The following table lists common scadm
error messages and their causes. These messages appear in alphabetical
order.
Error Message | Description |
Passwords didn't match, try again | When you execute the userpassword command, you need to enter the password twice. If the two passwords you enter do not match, this error appears. Execute the userpassword command again. |
scadm: all user slots are full | This error occurs when you try to add a user account after ALOM already has the maximum of 16 accounts configured. You must delete an existing account before you can add a new one. |
scadm: command line too long | You may have typed too many characters on the command line. Make sure that the command you used is valid, and execute the command again using fewer characters. |
scadm: command unknown | The command you used is invalid for scadm. If the command is a valid ALOM command but does not exist as an scadm command, you must execute the command from ALOM. |
scadm: could not read date from SC | An undefined error in the ALOM firmware occurred while scadm tried to obtain the current date and time from ALOM. Execute the command again, or run the command from ALOM. |
scadm: could not send alert | While executing the send_event command, ALOM firmware could not log an event or send an alert message. |
scadm: could not set date on SC | An undefined error in the ALOM firmware occurred while scadm tried to set the current date and time in ALOM. Execute the command again, or run the command from ALOM. |
scadm: couldn't add user | scadm encountered an internal error while trying to add a user account. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM. |
scadm: couldn't change password | scadm encountered an internal error while trying to change a user password. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM. |
scadm: couldn't change permissions | scadm encountered an internal error while trying to change user permissions. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM. |
scadm: couldn't delete user | scadm encountered an internal error while trying to delete a user account. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM. |
scadm: couldn't get information on user | scadm encountered an internal error while trying to execute the usershow command. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM. |
scadm: download failed, SC reported erase error | ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM. |
scadm: download failed, SC reported int_wp error | ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM. |
scadm: download failed, SC reported range error | ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM. |
scadm: download failed, SC reported verify error | ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM. |
scadm: download failed, SC reported vpp error | ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM. |
scadm: download failed, SC reported wp error | ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM. |
scadm: download rejected, keyswitch in secure mode? | You cannot execute the download command while the server keyswitch is in the Locked position. Check the keyswitch position and execute the command again. |
scadm: Error downloading file | An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again. |
scadm: ERROR, callback init failed | An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again. |
scadm: Error, Invalid setting for parameter param. | You specified an incorrect value for the configuration variable specified in param. Check the configuration variable you want to use and retype the command. |
scadm: Error, invalid configuration parameter. | You specified a nonexistent configuration variable when using the setsc or showsc command. Check the configuration variables and their values in your configuration table and retype the command. |
scadm: ERROR, passwords didn't match | When you execute the userpassword command, you need to enter the password twice. If the two passwords you enter do not match, this error appears. Execute the command again. |
scadm: ERROR, unable to set up message queue | An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again. |
scadm: event message can't exceed 80 characters | The message you enter for the send_event command must contain fewer than 80 characters. |
scadm: file could not be opened | An error occurred during execution of the download command; scadm could not open the file specified on the command line. Check that you specified the correct file and run the command again. |
scadm: file not a valid s-record | An error occurred during execution of the download command; the file you specified for downloading is not a valid s-record file. Check the file name and run the command again. |
scadm: INTERNAL ERROR in set date | An internal error occurred during execution of the date command. Run the command again. |
scadm: INTERNAL ERROR, overflow in callback | An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again. |
scadm: invalid variable | You entered an invalid variable while executing the set command. Check the list of configuration variables and execute the command again. |
scadm: invalid variable or value | You entered an invalid variable or value while executing the set command. Check the list of configuration variables and execute the command again. |
scadm: malformed password | You entered an invalid password. A valid password has between six and eight characters, at least two of which are letters, and at least one of which is a digit or special character. |
scadm: malformed username | You entered invalid characters in a user name. |
scadm: maximum username length is 16 | The user name you entered exceeded the maximum of 16 characters. Enter the user name again using 16 or fewer characters. |
scadm: SC did not respond during boot initialization | An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again. |
scadm: SC failed to respond during download | During execution of the download command, ALOM did not enter boot mode correctly. |
scadm: SC firmware not responding | The main ALOM firmware is not responding. This can happen when ALOM is booting, or because the main firmware is corrupt, or ALOM has a hardware problem. Wait a few minutes, and then execute the command again. |
scadm: SC not responding to requests | ALOM did not send a response that scadm was expecting. Check that ALOM is working. |
scadm: ALOM returned fatal error | During execution of the download command, ALOM returned an undocumented error. Run the command again. |
scadm: ALOM returned garbage | This error can occur in various situations. Run the command again. |
scadm: ALOM returned unknown error | During execution of the download command, ALOM returned undocumented status (neither success nor failure). Run the command again. |
scadm: ALOM returned wrong response | ALOM returned an invalid response during a user* command. This is considered an internal error in ALOM or the scadm. |
scadm: ALOM unable to free up memory | This message can occur in various situations. The scadm utility was unable to free the received message from the ALOM firmware. |
scadm: Unable to reset ALOM hardware | During execution of the resetrsc command, an attempt to hard reset ALOM failed. |
scadm: unable to send data to ALOM | ALOM did not acknowledge data sent to it. Check that ALOM is working. |
scadm: user already exists | The user you are trying to add already has an ALOM account on this server. |
scadm: username did
not start with letter or did not contain lowercase letter |
You used an invalid user name format when trying to add an ALOM user account. Refer to the useradd command and try running it again. |
scadm: username does not exist | The user name you specified is not associated with an ALOM account on this server. |
This program MUST be run as root | Log in to the server as root and execute scadm again. |
USAGE: scadm <command> [options] | For a list of commands, type scadm help. |
USAGE: scadm date
[-s] | [[mmdd]HHMM | mmddHHMM[yyyy]][.SS] |
You entered an incorrect value for scadm date. Refer to the date command for proper syntax and run the scadm date command again. |
USAGE: scadm download [boot] <file> | You entered an incorrect value for scadm download. Refer to the download command for proper syntax and run the scadm download command again. |
USAGE: scadm loghistory | You entered an incorrect value for scadm loghistory. Refer to the loghistory command for proper syntax and run the scadm loghistory command again. |
USAGE: scadm resetrsc
[-s] |
You entered an incorrect value for scadm resetrsc. Refer to the resetrsc command for proper syntax and run the scadm resetrsc command again. |
USAGE: scadm set<variable> <value> | You entered an incorrect value for scadm set. Refer to the set command for proper syntax and run the scadm set command again. |
USAGE: scadm show [variable] | You entered an incorrect value for scadm show. Refer to the show command for proper syntax and run the scadm show command again. |
USAGE: scadm shownetwork | You entered an incorrect value for scadm shownetwork. Refer to the shownetwork command for proper syntax and run the scadm shownetwork command again. |
USAGE: scadm useradd <username> | You entered an incorrect value for scadm useradd. Refer to the useradd command for proper syntax and run the scadm useradd command again. |
USAGE: scadm userdel <username> | You entered an incorrect value for scadm userdel. Refer to the userdel command for proper syntax and run the scadm userdel command again. |
USAGE: scadm userpassword <username> | You entered an incorrect value for scadm userpassword. Refer to the userpassword command for proper syntax and run the scadm userpassword command again. |
USAGE: scadm userperm <username> [cuar] | You entered an incorrect value for scadm userperm. Refer to the userperm command for proper syntax and run the scadm userperm command again. |
USAGE: scadm usershow [username] | You entered an incorrect value for scadm usershow. Refer to the usershow command for proper syntax and run the scadm usershow command again. |