Unit reference code tables

Use the information in this section, along with the unit reference code (URC) obtained from the ipr error log, to determine which maintenance analysis procedures (MAPs) to use.

Table 1. URC
URC Description text Service action Failing items
102E Out of alternate sectors for disk storage Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive
3002 Addressed device failed to respond to selection Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive
3010 Disk device returned wrong response to IOA Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive
3020 Storage subsystem configuration error

IOA detected a SAS fabric configuration error

Perform MAP 3350 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
3029 A device replacement has occurred No action required.  
3100 Device bus error A SAS fabric error occurred. Perform MAP 3350.  
3109 IOA timed out a device command Perform MAP 3350.  
310D Logical block reference tag error detected by the IOA

Logical block guard error detected by the IOA

Controller T10 DIF host bus error. Perform MAP 3350.  
3400 Device, I/O Adapter, Any device on I/O bus, Signal cables Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. Device, I/O Adapter, Any device on I/O signal cables
4010 Incorrect connection between cascaded expanders Perform MAP 3342 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4020 Connections exceed IOA design limits Perform MAP 3343 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4030 Incorrect multipath connection Perform MAP 3344 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4040 Incomplete multipath connection between IOA and enclosure Perform MAP 3344 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4041 Incomplete multipath connection between enclosure and device Perform MAP 3346 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4050 Enclosure does not support a required multipath function Perform MAP 3348 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4060 Multipath redundancy level got worse Perform MAP 3353 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4061 Multipath redundancy level got better No action required.  
4080 IOA exceeded maximum operating temperature Perform MAP 3495 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4085 Service required Perform MAP 3490.  
4100 Hard device bus fabric error Perform MAP 3352.  
4101 Soft device bus fabric error Perform MAP 3352.  
4102 Device bus fabric performance degradation Perform MAP 3490.  
4110 Unsupported enclosure function Perform MAP 3345.  
4120 SAS cable VPD cannot be read Perform MAP 3461 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
4121 Configuration error, required cable is missing Perform MAP 3461.  
4123 Configuration error, invalid cable vital product data Perform MAP 3461.  
4170 Scatter list tag / sequence number error

Logical block sequence number error on IOA to Host transfer

Controller recovered T10 DIF host bus error. Perform MAP 3390  
4171 Recovered scatter list tag / sequence number error

Recovered logical block sequence number error on IOA to Host transfer

Controller T10 DIF host bus error. Perform MAP 3390  
7001 IOA sector reassignment successful If three 7001 messages have occurred for the same disk drive location, then exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive

8008

Permanent cache battery pack failure

Impending cache battery pack failure

Perform MAP 3300. Cache battery pack

8009

Permanent cache battery pack failure

Impending cache battery pack failure

Perform MAP 3300. Cache battery pack
8150 Permanent IOA failure Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. I/O adapter
PCI bus error If two errors have occurred for the same I/O adapter in 24 hours, exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. Any device on I/O signal cables
8151 IOA microcode error Update adapter microcode. See Updating the controller microcode. If the problem is not resolved, exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. I/O adapter
8157 IOA error requiring IOA reset to recover If two 8157 messages have occurred for the same I/O adapter location, exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. I/O adapter
9000 IOA reserved area data check Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9001 IOA reserved area invalid data pattern Perform MAP 3337 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9002 IOA reserved area LRC error Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9008 IOA does not support functions expected by devices Perform MAP 3330 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9020 Array missing two or more devices with only one device present Perform MAP 3311 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9021 Array missing two or more devices with two or more devices present Perform MAP 3311 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9022 Exposed array is missing a required device Perform MAP 3311 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9023 Array members not at required physical locations Perform MAP 3312 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9024 Array not functional due to present hardware configuration Perform MAP 3390.  
9025 Disk unit is not supported at its physical location Perform MAP 3310.  
9026 Array not functional due to present hardware configuration Perform MAP 3390.  
9027 Array is missing a device and parity is out of sync Perform MAP 3313 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9028 Maximum number of arrays already exist Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or <MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9029 Incorrect hardware configuration change has been detected Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9030 Array no longer protected due to missing or failed disk unit Perform MAP 3310 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9031 Array protection temporarily suspended, protection resuming Perform MAP 3310 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9032 Array exposed but still protected Perform MAP 3310 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9040 Array protection temporarily suspended, protection resuming No action required. The array is synching. Wait until the synch is complete.  
9041 Array protection temporarily suspended Background array parity checking detected and errors corrected. Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9042 Corrupt array parity detected on specified device Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9054 IOA resources not available due to previous problems Perform MAP 3321 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9060 One or more disk pairs are missing from an array Perform MAP 3311 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9061 One or more disks are missing from an array Perform MAP 3311 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9062 One or more disks are missing from an array Perform MAP 3311 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9063 Maximum number of functional arrays has been exceeded Perform MAP 3390 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9073 Invalid multi-adapter configuration Multiple controllers connected in an invalid configuration. Perform MAP 3340  
9074 Multiple controllers are not capable of similar functions or of controlling the same set of devices Perform MAP 3341 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9075 Incomplete multipath connection between IOA and remote IOA Perform MAP 3349 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9076 Configuration error, missing remote IOA Missing remote controller. Perform MAP 3347  
9081 IOA detected device error Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. Disk drive, I/O adapter
9082 IOA detected device error Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. Disk drive

I/O adapter

signal cables

backplane

any device on I/O signal cables

9090 Disk unit has been modified after the last known status Perform MAP 3333 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9091 Incorrect hardware configuration change has been detected Perform MAP 3333 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
9092 Disk unit requires initialization before use Perform MAP 3334 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
FF3D Soft IOA error recovered by the IOA

Soft PCI bus error recovered by the IOA

If 10 FF3D messages have occurred for the same I/O Adapter physical location within a week, then exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. I/O adapter
FFF3 Disk media format bad Perform MAP 3335 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  
FFF4 Disk device problem

Command to logical unit failed

Device microcode is corrupt

Data transfer overlength error

Data transfer underlength error

Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive
FFF6 Failure prediction threshold exceeded Exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive
Device hardware error recovered by the device

Device hardware error recovered by the IOA

No action required.  
FFF7 Media error recovered by IOA rewrite procedures

Media error recovered by device rewrite procedures

No action required.  
FFF9 Soft media error. Sector reassignment recommended

Device sector reassign successful

No action required.  
FFFA Undefined device response recovered by the IOA If 10 FFFA messages have occurred for the same disk drive location in a one-week time period, then exchange the failing items in the Failing Items list one at a time. If the problem is not resolved, perform MAP 3351. Disk drive
FFFB SCSI bus was reset No action required.  
FFFC Logical block guard error recovered by the device

Logical block reference tag error recovered by the device

Device recovered T10 DIF device bus error. Perform MAP 3350.  
FFFD Recovered logical block reference tag error detected by the IOA

Logical block guard error recovered by the IOA

Controller recovered T10 DIF device bus error. Perform MAP 3350.  
FFFE Soft device bus error recovered by the IOA If 10 statistical FFFE messages have occurred for the same disk drive location in a one-week time period, perform MAP 3350 for a PCI-X or PCIe controller or MAP 3450 for a PCIe2 or a PCIe3 controller.  



Last updated: Wed, May 24, 2017