RPM Error Codes

These error codes are returned in the result parameter of Remote Process Management (RPM) calls. These codes are also printed to the log file when the Entity is HPRPM. Refer to the •HPRPM Log Message Codes" subsection in the •Logging Codes and Messages" section of this manual.

Many errors are invalid parameter errors. Refer to the •Remote Process Management" section of the NSARPA/1000 User/Programmer Reference Manual to check the parameters.

RPM Error Codes

Code

Meaning

Action

 

 

 

0

The call was successful.

No action is necessary.

 

 

 

1

Network is down. NSARPA is

Bring up NSARPA.

 

either down, going down, or not

 

 

completely up.

 

 

 

 

2

Illegal name length. The length

Correct the length parameter in

 

in one of the following

the RPM call (RPMCreate,

 

parameters is either too short or

RPMControl, or RPMKill).

 

too long:

 

 

nodelen must be between 0

 

 

and 50 bytes (characters).

 

 

namelen must be between 1

 

 

and 64 bytes (characters) in

 

 

RTE.

 

 

loginlen must be between 0

 

 

and 16 bytes (characters) in

 

 

RTE.

 

 

passwdlen must be between 0

 

 

and 14 bytes (characters) in

 

 

RTE.

 

 

 

 

3

Illegal flags. An unimplemented

Correct the flags parameter in

 

flag is specified in either

the RPMCreate or RPMControl

 

RPMCreate or RPMControl.

call.

 

For RPMCreate, valid flag bits

 

 

are bits 1, 30, and 31. For

 

 

RPMControl, flags must be

 

 

set to zero.

 

 

 

 

4

Illegal option or request code.

Correct the option code in

 

An illegal option code was

RPMCreate or the request code

 

specified in an RPMCreate call,

in RPMControl.

 

or an illegal request code was

 

 

specified in an RPMControl

 

 

call.

 

 

 

 

226 Numeric Error Codes