
Nortel Networks 5399 Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Procedures
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Boot Error ReportIf an error occurs,a Rem ote Access Concentratorboot error report is
generated only if the Remote Access Concentrator has opened the boot
file. The report is displayed using the following format:
BOOT ERROR REPORT (for BFS files only)
Boot attempt from host nn.nn.nn.nn:
Errors from Last Open Request:
0 ARP errors 0 ERPC layer errors 0 Aborts rx’d
Errors from Last Read Request:
0 Msgs w/ wrong size 0 ERPC layer errors 0 Aborts rxd
Errors from Last ERPC Layer Invocation:
0 H/W errors 1 Msgs from wrong host 0 Rsp T/O’s 0 Msgs of wrong type
TFTP error reportingcomplies with the standard, predefined
TFTP error codes.
The Remote Access Concentrator generatesa boot error report for the
Internetaddress fromwhich ittried, andfailed, toboot. Tab le 4 -4 contains
a description of the Errorsfrom the Last Read Request; and Ta ble 4- 3
contains a description of the Errors from Last ERPC Layer Invocation.
The error count pinpoints the error that caused the boot failure. For
example,if the boot failed during a Read Request due to excessive
Expedited Remote ProcedureCall (ERPC) layer errors, the Errors from
Last ERPC Layer Invocation lists only errors that occurred during the
failedRead Request (see Tabl e 4-3). The report does not list errors that
occurred during any other Read Request (see Tabl e 4-4) or during the
OpenRequest (see Tab le 4-5 ).
The Open Request and the Read Request layers communicatewith the
block fileserver (BFS) on the host. The ERPC layer resides below the
Open Requestand the Read Request layers. It is responsible for sending
agiven message to a specific host UDP port, andf orreceiving the correct
response to that message from the port.