RAID SA Channel Adapters (Events)

Event 1
Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: RAID SA driver is being taken offline, reason code !
Cause: Reason codes:
        "          0x01 = Initilization failed.
        "          0x02 = Firmware crash.
        "          0x05 = Download timeout.
        "          0x06 = Firmware initilization timeout.
     
Action: No action required. Informative message. The link should recover and an accompanying informative message indicating LINK UP should be seen.
Event 2

Severity: Information

Description: RAID SA adapter is now on-line.

Cause: Adapter is now on-line.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 3

Severity: Critical

Description: RAID SA adapter is being suspended due to a user request.

Cause: RAID SA adapter is being suspended.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 4

Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: RAID SA adapter has been successfully suspended.

Cause: The RAID SA card was suspended due to user request.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 5
Severity: Critical

Description: Adapter was forced to suspension, reason code !
Cause: The following may cause this event:
        Reason codes:
            "          0x02 = Firmware crash.
            "          0x03 = Failed to quiesce IO.
            "          0x04 = Failed to flush cache or pause background activity.
Action: Restart your system at the next opportunity. If this problem persists, contact your HP Support Representative.
Event 6

Severity: Critical

Description: RAID SA adapter is being resumed due to a user request.

Cause: User has issed a command to resume operation of the adapter.

Action: This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.

Event 7

Severity: Critical

Description: RAID SA adapter has been successfully resumed.

Cause: Adapter is again operational.

Action: CISS: If you need to clear device statistics please use sautil(1M) with 'clear_stat' option to clear device statistics. This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.

Event 8
Severity: Critical

Description: Resume request for RAID SA adapter failed, reason code: !
Cause: This event can be issued due to the following reasons:
 
        Reason codes:
         "         0x01 =  Adapter Initialization failed
         "         0x02 =  Firmware crash
         "         0x03 =  Like-for-Like validation failed
      
Action: Action should be taken based on the accompanying reason code. If error persists contact your HP Support Representative.
Event 9

Severity: Critical

Description: RAID SA adapter on hardware path ! received a Firmware download request.

Cause:RAID SA adapter Firmware in process of being updated.

Action: This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.

Event 10

Severity: Critical

Description: Firmware for RAID SA adapter on hardware path ! has been updated.

Cause:Firmware download for RAID SA adapter on hardware path ! has completed.

Action: This event occurs during normal firmware updates.The driver will resume operation.

Event 11
Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: RAID SA adapter is now online, reason code 0x!. FW Download Terminated
Cause:The following reason codes may cause this event to occur:
        Reason codes:
         "  0x03 =  Failed to quiesce IO. 
         "  0x04 =  Failed to flush cache or pause background activity. 
      
Action: This error will occasionally occur during normal Firmware updates. Retry Firmware update after stopping I/O activity to the card.
Event 12

Severity: Major Warning

Description: Event log queue is full on adapter path: !

Cause:During times of heavy I/O activity the drivers event log queue may fill.

Action:The driver will process the events, freeing space in the queue. If the condition persists, examine the devices connected to ascertain if any are reporting excessive errors.

Event 13
Severity: Information
Description: CISS: Detected insertion of physical disk.
        SCSI Bus: ! 
        SCSI ID:  !
        Size:     !
        Enclosure Bay: ! 
        Configured: !
        Hot Spare:  !
        Drive Model: !     
        Drive FW Revision: !
      
Cause:A physical disk has been inserted into an enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action: This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.
Event 14
Severity: Information
Description: CISS: Detected removal of physical disk.
        SCSI Bus: !
        SCSI ID:  !
        Enclosure Bay: !
        Configured: !
        Hot Spare:  !
      
Cause:A physical disk has been removed from an enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.
Event 15

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Detected insertion of redundant power supply ! from port ! in external storage enclosure !.

Cause:Insertion of redundant power supply in external storage enclosure.

Action:This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.

Event 16

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Detected removal of redundant power supply ! from port ! in external storage enclosure !.

Cause:Removal of redundant power supply in external storage enclosure.

Action:This event occurs as part of the normal operation. No action is required.

Event 17

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Detected insertion of external fan ! from port ! in external storage enclosure !

Cause:Insertion of fan in external storage enclosure.

Action:No action is required. Informative message.The driver will recover from this condition

Event 18

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Detected removal of external fan ! from port ! in external storage enclosure !

Cause:Removal of fan from external storage enclosure.

Action:No action is required. Informative message

Event 19

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Detected insertion of UPS ! from port ! of an attached storage enclosure.

Cause:Insertion of UPS in external storage enclosure.

Action:No action is required. Informative message

Event 20

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Detected removal of UPS ! from port ! of an attached storage enclosure.

Cause:Removal of UPS from an external storage enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:No action is required. Informative message

Event 21

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Detected insertion of redundant controller from slot ! of an attached storage enclosure.

Cause:Insertion of redundant controller in external storage enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:No action is required. Informative message

Event 22

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Detected removal of redundant controller from slot ! of an attached storage enclosure.

Cause: Removal of redundant controller in external storage enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:No action is required. Informative message

Event 23
Severity: Information
Description: CISS: Detected insertion of non-disk device.
    
         CISS: Detected insertion of non-disk-device: 
         SCSI Bus: !
         SCSI ID:  !
      
Cause:The RAID SA adapter only communicates with disk devices.

Action:Remove the non-disk device at the next opportunity.
Event 24
Severity: Information
Description: CISS: Detected removal of non-disk device.
    
         CISS: Detected removal of non-disk-device: 
         SCSI Bus: !
         SCSI ID:  !
      
Cause:Non-disk device removed from external storage enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:No action required. Informative message.
Event 25

Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: ECC errors in the SIMM modules. Adapter on hw path ! will be taken offline.

Cause:This is caused due to errors in the SIMM modules.

Action:Please contact your HP Representative. (or Replace your RAID SA adapter)

Event 26

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: One of the fan modules in the external storage device is reporting failure.

Cause:Fan failing in the external storage enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:Replace the fan.

Event 27

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: One of the fan modules in the external storage device is reporting failure.

Cause:Fan failed in the external storage enclosure attached to the adapter.

Action:Replace the fan.

Event 28

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Fans in the external storage device are now operational.

Cause:Fans working after removal or replacement.

Action:No action required. Informative message.

Event 29

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: One of the Voltage Regulator Modules has been removed.

Cause: Voltage Regulator Module has been removed.

Action: No action is required. Informative message.

Event 30

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: One of the Voltage Regulator Module has been inserted.

Cause: Voltage Regulator Module has been inserted.

Action:No action is required. Informative message.

Event 31

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: One of the Voltage Regulator Modules has failed.

Cause:Voltage Regulator Modules has failed.

Action: Please contact your HP Representative. (or Replace your RAID SA adapter)

Event 32

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Voltage Regulator Module(s) are now operational.

Cause: This message is given out to indicate Voltage Regulator Module(s) are now operational.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 33

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Temperature in external storage enclosure ! connected to port ! has exceeded temperature limit.(sensor !)

Cause: Temperature above limits.

Action: Investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.

Event 34

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Temperature in external storage enclosure ! connected to port ! has reached the warning level.(sensor !)

Cause:Temperature rising in the enclosure and has reached warning level.

Action:Investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.

Event 35

Severity: Information

Description: Temperature in external storage enclosure connected to port ! is back at acceptable level.(sensor !)

Cause:Temperature in external storage enclosure is back at acceptable level.(sensor !)

Action:No action required. Informative message.

Event 36

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Redundant power supply ! in external storage enclosure connected to port ! has failed.

Cause:The Redundant power supply has failed.

Action:Please repair the problem and replace the power supply if necessary.

Event 37

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Redundant power supply ! in external storage enclosure ! connected to port ! is now operational.

Cause: Redundant power supply is operational.

Action: No action required.

Event 38

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Chassis door of external storage enclosure ! connected to port ! is open.

Cause: Chassis door of external storage enclosure is open.

Action: Please close the chassis door.

Event 39

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Chassis door of external storage enclosure ! connected to port ! is now closed.

Cause:Chassis door is now closed.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 40

Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: Power failed (power supply ID !) in the external storage enclosure connected to port ! .

Cause: Detected loss of power to external storage enclosure connected to the adapter.

Action: Please investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.

Event 41

Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: Battery is running low for power supply ! connected to port !

Cause: Battery is not holding a charge.

Action: Please investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.

Event 42
Severity: Major Warning
Description: Physical drive failed.
        SCSI Bus: ! 
        SCSI ID:  ! 
        Failure Reason: ! 
        Enclosure Bay:  !
        Configured:     ! 
        Hot Spare:      ! 
      
Cause: Physical drive failed.
        Reason Codes:
        
        
        /* 0x00  */    "Invalid", /* Dummy  no reason with code 0 */
        /* 0x01  */    "TOO SMALL IN LOAD CONFIG",
        /* 0x02  */    "ERROR ERASING RIS",
        /* 0x03  */    "ERROR SAVING RIS",
        /* 0x04  */    "FAIL DRIVE COMMAND",
        /* 0x05  */    "MARK BAD FAILED",
        /* 0x06  */    "MARK BAD FAILED IN FINISH REMAP",
        /* 0x07  */    "TIMEOUT",
        /* 0x08  */    "AUTOSENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x09  */    "MEDIUM ERROR 1",
        /* 0x0A  */    "MEDIUM ERROR 2",
        /* 0x0B  */    "NOT READY BAD SENSE",
        /* 0x0C  */    "NOT READY",
        /* 0x0D  */    "HARDWARE ERROR",
        /* 0x0E  */    "ABORTED COMMAND",
        /* 0x0F  */    "WRITE PROTECTED",
        /* 0x10  */    "SPINUP FAILURE IN RECOVERY",
        /* 0x11  */    "REBUILD WRITE ERROR",
        /* 0x12  */    "TOO SMALL IN HOT PLUG",
        /* 0x13  */    "BUS RESET RECOVERY ABORTED",
        /* 0x14  */    "REMOVED IN HOT PLUG",
        /* 0x15  */    "INIT REQUEST SENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x16  */    "INIT START UNIT FAILED",
        /* 0x17  */    "INQUIRY FAILED",
        /* 0x18  */    "NON DISK DEVICE",
        /* 0x19  */    "READ CAPACITY FAILED",
        /* 0x1A  */    "INVALID BLOCK SIZE",
        /* 0x1B  */    "HOT PLUG REQUEST SENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x1C  */    "HOT PLUG START UNIT FAILED",
        /* 0x1D  */    "WRITE ERROR AFTER REMAP",
        /* 0x1E  */    "INIT RESET RECOVERY ABORTED",
        /* 0x1F  */    "DEFERRED WRITE ERROR",
        /* 0x20  */    "MISSING IN RIS SAVE",
        /* 0x21  */    "WRONG REPLACE",
        *  0x22 - 0x2F*  RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE!
        /* 0x30  */    "INVALID TARGET TSH",
        /* 0x31  */    "CHIM HUNG BUS",
        /* 0x32  */    "HOPT DOMAIN VALIDATION FAILED",
        /* 0x33  */    "INIT DOMAIN VALIDATION FAILED",
        /* 0x34  */    "INIT HOTP PROBE FAILED",
        /* 0x35  */    "CHIM SCAN FAILED",
        /* 0x36  */    "QUEUE FULL ON ZERO",
        /* >0x36 */    "UNKNOWN"
        
Action: Please investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.
Event 43

Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: Logical Drive Status:
CISS: Logical Drive ! transitioned from ! to !
Drive Type : !

Cause: Logical Drive transitioned state.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 44

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Failed drive(s) has been replaced and the volume is ready to go to a non failed state.

Cause: New drives are recognized.

Action: No action required.

Event 45

Severity: Information

Description: Media exchange OK

Cause: Media exchange OK.

Action: No action required. Informative message.

Event 46
Severity: Major Warning
Description: Rebuild of replacement drive ! is aborted due to read error on drive.
        Error Drive Information: 
        SCSI Bus: ! 
        SCSI ID:  ! 
        Drive Model: ! 
        Firmware Revision: ! 
        Failure Reason: ! 
        Enclosure Bay: ! 
        Logical Unit Status:  ! 
        Blocks left to recover: ! 
      
Cause: Rebuild of replacement drive was aborted due to read error on drive.
        Reason Codes:
        
        
        /* 0x00  */    "Invalid", /* Dummy  no reason with code 0 */
        /* 0x01  */    "TOO SMALL IN LOAD CONFIG",
        /* 0x02  */    "ERROR ERASING RIS",
        /* 0x03  */    "ERROR SAVING RIS",
        /* 0x04  */    "FAIL DRIVE COMMAND",
        /* 0x05  */    "MARK BAD FAILED",
        /* 0x06  */    "MARK BAD FAILED IN FINISH REMAP",
        /* 0x07  */    "TIMEOUT",
        /* 0x08  */    "AUTOSENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x09  */    "MEDIUM ERROR 1",
        /* 0x0A  */    "MEDIUM ERROR 2",
        /* 0x0B  */    "NOT READY BAD SENSE",
        /* 0x0C  */    "NOT READY",
        /* 0x0D  */    "HARDWARE ERROR",
        /* 0x0E  */    "ABORTED COMMAND",
        /* 0x0F  */    "WRITE PROTECTED",
        /* 0x10  */    "SPINUP FAILURE IN RECOVERY",
        /* 0x11  */    "REBUILD WRITE ERROR",
        /* 0x12  */    "TOO SMALL IN HOT PLUG",
        /* 0x13  */    "BUS RESET RECOVERY ABORTED",
        /* 0x14  */    "REMOVED IN HOT PLUG",
        /* 0x15  */    "INIT REQUEST SENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x16  */    "INIT START UNIT FAILED",
        /* 0x17  */    "INQUIRY FAILED",
        /* 0x18  */    "NON DISK DEVICE",
        /* 0x19  */    "READ CAPACITY FAILED",
        /* 0x1A  */    "INVALID BLOCK SIZE",
        /* 0x1B  */    "HOT PLUG REQUEST SENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x1C  */    "HOT PLUG START UNIT FAILED",
        /* 0x1D  */    "WRITE ERROR AFTER REMAP",
        /* 0x1E  */    "INIT RESET RECOVERY ABORTED",
        /* 0x1F  */    "DEFERRED WRITE ERROR",
        /* 0x20  */    "MISSING IN RIS SAVE",
        /* 0x21  */    "WRONG REPLACE",
        *  0x22 - 0x2F*  RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE!
        /* 0x30  */    "INVALID TARGET TSH",
        /* 0x31  */    "CHIM HUNG BUS",
        /* 0x32  */    "HOPT DOMAIN VALIDATION FAILED",
        /* 0x33  */    "INIT DOMAIN VALIDATION FAILED",
        /* 0x34  */    "INIT HOTP PROBE FAILED",
        /* 0x35  */    "CHIM SCAN FAILED",
        /* 0x36  */    "QUEUE FULL ON ZERO",
        /* >0x36 */    "UNKNOWN"
        
Action: Please investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.
Event 47
Severity: Major Warning
Description: Rebuild of replacement drive ! is aborted due to write error on drive.
        Error Drive Information: 
        SCSI Bus: ! 
        SCSI ID:  ! 
        Drive Model: ! 
        Firmware Revision: ! 
        Failure Reason: ! 
        Enclosure Bay: ! 
        Logical Unit Status:  ! 
        Blocks left to recover: ! 
      
Cause:Rebuild of replacement drive was aborted due to write error on drive.
        Reason Codes:
        
        
        /* 0x00  */    "Invalid", /* Dummy  no reason with code 0 */
        /* 0x01  */    "TOO SMALL IN LOAD CONFIG",
        /* 0x02  */    "ERROR ERASING RIS",
        /* 0x03  */    "ERROR SAVING RIS",
        /* 0x04  */    "FAIL DRIVE COMMAND",
        /* 0x05  */    "MARK BAD FAILED",
        /* 0x06  */    "MARK BAD FAILED IN FINISH REMAP",
        /* 0x07  */    "TIMEOUT",
        /* 0x08  */    "AUTOSENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x09  */    "MEDIUM ERROR 1",
        /* 0x0A  */    "MEDIUM ERROR 2",
        /* 0x0B  */    "NOT READY BAD SENSE",
        /* 0x0C  */    "NOT READY",
        /* 0x0D  */    "HARDWARE ERROR",
        /* 0x0E  */    "ABORTED COMMAND",
        /* 0x0F  */    "WRITE PROTECTED",
        /* 0x10  */    "SPINUP FAILURE IN RECOVERY",
        /* 0x11  */    "REBUILD WRITE ERROR",
        /* 0x12  */    "TOO SMALL IN HOT PLUG",
        /* 0x13  */    "BUS RESET RECOVERY ABORTED",
        /* 0x14  */    "REMOVED IN HOT PLUG",
        /* 0x15  */    "INIT REQUEST SENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x16  */    "INIT START UNIT FAILED",
        /* 0x17  */    "INQUIRY FAILED",
        /* 0x18  */    "NON DISK DEVICE",
        /* 0x19  */    "READ CAPACITY FAILED",
        /* 0x1A  */    "INVALID BLOCK SIZE",
        /* 0x1B  */    "HOT PLUG REQUEST SENSE FAILED",
        /* 0x1C  */    "HOT PLUG START UNIT FAILED",
        /* 0x1D  */    "WRITE ERROR AFTER REMAP",
        /* 0x1E  */    "INIT RESET RECOVERY ABORTED",
        /* 0x1F  */    "DEFERRED WRITE ERROR",
        /* 0x20  */    "MISSING IN RIS SAVE",
        /* 0x21  */    "WRONG REPLACE",
        *  0x22 - 0x2F*  RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE!
        /* 0x30  */    "INVALID TARGET TSH",
        /* 0x31  */    "CHIM HUNG BUS",
        /* 0x32  */    "HOPT DOMAIN VALIDATION FAILED",
        /* 0x33  */    "INIT DOMAIN VALIDATION FAILED",
        /* 0x34  */    "INIT HOTP PROBE FAILED",
        /* 0x35  */    "CHIM SCAN FAILED",
        /* 0x36  */    "QUEUE FULL ON ZERO",
        /* >0x36 */    "UNKNOWN"
        
Action: Please investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.
Event 48
Severity: Critical
Description: CISS: Fatal IO Error on Logical drive !
        Logical Block Address 0x!
        Logical Block Count   !
        Logical Command       0x!
        Fatal Drive Bus       !
        Fatal Drive ID        !
      
Cause:An unexpected fatal IO error was detected on a logical drive.

Action:Please investigate and repair the problem as soon as possible.
Event 49

Severity: Information

Description: CISS: Consistency initialization pass completed on logical drive number ! .

Cause:CISS: Consistency initialization pass completed on logical drive.

Action:No action required. Informative message.

Event 50
Severity: Critical
Description: CISS: Redundant Controller Operation Change.
       
            Preferred Slot Control: 0x! 
            Current Redundancy Mode: 0x! 
            Redundant Controller Status: 0x! 
            Redundant Failure Reason: 0x! 
            Previous Slot Control: 0x! 
            Previous Redundancy Mode: 0x! 
            Previous Redundant Controller Status: 0x! 
            Previous Redundant Failure Reason: 0x! 
      
Cause:Operations of enclosure controller have transitioned to the redundant controller.

Action:Examine the above information and failure reason. If the problem persists, contact your HP customer representative.
Event 51

Severity: Major Warning

Description: CISS: Driver statistics for hw path ! cleared.

Cause:CISS Driver kept statistics were cleared using sautil.

Action:No action required. Informative message.

Event 52

Severity: Critical

Description: CISS: Driver generated string.

Cause:CISS Driver generated an internal message.

Action:Examine the message and if the problem persists, contact your HP customer representative.

Event 98

Invalid Severity Message

Description: The RAID SA controller and driver received invalid severity code #!.

Cause/Action: Do the following and report the error to Hewlett-Packard:

From the system prompt, type "what vmunix" and store the output in a file.

Save the current MESA log file. The current MESA log is usually located at: /var/stm/logs/os/log1.raw.cur.

Save the current system log file. The current system log file is usually located at: /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.

If the system recently panicked, save the system core files for analysis.

Event 99

Invalid Error Message

Description: The RAID SA Controller and driver received invalid error code #!.

Cause/Action: Do the following and report the error to Hewlett-Packard:

From the system prompt, type "what vmunix" and store the output in a file.

Save the current MESA log file. The current MESA log is usually located at: /var/stm/logs/os/log1.raw.cur.

Save the current system log file. The current system log file is usually located at: /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.

If the system recently panicked, save the system core files for analysis.

Event 100

Severity: CRITICAL

Description: The device has been added to the set of devices being monitored by this monitor.

Cause/Action: The device was added to the system or has started responding to the system. The /var/stm/data/os_decode_xref file was modified to add information indicating this device is now supported by this monitor. If the device is in the DOWN state and this monitor does not control setting the state of the device to UP (check by running the "/etc/opt/resmon/lbin/set_fixed -L" command), use the "/etc/opt/resmon/lbin/set_fixed -n <resource_name>" command to set the state of the device to UP.

Event 101

Severity: CRITICAL

Description: The device has been removed from the list of devices being monitored by this monitor.

Cause/Action: The device was removed from the system, has stopped responding to the system or it has been replaced with a device that is not supported by this monitor. Run ioscan to determine the state and type of the device. Check the /var/stm/data/os_decode_xref for the information indicating which devices are supported by this monitor. Check other monitors to determine if they are now monitoring the device by running /etc/opt/resmon/lbin monconfig and the using the "Check monitoring" command.

Event 103

Severity: INFORMATION

Description: This is a test message from the monitor to test the communication path from the monitor to the notification mechanism.

Cause/Action: No action required.

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