Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2907

Unable to Communicate with Server, -625 Errors
150 Server Operating System Administration Guide
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Gather information as explained in
Methodology" on page
AUTOEXEC.NCF to determine what software pieces are running. Check
with the software vendors and developers and tell them what steps you
have taken and give them enough information to duplicate the problem.
If the problem still occurs, follow the troubleshooting steps in
Troubleshooting Methodology" on page
Knowledgebase (http://support.novell.com/search/kb_index.jsp), and contact
a Novell Support Provider.
Communication problems among servers can generate messages such as
Unable to Communicate with Server or messages that a directory partition
operation can't be completed. If DSTRACE is set to on, -625 errors appear in
the DSTRACE output because the directory cannot be synchronized among
the servers.
Use the following steps to troubleshoot server-to-server communication
problems.
1
Make sure the server is up and can been seen on the network.
If the server is down, restart it.
If the server has abended, troubleshoot the abend. See
Abends" on page
2
Make sure the server's time is synchronized to the network.
To see if server time is synchronized to the network, enter TIME at the
System Console prompt.
If time is not synchronized, troubleshoot the time synchronization
problem. For general information about time synchronization, see
Network Time Management Administration
3
Make sure the IPX
the IP addresses unique. Make sure all replicas have the correct address
for each server.
If all the servers in a replica ring cannot communicate with one of the
servers in the ring, there is probably an address problem.
Make sure all addresses are unique. Make sure all replicas have the
correct address for each server. Load DSREPAIR, select Advanced
"Using a Troubleshooting
105. View the STARTUP.NCF and
105, search the
116.
internal network number of the server unique and
TM
"Using a
Novell
"Resolving
Guide.