TABLE A-1SRN Reference

SRN

Description

Corrective Action

 

 

 

 

71001

This is a generic error code for the SLIC. It

1.

Check the condition of the

 

signifies communication problems between the

 

virtualization engine.

 

virtualization engine and the daemon.

2.

Check the cabling between the

 

 

 

virtualization engine and daemon

 

Error halt mode also forces this service request

 

server.

 

number.

 

 

 

 

 

71002

The SLIC was busy.

Check the condition of the virtualization

 

 

engine.

 

Error halt mode also forces this service request

Check the cabling between the

 

number.

virtualization engine and the daemon

 

 

server.

 

 

 

71003

The SLIC master was unreachable.

Check conditions of the virtualization

 

 

engines in the SAN.

 

 

 

71010

The status of the SLIC daemon has changed.

No action is needed.

 

 

 

72000

The primary and secondary SLIC daemon

No action is needed.

 

connection is active.

 

 

 

 

 

72001

The virtualization engine failed to read the SAN

No action is needed.

 

drive configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

72002

The virtualization engine failed to lock on to the

No action is needed.

 

SLIC daemon.

 

 

 

 

 

72003

The virtualization engine failed to read the SAN

No action is needed.

 

SignOn information.

 

 

 

 

 

72004

The virtualization engine failed to read the zone

No action is needed.

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

72005

The virtualization engine failed to check for

No action is needed.

 

SAN changes.

 

 

 

 

 

72006

The virtualization engine failed to read the SAN

No action is needed.

 

event log.

 

 

 

 

 

72007

The SLIC daemon connection is down.

Wait 1 to 5 minutes for the backup

 

 

daemon to come up. If it doesn’t, check

 

 

the network connection for virtualization

 

 

engine halt, or hardware failure.

 

 

 

 

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6900, 3900 specifications

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