AA00E1A8 to AA260005 Partition firmware attention codes

AAxx attention codes provide information about the next target state for the platform firmware. These codes might indicate that you need to perform an action.

Table 1 describes the partition firmware codes that might be displayed if the POST detects a problem. Each message description includes a suggested action to correct the problem.

Table 1. AA00E1A8 to AA260005 Partition firmware attention codes
  • Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. If an action solves the problem, then you can stop performing the remaining actions.
  • See Parts listing, type 7891 to determine which components are CRUs and which components are FRUs.
Attention code Description Action
AA00E1A8 The system is booting to the open firmware prompt. At the open firmware prompt, type dev /packages/gui obe and press Enter; then, type 1 to select SMS Menu.
AA00E1A9 The system is booting to the System Management Services (SMS) menus.
  1. If the system or partition returns to the SMS menus after a boot attempt failed, use the SMS menus to check the progress indicator history for a BAxx xxxx error, which may indicate why the boot attempt failed. Follow the actions for that error code to resolve the boot problem.
  2. Use the SMS menus to establish the boot list and restart the blade server.
AA00E1B0 Waiting for the user to select the language and keyboard. The menu should be visible on the console.
  1. Check for server firmware updates.
  2. Apply any available updates.
  3. If the problem persists:
    1. Go to Checkout procedure.
    2. Replace the system-board, as described in Replacing the FRU system-board and chassis assembly.
AA00E1B1 Waiting for the user to accept or decline the license
  1. Check for server firmware updates.
  2. Apply any available updates.
  3. If the problem persists:
    1. Go to Checkout procedure.
    2. Replace the system-board, as described in Replacing the FRU system-board and chassis assembly.
AA060007 A keyboard was not found. Verify that a keyboard is attached to the USB port that is 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.
  1. Use the SMS menus to modify the boot list so that it includes devices that have a known-good operating system and restart the blade server.
  2. If the problem remains, go to Boot problem resolution.
AA06000C The media in a device in the boot list was not bootable.
  1. Replace the media in the device with known-good media or modify the boot list to boot from another bootable device.
  2. If the problem remains, go to Boot problem resolution.
AA06000D The media in the device in the bootlist was not found under the I/O adapter specified by the bootlist.
  1. Verify that the media from which you are trying to boot is bootable or modify the boot list to boot from another bootable device.
  2. If the problem remains, go to Boot problem resolution.
AA06000E The adapter specified in the boot list is not present or is not functioning.
  • For an AIX® operating system:
    1. Try booting the blade server from another bootable device; then, run AIX online diagnostics against the failing adapter.
    2. If AIX cannot be booted from another device, boot the blade server using the stand-alone diagnostics CD or a NIM server; then, run diagnostics against the failing adapter.
  • For a Linux operating system, boot the blade server using the stand-alone diagnostics CD or a NIM server; then, run diagnostics against the failing adapter.
AA060011 The firmware did not find an operating system image and at least one hard disk in the boot list was not detected by the firmware. The firmware is retrying the entries in the boot list. This might occur if a disk enclosure that contains the boot disk is not fully initialized or if the boot disk belongs to another partition. Verify that:
  • The boot disk belongs to the partition from which you are trying to boot.
  • The boot list in the SMS menus is correct.
AA130013 Bootable media is missing from a USB CD-ROM Verify that a bootable CD is properly inserted in the CD or DVD drive and retry the boot operation.
AA130014 The media in a USB CD-ROM has changed.
  1. Retry the operation.
  2. Check for server firmware updates; then, install the updates if available and retry the operation.
AA170210 Setenv/$setenv parameter error - the name contains a null character.
  1. Go to Checkout procedure.
  2. Replace the system-board, as described in Replacing the FRU system-board and chassis assembly.
AA170211 Setenv/$setenv parameter error - the value contains a null character.
  1. Go to Checkout procedure.
  2. Replace the system-board, as described in Replacing the FRU system-board and chassis assembly.
AA190001 The hypervisor function to get or set the time-of-day clock reported an error.
  1. Use the operating system to set the system clock.
  2. If the problem persists, check for server firmware updates.
  3. Install any available updates and retry the operation.
AA260001 Enter the Type Model Number (Must be 8 characters) Enter the machine type and model of the blade server at the prompt.
AA260002 Enter the Serial Number (Must be 7 characters) Enter the serial number of the blade server at the prompt.
AA260003 Enter System Unique ID (Must be 12 characters) Enter the system unique ID number at the prompt.
AA260004 Enter WorldWide Port Number (Must be 12 characters) Enter the worldwide port number of the blade server at the prompt.
AA260005 Enter Brand (Must be 2 characters) Enter the brand number of the blade server at the prompt.
Parent topic: System reference codes (SRCs)

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