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CHALLENGE/Onyx Diagnostic Road Map 7-5
7.4 Driver Messages
The driver message syntax is: dddn: xxxx, where “ddd” is a two- or three-character string
indicating the driver name, “n” is a number indicating the controller, and “xxxx” is the
string indicating the general area of the fault. These messages are sometimes embedded
inside a warning message. Driver messages are generally hardware specific and will not
directly cause a kernel panic.
An example of a message from the SCSI driver is: dks0d1s6: invalid partition.
Where “dks” identifies the SCSI driver, “0” indicates which SCSI bus, and “d1s6” identifies
which drive and partition.
7.5 System Controller Daemon SYSLOG Messages
The System Controller daemon (sysctrlrd) receives messages from the system controller and
enters them in the file /var/adm/SYSLOG.
The following are error messages are caused by system contoller alarms and warnings, and
appear in the SYSLOG file.
SYSLOG Message Type Message Meaning
Alarm
a
Overtemp alarm! The system controller is
shutting down the system
because it has become too hot
Keyswitch off! A user has switched off the
keyswitch.
Blower failure! The blower is not operating
at the requested speed.
Warning
b
COP timer reset error!
System controller crystal
oscillator failed!
Firmware detected illegal
opcode!
System controller firmware
reset.
These messages are all
System Controller internal
errors which, if seen
repeatedly, may indicate
hardware failures.
Voltage out of tolerance!
The system controller has
detected a voltage that is out
of spec but is not yet bad
enough to warrant shutting
down the system.
Table 7-1 System Controller Alarms and Warnings from SYSLOG