Start and Stop Errors
The errors shown in the following table appear when the HMP Watchdog Agent has not been
started or has stopped. You might see these messages when you run any ilomconfig
commands with the hostwatchdog
or ilomwatchdog
targets.
Error Message | Cause | Solution |
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ERROR: HMP watchdog agent is not started. |
HMP Watchdog Agent has not started. |
Run the following command to start HMP watchdog:
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ERROR: HMP watchdog agent is stopped. |
HMP Watchdog Agent has been stopped by SIGSTOP. Note: It is dangerous to suspend the operation of the HMP Watchdog Agent by sending it the SIGSTOP signal. It is possible that host watchdog is already enabled, and if the HMP Watchdog Agent is suspended long enough such that host watchdog is not able to reset the IPMI watchdog timer, the IPMI watchdog timer can expire, and Oracle ILOM performs the timer action which can reset the host. |
Send a SIGCONT to the HMP Watchdog Agent's process ID as follows:
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Parent topic: Troubleshooting ILOM Watchdog and Host Watchdog States