Serveraid Ispr, Bcs, And Ecs Post Error Codes; Ispr (Interrupt Status Port Register) Codes - IBM Netfinity ServeRAID-3H Installation And User Manual

ServeRAID ISPR, BCS, and ECS POST error codes

After the ServeRAID POST completes, register information appears on the screen in hexadecimal format,
as follows:
Hardware: ISPR=aaaa BCS=bb ECS=cc
ISPR displays the four-digit Interrupt Status Report Register code, BCS displays the Basic Configuration
Status Register code, and ECS displays the Extended Configuration Status Register code.
For example:
Controller 1 Slot 5, Status:Not responding properly - Error Code= B
Controller 2 Slot 4, Logical Drive= , Other= , Firmware=2.88.1 , Status=Ok
Controller 3 Slot 3, Logical Drive= , Other= , Firmware=3.6 .13, Status=Ok
Controller 4 Slot 2, Logical Drive=1, Other=1, Firmware=1. . 9, Status=Ok
If no errors occur:
ISPR (aaaa) = EF10
BCS (bb) = 0F or 09
ECS (cc) = 00
If an error occurs, refer to: "ISPR (Interrupt Status Port Register) codes" for the ISPR error codes and
"Basic and Extended Configuration Status Register Codes" on page 102 for the BCS and ECS error
codes.

ISPR (Interrupt Status Port Register) codes

1xxx
Explanation: A flash checksum error occurred.
Action: Have the system serviced.
2xxx
Explanation: A code DRAM error occurred.
Action: Have the system serviced.
3xxx
Explanation: An NVRAM error occurred.
Action: Have the system serviced.
4xxx
Explanation: A timer/cache memory controller error occurred.
Action: Have the system serviced.
5xxx
Explanation: A cache memory controller error occurred.
Action: Have the system serviced.
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Chapter 6. Solving ServeRAID problems