Specifications

68 ExtremeWare Error Message Decoder
Critical Messages
Fail Timer Expired, State Init
<CRIT:EAPS> eaps_runtime.c 2429: Fail timer expired, while state is Init, EAPS="eaps1"
Software Version
ExtremeWare 6.2.2 and later
Hardware Version
All
Explanation
This message indicates that the fail timer expired while the state is Init. However, the fail timer should
not expire. If there is an actual break in the ring, the Master should receive a Link-Down message from
the Transit. If the Master does not receive a Link-Down message from Transit, and does not receive its
own Health-Check-Pdu for 3 seconds, there is a problem in the ring that must be resolved as soon as
possible.
Action
Troubleshooting is required immediately. Is there an actual break in the ring? Was a Link-Down_pdu
sent to the Master? Is the ring complete, but due to a misconfiguration of the Control VLAN, the Master
is not receiving its own PDUs? Is there a broadcast storm on the ring which is why the Master's PDUs
are getting dropped? Is there a hardware problem on one of the switches that is not allowing the
control PDUs to go through?