Specifications

Preforward Timer Expired, EAPS=E38A
ExtremeWare Error Message Decoder 801
Preforward Timer Expired, EAPS=E38A
<INFO:EAPS> eaps_runtime.c 2463: EAPS "E38A" Preforward Timer expired.
Software Version
ExtremeWare 6.2.2 and later
Hardware Version
All
Explanation
This message indicates that the Transit’s preforward timer expired. In general, the timer should not
expire. The timer is usually cancelled after receiving a Ring-Up-FlushFDB message from master. By
default if does not receive a message from the master for six seconds, this timer will expire.
Action
Troubleshooting is required.
Check the status of the master node. Is the master running? Is there another break in the ring?