Chapter 2: Troubleshooting
The SafeNet hardware maintenance utilities
hsmstate
and
hsmreset
can be used to carry out simple fault
diagnosis. These utilities are included in the ProtectServer PCIe HSM Access Provider installation.
For more information, see the
HSM Access Provider Installation Guide
.
Fault Diagnosis Procedure
From a command prompt, execute
hsmstate
. The output from the utility should include “...
NORMAL mode,
Responding
”.
If the utility reports “...
HALTED due to a failure
”:
1.
Execute
hsmreset
.
2.
Following the reset, check to see if the
hsmstate
is now reporting NORMAL operation.
If the utility reports “...
waiting for tamper cause to be removed
”:
1.
Check to see that any connected external tamper detectors are correctly configured.
2.
Make sure the adapter is sitting firmly and correctly in the PCIe slot.
SafeNet ProtectToolkit 5.4 Installation Guide
007-013682-002 Rev. A 08 January 2020 Copyright 2009-2020 Gemalto
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