(AAxxxxxx) Partition firmware reference (attention) codes

For use by service providers.

Partition firmware posts AAxxxxxx system reference codes (SRCs), which offer information about the next target state for the platform firmware. These codes might also indicate that you need to perform an action, such as opening a firmware console or checking serial connections.

The AAxxxxxx table uses the following format:

The first column, SRC, contains numbers that identify a particular action your server performs during initialization of firmware.
The second column, Description/Action, offers a brief description about this SRC. It may also contain instructions for continuing the problem analysis.
The third column, Failing item, offers a link to instructions service actions for recovering from a hang on an attention code.
Note: Click the failing item code only when you experience a hang condition on an attention code. For example, a hang condition occurs when your server performs a requested action but the SRC in the control panel display does not change for several minutes and the partition firmware appears to be hung.

If you do not find an SRC in the table that follows, contact your next level of support for assistance.

Notes:

The SRCs on this page are from the Power Systems hardware documentation, and the Descriptions apply to a single CEC enclosure or I/O enclosure. The Action and Failing Item fields are modified as appropriate for DS8000® architecture and repair methods.
SRCs missing from the following tables might be found on the Power Systems online documentation. You can use the SRC description as is to define the problem. Do not use the Action and Failing Item without contacting the next level of support first.
To display the Power Systems hardware online documentation, go to the Web site http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/.
- In the IBM Systems Hardware Information right content pane, click POWER6 reference codes listing.

Table 1. (AAxxxxxx) Partition firmware reference (attention) codes
SRC	Description/Action	Failing item
AA00E158	Waiting for an SMS terminal to be created on the HMC. Open a virtual terminal window on the HMC.
AA00E159	Waiting for the serial connection to the service processor to be established. Check the serial connection to the service processor. Correct all problems that are found.
AA00E175	The I/O configuration exceeds the recommended size. Some operating systems might crash when using this configuration. Increase the logical memory block size to 256 megabytes (MB) and reboot the managed system. Note: If the logical memory block size is already 256 MB, contact your next level of support.
AA00E1A8	The system is booting to the open firmware prompt.	PFW1548
AA00E1A9	The system is booting to the System Management Services (SMS) menus. Note: If the system or partition returns to the SMS menus (as indicated by this progress code) after a boot attempt failed, use the ASMI menus to inspect the progress code history: Look for a BAxx xxxx reference (error) code, which might indicate why the boot attempt failed. When you find a BAxx xxxx error code, see (BAxxxxxx) Partition firmware reference (attention) codes to find the code, and then follow the actions indicated to resolve the boot problem. If you do not find a BAxx xxxx error code, see MAP4040 Isolating LPAR operating system boot problems (for AIX®and Linux®) to resolve the boot problem.	PFW1548
AA00E1B0	Waiting for the user to select the language and keyboard. Select the language and keyboard.	PFW1548
AA00E1B1	Waiting for the user to accept or decline the license agreement. Accept or decline the license agreement.	PFW1548
AA00E1F3	Admin access password prompt. On the firmware console, enter the password for the admin user of the service processor.	FWPWD
AA060007	A keyboard was not found. Ensure that a keyboard is attached to the USB port assigned to the partition.
AA06000B	The system or partition was not able to find an operating system on any of the devices in the boot list. Modify the boot list using the SMS menus, so that it includes devices that are know to have a good copy of the operating system, and retry the boot. If you are still unable to boot an operating system, go to MAP4040 Isolating LPAR operating system boot problems.
AA06000C	The media in a device in the boot list was not bootable. Replace the media in the device with known-good media, of modify the boot list to boot from another bootable device. If you are still unable to boot an operating system, go to MAP4040 Isolating LPAR operating system boot problems.
AA06000D	The media in the device in the boot list was not found under the I/O adapter specified by the boot list. Verify that the medium (CD-ROM, for example) from which you are trying to boot is bootable, or try another medium. If you are still unable to boot an operating system or diagnostic CD-ROM, go to MAP4040 Isolating LPAR operating system boot problems.
AA06000E	The adapter specified in the boot list is not present or is not functioning. If AIX is being booted and can be booted from another device, do so, and then run online AIX diagnostics against the failing adapter. If AIX cannot be booted from another device, boot standalone AIX diagnostics from CD-ROM or a NIM server and run diagnostics against the device. If Linux is being booted, boot standalone AIX diagnostics from CD-ROM or a NIM server and run diagnostics against the device.
AA060010	The FAT file system on the boot disk is configured in a way that might cause a boot failure. Increase the FAT partition size by 10% to keep the number of data clusters to fewer than approximately 4080.
AA060011	The firmware did not find an operating system image and it was unable to detect at least one hard disk in the boot list. Firmware is now retrying the entries in the boot list. This error might occur before the initialization of an enclosure that contains the boot disk completes or when the boot disk belongs to another partition. If this problem persists, do the following: Verify that the boot disk belongs to the partition that is being booted. Verify that the boot list in the SMS menus is correct.
AA130013	Bootable media is missing from a USB CD-ROM. Put a bootable CD in the USB CD-ROM and retry the boot operation.
AA130014	The media in a USB CD-ROM has been changed. Retry the operation. Check for server firmware updates; apply if available, and then retry the operation.
AA170210	Setenv/$setenv parameter error: the name contains a null character.	PFW1548
AA170211	Setenv/$setenv parameter error: the value contains a null character.	PFW1548
AA190001	The server firmware function to get and set the time-of-day clock reported an error. Use the operating system utility to set the system clock. If the problem persists, check for server firmware updates and apply them, if available.
AA260001	The system is waiting for someone to enter the machine type, model, and serial number. At the system prompt, type the machine type, model, and serial number of the system.