[Info-vax] PEA0 error

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-09-09 18:46:38 +0000, Mark Berryman said:

> I'm trying to add an x86 system into my current cluster but upon boot 
> the x86 system shows the following error and never sees the existing 
> cluster members:
> 
> %EIA0, Link up: 1000 mbit, fdx, flow control (rcv only), 00-0C-29-19-61-FE
> %PEA0, Port Transition Failure - CNF/PMC/PSR  00000000/00000000/00000014
> 
> What does this error mean?  I'm assuming that PSR is a status register 
> and I need to find out what the 2 bits that are set mean.

Classically this is a wonky or bad NIC, and seemingly involving EIA0:, 
or—probably more likely here—a bug in whichever flavor of V9.1 you're 
using.
The Port Status Register / Adapter Status Register bit definitions are 
also device-dependent, AFAICT.
Have a chat with VSI, given that you're running V9.1, and the existing 
doc may not apply to what you're doing here.
(I haven't checked the V9.1 release notes for any listed 
cluster-related errors or requirements, either.)

Port Error Bit(s) Set - CNF/PMC/PSR ’xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx’ 
Facility: Cluster Port Driver
Explanation: The port driver attempts to reinitialize the port; after 
50 attempts, it marks the device off line.
User Action: Check the error logs for a sanity timeout. This sanity 
timeout is indicated by bit 6 of the PSR (PSR = ’xxxxxx4x’). The error 
logs describe the sanity timeout bit as a ‘‘Maintenance Timer 
Expiration.’’ If sanity timeouts occur, check the console log to see if 
the operator has halted and continued the system for any reason. If the 
console log does not show operator intervention, increase the PASTIMOUT 
SYSGEN parameter until the timeouts no longer occur. For nontimeout 
errors, contact a Compaq support representative to check the port 
hardware.




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