
Problems and Error Messages
Troubleshooting
B - 2
The MSS completes
its power-up and
boot procedures, but
there’s no noticeable
serial activity.
There is a problem with the
serial connection or the set-up
of the serial device.
Check the terminal setup and the
physical connections, including the
cable pinouts (see Appendix C). Try
another serial device or cable, or
cycle power on the MSS.
A rapidly-blinking OK LED
may signal boot failure.
Reboot the unit. When the MSS is
running normally, the OK LED blinks
every two seconds.
The terminal shows
a Boot> prompt
rather than a Local>
prompt.
The MSS is not connected
properly to the Ethernet.
Ensure that the MSS is firmly
connected to a functional and
properly-terminated network node.
The MSS’s Ethernet address is
invalid.
The MSS’s Ethernet address is
located on the bottom of the unit. Use
the Change Hardware command to
set the correct address (see page B-5),
then reboot.
Init Noboot
command was
entered.
See Entering Commands at the Boot
Prompt on page B-4.
The MSS passes
power-up diagnos-
tics, but attempts to
download new Flash
ROM code from a
network host.
If the OK LED blinks rapidly,
the Flash ROM code may be
corrupt.
Reboot the unit. If you get the same
message, you will need to reload
Flash ROM. See Reloading MSS
Software in Appendix E of the MSS
Reference Manual on CD-ROM for
details.
If you did not request a
NetWare or TFTP boot, the
flash ROM code is corrupt.
The unit will remain in boot
mode.
Table B-1:
Problems and Error Messages, cont.
Problem/Message
Error
Remedy