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AIX Version 4.3 Problem Solving Guide and Reference

CHRP Error Identifiers for the Error Log

Note: This function is available beginning with AIX Version 4.2.1.

SCAN_ERROR_CHRP

Error Description: RTAS event-scan log.

This error is logged when a call to RTAS (runtime abstraction services) provided by system firmware reports an error or event.

DETAIL DATA

Problem Data This contains the raw RTAS log returned from event-scan.

RTAS_ERROR

Error Description: RTAS call failure.

This error is logged when a call to RTAS (runtime abstraction services) returns an unexpected error code to the operating system.

DETAIL DATA

Error Code Code returned by the failing RTAS service.
Malfunction Code Internal identifier of failing RTAS service.
Problem Data Optional RTAS error log providing additional information.

MACHINE_CHECK_CHRP

Error Description: Machine check on a CHRP system.

This error can indicate a variety of problems, including memory error, data or address bus parity error, internal cache parity error, or I/O bus error.

DETAIL DATA

Machine status save/restore register 0
                          Register containing the machine status saved.
Machine status save/restore register 1
                          Register containing the machine status saved.
Problem Data Optional error log returned by RTAS.

EPOW_SUS_CHRP

Error Description: Electrical Power Event interrupt occurred.

This error is logged to notify the system that an event has occurred that may affect the system's power.

DETAIL DATA

Power Status Register
                          Code describing state of system power when event occurred.
Problem Data Raw unformatted RTAS error log containing additional information on the failure. This data is optional.

UPDATE_FLASH_ERR

Error Description: An update of flash-memory failed.

This error indicates that an update of the flash-memory failed. It is possible that the failure happened at a time during the update that may cause the flash-memory to be corrupted. A reboot may not be possible.

DETAIL DATA

Error Code Numbers correspond to errors returned by the RTAS call update-flash-and-reboot, with the exception of -200, which indicates that not enough real memory is available tin the real memory heap.
Problem Data Raw unformatted RTAS error log containing additional information on the failure. This data is optional.

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