Ess system messages, Chapter 23, Ess-1001 – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Chapter
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ESS System Messages
ESS-1001
Message
switches in the fabric do not support the Coordinated HotCode protocol.
Probable Cause
Indicates one or more switches in the fabric do not support the Coordinated HotCode protocol.
Continuing with the firmware download may cause data traffic disruption.
Recommended
Action
Discontinue the firmware download, identify the downlevel switch or switches that do not support
the Coordinated HotCode protocol, and upgrade the downlevel switches. Then, restart the firmware
download on this switch. Note that upgrading a downlevel Brocade switch in a mixed interop fabric
may still cause data traffic disruption.
Severity
WARNING
ESS-1002
Message
message is rejected by the domain
Probable Cause
Indicates that during the Coordinated HotCode protocol, a switch in the fabric has rejected the
pause message which prevented the protocol from completing. Any data traffic disruption observed
during the firmware download may have been due to the rejected pause message.
Recommended
Action
No action is required.
Severity
WARNING
ESS-1003
Message
retry count is exhausted for the domain
Probable Cause
Indicates that during the Coordinated HotCode protocol, a switch in the fabric did not accept the
pause message which prevented the protocol from completing. Any data traffic disruption observed
during the firmware download may have been due to this issue.
Recommended
Action
No action is required.
Severity
WARNING