Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide

ether_hostton errors from cb_reset

Cause

You issue cb_reset on an SSP and get the following:


cb_reset
Resetting host snax-cb0... 
warning: ether_hostton(SrcHost:beer): Bad file number 
warning: ether_hostton(SrcHost:beer): Bad file number 
warning: ether_hostton(SrcHost:beer): Bad file number 
Resetting host snax-cb1... 
warning: ether_hostton(SrcHost:beer): Resource temporarily unavailable 
warning: ether_hostton(SrcHost:beer): Resource temporarily unavailable 
warning: ether_hostton(SrcHost:beer): Resource temporarily unavailable 
snax-cb0 is ready... 
snax-cb1 is ready...
The cb_reset actually completes, but the error messages are annoying.

Action

/etc/nodename is probably incorrect. The following details are from a machine getting this error message. Note that /etc/nodename contains an alias to the real name of the SSP. To correct the problem, edit /etc/nodename to match the true name and reboot.


# cat /etc/nodename  
beer  

# cat /etc/hostname.qfe0  
snax-ssp  

# cat /etc/hosts  127.0.0.1	localhost  
129.153.49.179	 snax-ssp beer	loghost  

# cat /etc/ethers  
8:0:20:87:58:a5         snax-ssp beer