HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.X Document Addendum (AA-RW24A-TE, January 2005)

Diagnostic and system error messages reference guide
94 Fabric OS 3.x Document Addendum
Recommended Action
Check for a faulty cable or deteriorated SFP. Replace the cable or SFP if necessary. If the
problem persists:
■ For the SAN Switch 2/16, replace the motherboard FRU.
■ For the SAN Switch 2/8 EL, replace the entire switch.
Severity
CRITICAL
DIAG-ERRSTAT (ENCOUT)
Message
Probable Cause
The Port Error Statistics counter is nonzero, which means that an Encoding error,
outside frame error was detected when receiving frames. This can be caused by a faulty
cable or deteriorated SFP. It can also indicate more serious problems in the motherboard or
ASIC. This message is generated by the portloopbacktest or spinsilk command.
The error code value is for internal use only.
Recommended Action
Check for a faulty cable or deteriorated SFP. Replace the cable or SFP if necessary. If the
problem persists:
■ For the SAN Switch 2/16, replace the motherboard FRU.
■ For the SAN Switch 2/8 EL, replace the entire switch.
Severity
CRITICAL
<timestamp>
CRITICAL DIAG-ERRSTAT (ENCOUT), 1, <test name>, pass <number>,
Pt<port information> Enc_out Error Counter is <number> sb 0,
Err# <error code>