https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/failsafe-error/m-p/3538390#M49172 If no one else is willing to jump in I'll venture something.<BR /><BR />How many interfaces are defined in this failsafe configuration?<BR /><BR />Are the network interfaces hard set at both the Alpha and the switch to agree on speed and duplex configuration? <BR /><BR />It appears that your failsafe address is cycling between two NICs. I'd start looking at the network first.<BR /><BR />Andy Mon, 09 May 2005 10:49:04 GMT Andy Bustamante 2005-05-09T10:49:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/failsafe-error/m-p/3538389#M49171 I am getting the following sequence of messages in the failSAFE log. Can anyone explain the 'not local protocol address' message?<BR /><BR />Sample Log:<BR /><BR />04-May-2005 09:41:51 ERROR: xx.xx.xx.11 (xx.xx.xx.11) -- not local protocol address<BR />04-May-2005 09:41:51 EVENT: IE4 - ifconfig IE4 -fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:41:51 EVENT: IE4 - interface has become functional<BR />04-May-2005 09:42:01 EVENT: IE5 - ifconfig IE5 -fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:42:01 EVENT: IE5 - interface has become functional<BR />04-May-2005 09:44:48 INFO: IE4 - retry limit reached<BR />04-May-2005 09:44:48 EVENT: IE4 - ifconfig IE4 fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:44:57 INFO: IE5 - retry limit reached<BR />04-May-2005 09:44:57 EVENT: IE5 - ifconfig IE5 fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:18 ERROR: xx.xx.xx.11 (xx.xx.xx.11) -- not local protocol address<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:18 EVENT: IE4 - ifconfig IE4 -fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:18 EVENT: IE4 - interface has become functional<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:27 EVENT: IE5 - ifconfig IE5 -fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:27 EVENT: IE5 - interface has become functional<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:28 INFO: IE4 - retry limit reached<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:28 EVENT: IE4 - ifconfig IE4 fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:38 INFO: IE5 - retry limit reached<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:38 EVENT: IE5 - ifconfig IE5 fail<BR />04-May-2005 09:45:58 ERROR: xx.xx.xx.11 (xx.xx.xx.11) -- not local protocol address<BR /> Thu, 05 May 2005 07:42:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/failsafe-error/m-p/3538389#M49171 David Spatola 2005-05-05T07:42:31Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/failsafe-error/m-p/3538390#M49172 If no one else is willing to jump in I'll venture something.<BR /><BR />How many interfaces are defined in this failsafe configuration?<BR /><BR />Are the network interfaces hard set at both the Alpha and the switch to agree on speed and duplex configuration? <BR /><BR />It appears that your failsafe address is cycling between two NICs. I'd start looking at the network first.<BR /><BR />Andy Mon, 09 May 2005 10:49:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-openvms/failsafe-error/m-p/3538390#M49172 Andy Bustamante 2005-05-09T10:49:04Z