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

242
MESSAGE

Could not get Write Initiator label.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

243
MESSAGE

Could not release Write Initiator label.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

244
MESSAGE

Could not open NMLGxxxx.PUB.SYS file.

CAUSE

The indicated log file may be opened with exclusive access.

ACTION

Wait for the program or process that has the log file opened exclusively to close it.

CAUSE

The driver subsystem is not configured in logging configuration.

ACTION

Use NMMGR to check logging configuration for subsystem 25 or write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

245
MESSAGE

Could not close the NMLGxxxx.PUB.SYS file.

CAUSE

Invalid LOG ID due to configuration data corruption in the driver's PDA.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, take a system dump and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

246
MESSAGE

Could not freeze the configuration record in memory.

CAUSE

Memory shortage problems are occurring.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

247
MESSAGE

Could not unfreeze the configuration record in memory.

CAUSE

Memory problems are occurring.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

248
MESSAGE

Could not send config request message.

CAUSE

An internal system ports problem has occurred.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

249
MESSAGE

Could not receive config reply message.

CAUSE

An internal system ports problem has occurred.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

250
MESSAGE

Timeout waiting for the config reply message.

CAUSE

The link software or the card could not be configured.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

251
MESSAGE

Driver's PDA is corrupted.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console, submit an SR, take a dump and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

252
MESSAGE

Configuration of the dump manager failed.

CAUSE

Unknown. Need more information.

ACTION

Write down the error information displayed on the console and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

253
MESSAGE

The link type is not LAN.

CAUSE

The link name type in NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS is not set to LAN.

ACTION

Use NMMGR to correct the link name type.

254
MESSAGE

The link driver failed to start.

CAUSE

Incorrect physical path was specified in the NMCONFIG file.

ACTION

Correct the physical path in the NMCONFIG file using NMMGR.

2100
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected a network error on LINKNAME

CAUSE

The Token Ring adapter detected an error.

ACTION

Write down the Cause Status and call your Hewlett-Packard support contact.

2101
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected signal loss on LINKNAME

CAUSE

This station has detected a loss of signal on the ring.

ACTION

Verify that this station is properly attached to the network. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2102
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected a hard error on LINKNAME

CAUSE

A station has stopped receiving data and is transmitting beacon frames.

ACTION

If this error persists, check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2103
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected a soft error on LINKNAME

CAUSE

This station has detected an error and notified the Ring Error Monitor.

ACTION

If this error persists, query your Ring Error Monitor to determine the type of error. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2104
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter beaconing on LINKNAME

CAUSE

This station has stopped receiving data.

ACTION

If this error persists, then verify that all stations are configured to the proper data rate. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2105
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected lobe cable fault on LINKNAME

CAUSE

An open or short circuit was detected in the lobe cable.

ACTION

Verify that this station is properly attached to the network. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2106
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter auto-removed from network on LINKNAME

CAUSE

This station detected an error.

ACTION

Verify that this station is properly attached to the network. Verify that all stations are configured to the proper data rate. Check this station's station address. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2107
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter removed from network on LINKNAME

CAUSE

The Network Manager has requested that this station be removed from the network.

ACTION

Verify that this station is properly configured. Query your Network Manager to determine why this station was removed. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2108
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected no other stations on LINKNAME

CAUSE

This is the only station on the network.

ACTION

Verify that any other stations are properly attached to the network. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2109
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected Claim Token Frame on LINKNAME

CAUSE

The network is attempting to recover from a failure.

ACTION

If this warning persists, check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2110
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected duplicate address on LINKNAME

CAUSE

Two stations on the network are configured with the same station address.

ACTION

Locate the improperly configured station and configure a unique station address, or use the default address.

2111
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected beacon on LINKNAME

CAUSE

A station on the network is not receiving data properly.

ACTION

If this error persists, verify that all stations are properly attached to the network. Verify that all stations are configured to the proper data rate. Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2112
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter detected network failure on LINKNAME

CAUSE

More information is needed to isolate this failure.

ACTION

Check network components (adapters, cables, MSAUs, etc.). Have your network provider examine the network.

2113
MESSAGE

Token Ring adapter jumper set improperly on LINKNAME

CAUSE

The data rate jumper on the token ring adapter is not set properly.

ACTION

Have your Hewlett-Packard representative set the data rate jumper correctly.

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