Error Messages (Netfinity 7000 - 8651)

Error Messages

Messages generated by the software the operating system or application programs-generally are text messages, but they also can be numeric. Basically, there are four types of error messages. These indude POST error messages, diagnostic error messages, POST beep codes, and software-generated messages.

Error Message	Description
POST Error Messages	Appear when, during startup, POST finds problems with the hardware or detects a change in the hardware configuration. A list of these error messages is given in 'Symptom-to-FRU Index'.
POST Beep Codes	Are sounds emitted from the speaker, if POST finds a Problem. One beep indicates The POST completed successfully. If the server halts while running POST, one or more beeps indicate that a Problem was found by the POST. A list of the beep error codes is given in 'Symptom-to-FRU Index'
Diagnostic Error Messages	Appear when a test program finds a problem with a hardware Option. Normally, these messages are text, but they can be numeric. The test programe will generale one of the following return codes: 0 A return code of '0' indicates that the device passed its test. 1 A return code of '1' indicates that the device failed its test. 2 or higher A return code of '2' or higher indicates that the test stopped.
Software- Generated Error Messages	Appear if a problem or conflict is found by an application program, the operating system, or both. For an explanation of these messages, refer to the information that comes with the software package