A flashing 888 in the three-digit display indicates that a message is encoded as a string of three-digit display values. Obtain the display values to record on the Problem Summary Form by performing the procedures for the following:
Obtain the string of three-digit display values by performing the following procedures:
Note: Every time you press the Reset button, hold it for about 1 second to allow the system to sense the change.
To display the entire string of values again, repeat this procedure.
The first value following the 888 indicates the type of information contained in the remainder of the string. If the value is 102, go to "System Halts." For any value other than 102, go to "Diagnostic Messages".
For unexpected system halts, the string of three-digit values has the following format:
888 102 mmm ddd
An initial value of 102 indicates that an unexpected system halt occurred during normal operations. The value of the mmm variable indicates the cause of the halt, and the ddd value indicates whether your system completed a system dump. If the mmm value is 300, 400, or 700, go to "Dump Status Three-Digit Display Values".
For further information on system halts, refer to "Hardware Diagnostics" in in AIX Problem Solving Guide and Reference. If the diagnostic programs return a service request number (SRN), record this number on item 4 on the Problem Summary Form.
The following list gives the possible values of mmm, the first value following the 888, and the cause of the system halt starting that value:
The value of ddd (the second value following the 888) indicates the dump status. If any of the ddd value descriptions lead you to another step, return to "Diagnostic Messages". The possible values and meanings of ddd are:
| 000 | The kernel debugger is started. If there is an ASCII terminal attached to one of the native serial ports, enter q dump at the debugger prompt (>) on that terminal and then wait for flashing 888s to appear in the three-digit display. After the flashing 888 appears, go to "System Dump Facility" in in AIX Problem Solving Guide and Reference. |
| 0c0 | The dump completed successfully. To retrieve the dump, go to "System Dump Facility" in in AIX Problem Solving Guide and Reference. |
| 0c1 | An I/O error occurred during the dump. A partial dump was written to the dump device. To retrieve the partial dump, go to "System Dump Facility" in in AIX Problem Solving Guide and Reference. |
| 0c2 | A user-requested dump is in progress. Wait at least 1 minute for the dump to complete and for the three-digit display value to change. If the three-digit display value changes, find the new value on this list. If the value does not change, then the dump did not complete due to an unexpected error. Complete the Problem Summary Form, and report the problem to your software service department. |
| 0c4 | The dump did not complete successfully. A partial dump was written to the dump device. There is not enough space on the dump device to contain the entire dump. To prevent this problem from occurring again, you must increase the size of your dump media. Go to "System Dump Facility" in in AIX Problem Solving Guide and Reference. |
| 0c5 | A system-initiated or user-requested dump did not complete. To retrieve the system dump, which may be a partial dump, go to "System Dump Facility" in in AIX Problem Solving Guide and Reference. Complete the Problem Summary Form, and report the problem to your software service department. |
| 0c7 | A network dump is in progress, and the host is waiting for the server to respond. The value in the three-digit display should alternate between 0c7 and 0c2 or 0c9. If the value does not change, then the dump did not complete due to an unexpected error. Complete the Problem Summary Form, and report the problem to your software service department. |
| 0c8 | The dump device has been disabled. The current system configuration does not designate a device for the requested dump. Enter the sysdumpdev command to configure the dump device. |
| 0c9 | A system-initiated dump has started. Wait at least 1 minute for the dump to complete and for the three-digit display value to change. If the three-digit display value changes, find the new value on the list. If the value does not change, then the dump did not complete due to an unexpected error. Complete the Problem Summary Form and report the problem to your software service department. |
| Occ | (For AIX 4.2.1 and later).An error occured dumping to the primary device; we've switched over to the secondary device. Wait at least 1 minute for the dump to complete and for the three-digit display value to change. If the three-digit display value changes, find the new value on this list. If the value does not change, then the dump did not complete due to an unexpected error. Complete the Problem Summary Form, and report the problem to your software service department. |
| c20 | The kernel debugger exited without a request for a system dump. Enter the quit dump subcommand. Read the new three-digit value from the LED display. |
An initial value other than 102 indicates a diagnostic message. Diagnostic messages display in the three-digit display when the console display is not present or is unavailable because of a display or adapter failure, or when a failure is detected that prevents the completion of a system restart.
To interpret diagnostic messages, refer to "Reading Flashing 888 Numbers" in your system operator guide.
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