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Chapter 2 Message and Recovery Procedures

PLATFORM_SPAN Messages

Error Message PLATFORM_RPC-3-UNABLE_TO_SEND: System is unable to send RPC message:

[chars], paks_outstanding: [int].

Explanation

The system had a low-level transport failure when trying to send an RPC message.

[chars] is a description of the error returned by the low-level packet sending driver that triggered the

error (usually one of these: fifo full, fifo empty, out of buf, out of mem, null pointer, misc failure),

and [int] is the number of packets outstanding (packets from the RPC code to the driver that have

not yet been sent).

Recommended Action Find out more about the error by using the show tech-support privileged EXEC

command and by copying the error message exactly as it appears on the console or system log and

entering it in the Output Interpreter tool. Use the Bug Toolkit to look for similar reported problems. For

more information about these online tools and about contacting HP, see the “Error Message Traceback

Reports” section on page 1-5.

PLATFORM_SPAN Messages

This section contains the Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) messages.

Error Message PLATFORM_SPAN-3-PACKET_DROP: Decreases egress SPAN rate.

Explanation

Egress SPAN rates are falling because SPAN is enabled with multicast routing or

fallback bridging.

Recommended Action Find out more about the error by using the show tech-support privileged EXEC

command and by copying the error message exactly as it appears on the console or system log and

entering it in the Output Interpreter tool. Use the Bug Toolkit to look for similar reported problems. For

more information about these online tools and about contacting HP, see the “Error Message Traceback

Reports” section on page 1-5.

PLATFORM_UCAST Messages

This section contains platform unicast routing messages.

Error Message PLATFORM_UCAST-3-ADJ: [chars].

Explanation

The adjacency module for unicast routing encountered an error. [chars] describes the

error.

Recommended Action Copy the message exactly as it appears on the console or in the system log.

Research and attempt to resolve the error by using the Output Interpreter. Use the Bug Toolkit to

look for similar reported problems. If you still require assistance, contact HP technical support and

provide the representative with the gathered information. For more information about the online

tools and about contacting HP, see the “Error Message Traceback Reports” section on page 1-5.