DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2 Maintenance for R8.2csi
555-233-119 Issue 1
April 2000
Maintenance Objects
3-1013SYS-LINK (System Links)
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e. Error Type 1025: This error indicates that the link has been reset. Manifest
effect of this error is that information pac kets queued at the time of reset
are been lost. The system link is alarmed if 20 or mo re errors of this type
are detected within 10 minutes.
To correct the problem, follow the Common Procedure de scribed above.
Clear errors and wait for 10 minutes.
f. This error indicates that the link has experienc ed slow transmit rate due to
remote endpoint being busy. Manifest effect of this error is that the
end-point location may exp erience slower throughput rate and/or noisy
transmission. The system link is alarmed if 4 or more errors of this typ e are
detected within 10 minutes.
To correct the problem, ensure that the remote endpoi nt is functioning
properly. If the problem persists, fol low the Common Procedure describ ed
above. Clear errors and wait for 10 minutes.
g. This error indicates that the link has exp erienced slow transmit rate due to
excessive retransmission. Possible causes fo r this error may be that the
switch is overrunning the end-point or that the end-point is sick. Manifest
effect of this error is that the end-poi nt location may experience slower
throughput rate. The system link is alarmed if 4 or more errors of this type
are detected within 10 minutes.
To correct the problem, follow the Common Procedure de scribed above.
Clear errors and wait for 10 minutes.
h. This error indicates that the link has experienc ed slow transmit rate due to
unknown causes. Manifest effect of this error is th at the end-point location
may experience slower throughp ut rate and the Packet Interface m ay
experience bac kup or congestion. The system link is alarmed if 4 or more
errors of this type are detected within 10 minutes.
To correct the problem, follow the Common Procedure de scribed above.
Clear errors and wait for 10 minutes.
i. This error indicates that the link has transmitted an exc ess amount of
packets. The transmit buffers of this link ha ve been purged . The system
link is alarmed if 4 or more errors of this type are d etected within 10
minutes.
To correct the problem, follow the Common Procedure de scribed above.
Clear errors and wait for 10 minutes.
System Technician-Demanded Tests: Descriptions
and Error Codes
Testing for system links is different from the standard test proc edures for
maintenance objects. In ad dition to testing the system link main tenance object,
the user is allowed to test all the comp onents in the path of the system link. There
are two paths preserved for the link. The c urrent path, if present, represents the
path traversed by the link c urrently. This path will not be present when the link is