IBM 220 manual Ethernet controller messages, NetWare driver messages for the Ethernet controller

Ethernet controller messages

The integrated Ethernet controller might display messages from the following device drivers:

•Novell™ NetWare™ or IntraNetWare Server ODI

•NDIS Adapter for level 4.0 (Windows NT)

Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver teaming messages

This section provides explanations of the error messages for the Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver, and suggested actions to resolve each problem.

Message	Description
Couldn’t allocate resources	Explanation: An unknown error has occurred when trying to allocate needed
	resources for the AFT Module.
	Action:
	•	Check the server configuration. If the problem persists, contact your
		network supplier.
	•	Verify that the Ethernet controller is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
		enabled, run the diagnostic programs.
AFT group for primary adapter in slot	Explanation: An attempt was made to rebind an adapter already in an AFT
nnn already exists.	group.
	Action: Check the AFT slot numbers for existing AFT teams. If the problem
	persists, contact your network supplier.
Error locating DCT addresses in	Explanation: The bind command was entered prior to loading the device
internal table. Make sure that you	driver. The device driver must be loaded after loading AFT.NLM but before
have loaded LAN drivers after	any bind command can be issued.
loading AFT.NLM.	Action: Load the driver for the supported adapter and try loading the AFT
	module again. If the problem persists, contact your network supplier.
Insufficient number of arguments	Explanation: The appropriate or expected number of parameters was not
specified.	entered in a command.
	Action: Check the parameters required for the given command. If the problem
	persists, contact your network supplier.
Duplicate slot numbers detected.	Explanation: An attempt has been made to bind the same slot number more
	than once.
	Action: Check the slot numbers entered during the bind. Adapter slot numbers
	must be valid and unique. If the problem persists, contact your network
	supplier.
’Xxx’ is not supported for AFT team.	Explanation: A bind command has been issued for adapters not supported by
	AFT.NLM.
	Action: Make sure that you attempt to bind only adapters supported by
	AFT.NLM.
Primary and Secondary adapters do	Explanation: A bind command was entered for an adapter team that is a
not match. AFT group is not created.	combination of server and client adapters. An AFT team must be a grouping of
	the same classification of adapter.
	Action: Verify that all the adapters bound in a team are of the same
	classification.

Table 18. NetWare driver messages for the Ethernet controller

108 IBM® xSeries 220 User’s Reference