Sun Microsystems Blade 1500 - TABLE 3-4 Other Messages and Their Meaning

Chapter 3 Basic Troubleshooting 3-11
3.2.2.3 Other Messages
TABLE 3-4 lists portions of fault messages that might also be displayed while the
Solaris software is functioning, their meanings, and what to do next. These messages
are mostly related to hardware failures.
Not on system
console
Security is set so that superuser logins occur
only at the console.
Comment out the CONSOLE
line in the
/etc/default/login
file. This action compromises
security.
Package not
installed
A software package is missing. Install the package.
RPC: program not
registered
Corruption of the rpc.bynumber NIS map. Check the rpc.bynumber
NIS map.
Segmentation fault
A programming error. The command file core
returns the application that
caused the fault.
Stale NFS file
handle
A file or directory opened by a NFS client was
removed from or permissions changed on the
NFS server.
Reboot the NFS client.
TABLE 3-4 Other Messages and Their Meaning
Message Meaning What to do
Panic in kernel
The Solaris kernel can no
longer continue to run.
Usually precedes a core
dump.
Message might identify
hardware that is at fault.
Check memory. See
“Memory
Problem” on page 4-37.
xntpd[356]: too many recvbufs
allocated (30)
Problem with network time
protocol daemon.
Check network. See “Network
Problem” on page 4-17. Check
time server. Contact system
administrator.
metainit:hostname: there are no
existing databases
The Solstice Disk Suite
software is installed, but
not configured.
Not a problem. Message can
be ignored.
WARNING: timeout: reset target
chno = 0 targ = 0
WARNING: timeout: reset bus
chno = 0 targ = 0
Hard drive is not
responding to resets. For
this example, it is HDD0.
Check hard drive and
connections. See
“Hard Drive
Problem” on page 4-8.
TABLE 3-3 Solaris Error Messages and Their Meanings (Continued)
Message Meaning What to do