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B EMU-generated condition reports
This section provides a description of the EMU generated condition reports that contain the following
information:
• Element type (et), a hexadecimal number in the range 01 through FF.
• Element number (en), a decimal number in the range 00 through 99 that defines a specific
problem.
• Error code (ec), a decimal number in the range 00 through 99.
• The recommended corrective action.
NOTE:
The conventions used to differentiate between the elements of the condition report are:
• Element type—period after each character
• Element number—period after the second character
• Error code—no periods
The EMU can send error messages to the controller for transmission to HP Command View EVA. The
messages displayed are specific to HP Command View EVA and are not within the scope of this
publication.
The I/O modules have the built-in intelligence to:
• Observe fibre channel events
• Bypass drive ports based on events
• Perform drive port testing and monitoring to prevent poor-performing drives from participating
in the loop
• Communicate fibre channel events to the controllers
This appendix explains the condition report format, correcting problems, and how to identify element
types. The error codes are arranged in element type sequence (that is, 0.1., 0.2., 0.3., etc.).
Condition report format
When the EMU alphanumeric display is Er, three additional displays identify the possible cause of the
problem: the element type, the specific element, and the error code, which defines the possible cause
of the problem.
• The first-level display identifies the type of element affected with two alphanumeric characters
separated by periods such as 0.1., 0.2., 1.3., F.F., and so forth. A disk drive problem would
display an element type number of 0.1.
• The second-level display identifies the element affected with a two-digit, decimal number followed
by a period. For example, when a bay 6 drive error occurs, the element number display is 06.; a
display of 14. indicates a bay 14 problem.
• The third-level display identifies a specific problem, the error code with a two-digit, decimal
number. For example, should the problem be either the installation of an incorrectly configured
drive or one that cannot operate at the loop link rate, the display is 01.
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