Error Messages for Component ID 0551

AIX Version 4.3 Messages Guide and Reference

Error Messages for Component ID 0551

0551-001 Character is not a recognized field descriptor

Possible Causes

You specified a field descriptor that is not supported by the date command.

Procedures for Recovery

Reenter the date command with valid field descriptors.
See the Field Descriptor section for a list of the valid field descriptors that are allowed with the date command.

0551-006 Cannot reach the time server; time set locally

Possible Causes

You attempted to set the date or time using the date command on a machine controlled by timed daemons, but the attempt failed because of a network problem.

Procedures for Recovery

Verify network connectivity.
Enter the ping MachineName command to determine the availability of a particular machine on the network. Press the Ctrl-C key combination to stop the pingcommand. If the ping command indicates that the machines are not communicating or that data is being lost, a network problem exists. See the "Network Overview" in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks for information on how to resolve it.

Note: The timed daemon should be controlled using the System Resource Controller (SRC) or the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT). Entering the timed daemon at the command line is not recommended.

0551-099 The Character flag is not valid

Possible Causes

You specified an invalid flag or combination of flags with the sa command.

Procedures for Recovery

As root user, reenter the sa command with a valid flag.
1. Use the whoami command to ensure that you are the root user. Use the su command to change to the root user if necessary.
2. See the Flags section of the sa command for a list of valid flags.
3. Reenter the sa command with a valid flag or flag combination.

0551-118 The interval value is not valid

Possible Causes

You specified an invalid interval value using the vmstat command.

Procedures for Recovery

Specify a valid interval value.
The vmstat command requires a positive, nonzero interval value. Reenter the command, specifying a valid interval value.

0551-119 The count value is not valid

Possible Causes

You specified an invalid count value using the vmstat command.

Procedures for Recovery

Specify a valid count value.
The vmstat command requires a positive, nonzero integer for a count value. Reenter the vmstat command, specifying valid interval and count values.
Do not specify a count value.
Reenter the vmstat command, specifying a valid interval value and no count value. When no count value is specified, the vmstat command generates output at the specified interval until you stop the command by entering the Ctrl-C key combination.

0551-128 Drive Name is not found

Possible Causes

You used the vmstat command to specify a physical volume that does not exist.

Procedures for Recovery

Specify a valid physical volume.
1. Enter the getlvodm -C command to display a list of all valid physical volumes.
  Note: The getlvodm command is an internal command. InfoExplorer currently contains no information about this command.
2. Reenter the vmstat command, specifying a valid physical volume or volumes.

0551-154 Disk Name is not found

Possible Causes

You entered the iostat command to report statistics on I/O activity on terminals or disks, but specified a name that does not match any of the names on the internal list of disks.

Procedures for Recovery

Supply valid physical volume names.
1. Enter the getlvodm -C command to list all disk names.
2. Reenter the iostat command, specifying valid device names.

0551-201 Cannot open FileName

Possible Causes

Using the sar command, you cannot open /usr/adm/sa/FileName for one of the following reasons:

The file does not exist.
You do not have valid permissions on the file or the directory.

Procedures for Recovery

Create the file.
1. Enter the su command to change to the root user.
2. Enter the /usr/lib/sa/sa1 command.
3. Reissue the sar command.
Ensure that you have correct file and directory permissions.
1. Enter the su command to change to the root user.
2. Enter the chmod 754 /usr/adm/sa command to obtain valid permissions on the directory.
3. Enter the chmod 644 /usr/adm/sa/FileName command to obtain valid permissions on the file.
4. Reissue the sar command.

0551-203 ending time (etime) <= starting time (stime)

Possible Causes

You used the sar command with the -e and -s flags to specify the starting and ending time for reporting, but the specified ending time was less than or equal to the starting time.

Procedures for Recovery

Ensure that the -e flag is greater than the -s flag when using the sar command.

0551-213 Try running /usr/lib/sa/sa1 Increment Number

Possible Causes

You entered the sar command to extract the contents of the /usr/adm/sa/saDD FileName file that was not previously created.

Procedures for Recovery

Create the /usr/adm/sa/saDD FileNamefile with the sa1 command.
1. Use the su command to change to the root user.
2. Enter the /usr/lib/sa/sa1 <increment><number> command with the proper increment and number settings.
3. Reenter the sar command.

0551-250 The argument String is not valid

Possible Causes

You specified an invalid command line argument.

Procedures for Recovery

Use a valid command line argument with the sysline command.
1. See the Flags section in the sysline command for a list of valid command line arguments.
2. Reenter the sysline command using a valid command line argument.

0551-256 There is no status capability for String

Possible Causes

You entered the sysline command, but the terminal type defined does not have status line capabilities.

Procedures for Recovery

Define a terminal type that has status line capabilities.
Use the env command to determine if the TERM environment variable is set correctly. If the variable is not set to a terminal type that has status line capability, enter export TERM=TerminalType to reset the variable.

If the error message is still displayed, the terminal does not have screens to display the status line. See the terminfo file in AIX Files Reference for more information on terminal types.

0551-257 The Character option is not valid

Possible Causes

You specified an invalid option value for the sysline command.

Procedures for Recovery

Ensure that the option value you selected is correct.
1. Check the Flags section in the sysline command for a list of valid options, and verify that the option you entered is correct.
2. Reenter the sysline command using a valid option value.

0551-404 Specified value of date/time is out of range

Possible Causes

You specified an invalid range value when using the date command to display the date or time.

Procedures for Recovery

Use valid range values with the date command.

Check the following list of valid ranges for the date command values to ensure that you enter a proper one:

mm (01-12)	Specifies the month.
dd (01-31)	Specifies the day.
HH (00-23)	Specifies the hour.
MM (00-59)	Specifies the minute.
SS (00-59)	Specifies the second.
YY (00-37)	Specifies the year from 2000 to 2037.
YY (70-99)	Specifies the year from 1970 to 1999.

Reenter the date command using a valid range value.