Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide

Alternate Pathing (AP) Error Messages

The following table contains the list of Alternate Pathing error message that are sent to the system logs and/or to the SSP applications.

Table A-13 AP-related Error Messages

Error Message 

Probable Cause 

Suggested Action 

add_net_ap_info: multiple AP aliases ignored

An AP device has multiple AP aliases. Only one alias is used. The other aliases were ignored. This is not an error. 

If this error persists, remove all but one of the AP aliases. 

AP daemon call failed: error_message *OR* error = error_number

An attempt to notify and/or query the AP librarian failed.  

A descriptive error message may be available to provide specific details about this failure, or an error number may be available. Also, check the ap_daemon(1M) man page for more details about this error.

AP daemon comm init failed: error_message *OR* error = error_number

The DR daemon encountered a failure when it tried to establish a channel of communication with the AP librarian.  

A descriptive error message may be available to provide specific details about this failure, or an error number may be available. Also, check the ap_daemon(1M) man page for more details about this error.

AP daemon query failed: error_message *OR* error = error_number

The DR daemon could not successfully query the AP librarian on the usage of a specific I/O controller. 

A descriptive error message may be available to provide specific details about this failure, or an error number may be available. Also, check the ap_daemon(1M) man page for more details about this error.

AP daemon query failed: length mismatch

The DR daemon queried the AP librarian about the usage of a specific I/O controller, but the response was incorrect. 

A descriptive error message may be available to provide specific details about this failure, or an error number may be available. Also, check the ap_daemon(1M) man page for more details about this error.

Cannot find physical device for AP_alias. This error message is sent only to the system logs.

The physical device name that corresponds with the AP alias could not be found. AP may be confused about the device name, or the /dev and /devices directories are incomplete.

Make sure that AP works properly. Check to see if all of the device entries are present in the /dev and /devices directories. If they are not present, add them the to the appropriate directories.

create_ap_net_leaf: interface instance not found

The DR daemon tries to match the AP meta-network interfaces with the physical device they represent. This error indicates that the DR daemon could not successfully match a network interface with the physical device it represents for this board. 

Make sure that AP works properly if you observe abnormal behavior regarding the availability of devices during and after DR operations. If this error persists, report it to your Sun service representative with as much information from the system logs as possible. 

dr_ap_notify: unknown state state_number

The DR daemon called one of its internal functions with a bad value. However, this error is indicative of a more serious problem. 

Report this error to your Sun service representative with as much information as possible from the system logs. 

dr_daemon operating in NO AP interaction mode

The AP software is not working, or it is not installed. This message means that the DR daemon will not notify AP about attach and detach operations. 

Ignore this error if you do not have AP installed. If it is installed, make sure that it is properly installed and that the AP software version is compatible with the version of the DR daemon that is running in the domain. 

init_ap_rpc: Unable to get hostname

The uname(2) system call returned a null hostname. Consequently, the DR daemon could not establish a connection to the AP librarian.

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