Interoperability Testing

Interpreting LAN Errors

Interpreting LAN Errors

The following are possible situations you may currently find yourself in.

LAN problem corrected.

If you have made a change that corrected your LAN problem, then proceed to the OTS layer tests.

Configuration change required.

If the corrective action in the following sections require you to change a configuration parameter, then do so and rerun the LAN test.

 

 

Problem persists.

 

 

 

If you have been unsuccessful in correcting the problem, gather the

 

 

information you have collected to provide to your HP support

 

 

representative.

 

 

Table 1-5

LAN Errors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error

 

Reason

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN Interface Name

 

The “interface name” is

Check the parameter

 

 

 

 

extracted from the OTS

lanX_if_name from the

 

 

 

 

subnet configuration. If

top of the osidiag output

 

 

 

 

the device is not open, it

and verify that this

 

 

 

 

may have the wrong

interface exists using the

 

 

 

 

value configured (or no

lanscan command.

 

 

 

 

value).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open()

 

 

Opens the DLPI stream

Create device file using

 

 

 

 

device. Device file

mkdev(1M) command.

 

 

 

 

/dev/dlpi may not exist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

getmsg (DL_BIND_ACK)

 

Used to set up various

If OTS is running, make

 

 

 

 

options for LAN access.

sure OTS will not be

 

 

 

 

Possible errors:

started when the system

 

 

 

 

*Setting SSAP. Sets Link

comes up and reboot the

 

 

 

 

system to perform this

 

 

 

 

Service Access Point. Will

 

 

 

 

command.

 

 

 

 

fail if it is currently in use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by another osidiag

 

 

 

 

 

process or by OTS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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