This document summarizes the causes and recovery procedures for an LED 609.
The information in this document has been verified for AIX Versions 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. It has also been verified for sysback.obj 3.3.3 and sysback.rte 4.1.x.x.
Generally, an LED 609 occurs during a Sysback network boot because of failure to tftp the file /tftpboot/clienthostname.sbinfo from the server system during the network boot.
When the following conditions result in an LED 609, perform the solutions shown:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 110 Dec 23 1996 mars.sbinfo
SOLUTION
Enter the following command:
chmod 644 /tftpboot/<clienthostname>.sbinfo
where clienthostname is the host name of the client system that is hanging during the network boot.
SOLUTION
Add the network information for the client system using the SMIT sysback command. Enter:
smitty sysback
Choose:
Configuration Options Network Boot Configuration Add or Change a Network Boot Client
SOLUTION
Add the network information for the client system using the SMIT sysback command. Enter:
smitty sysback
Choose:
Configuration Options Network Boot Configuration Add or Change a Network Boot Client
Make sure each entry is filled in correctly, as shown:
Client network adapter type [token-ring] Client platform/kernel type [rspc] Client hostname [mars.aix.dfw.ibm.com] Server IP address [9.19.129.186] Client gateway address (optional) [9.19.141.241] Client subnet mask (optional) [255.255.240.0] Client adapter hardware address (optional) []
SOLUTION
Do not use leading zeros on the client in the SMS menu on the PCI-based system for any of these entries:
Client IPaddress Server IPaddress Gateway IPaddress
EXAMPLE
Incorrect method:
Client IPaddress: 009.019.145.165
Correct method:
Client IPaddress: 9.19.145.165
Enter all the following commands on the Sysback boot server system.
rc.boot
[ "$BOOT_GATE_IP" = "$BOOT_SERV_IP" ] && BOOT_GATE_IP=0
[ "$BOOT_GATE_IP" = "$BOOT_SERV_IP" -o "$BOOT_GATE_IP" \ = 0.0.0.0 ] && BOOT_GATE_IP=0
smitty sysback
Choose:
Configuration Options Network Boot Configuration Configure/Update a Network Boot Image
If you followed all of the preceding steps and the system still stops at an LED 609 during a network boot to service mode, you may want to pursue further system recovery assistance from one of the following:
All of the preceding avenues for assistance may be billable.
For reasons of time and the integrity of your AIX operating system, the best
alternative at this point may be to reinstall AIX.
[ Doc Ref: 90605189714756 Publish Date: Mar. 19, 2001 4FAX Ref: 8580 ]