Error installing with Ignite ENTRY_INIT Status = -4

[Etienne Holm]

I have configured a new ignite helper in a datacentre to build some HP servers.
I have configured it as follow:
swlist | grep -i ignite
IGNITE C.7.2.94 HP-UX Installation Utilities (Ignite-UX)
Ignite-UX-11-11 C.7.2.94 HP-UX Installation Utilities for Installing 11.11 Systems
Ignite-UX-11-23 C.7.2.94 HP-UX Installation Utilities for Installing 11.23 Systems

# instl_adm defaults:
# NOTE: Manual additions between the lines containing "instl_adm defaults"
# and "end instl_adm defaults" will not be preserved.
server="10.184.64.14"
netmask[]="255.255.255.0"
route_gateway[0]="10.52.69.254"
route_destination[0]="default"
# end instl_adm defaults.

when i do a boot lan install I get he following error:
Failed to initialze with ENTRY_INIT Status = -4

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

It would be helpful to diagnosis to see the results of the /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log file on the boot helper.

SEP

[Srikanth Arunachalam]

Hi,

Please make sure you did not use wrong ip address.

Reissue boot command, making sure you use the server IP address.

Please refer the document for more information.
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-0678/ch02s02.html

Thanks,
Srikanth

[Etienne Holm]

Attached is the log as requested

[Prashanth.D.S]

Hi,

The status -4 error message means there was an unrecoverable
hardware error.

At this point, you should run sysdiag and see if you can isolate
the problem to the CD ROM drive/HDD.

Best Regards,
Prashanth

[Prashanth.D.S]

What i meant was to run cstm and check the status of the drive check if its working fine...

[Victor Burguillos_4]

Hi,

Please make sure you did not use wrong ip address.

Reissue boot command, making sure you use the server IP address.

Please refer the document for more information.
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-0678/ch02s02.html

VB

[Etienne Holm]

I fail to see how it is a HW failure as I have HP_UX on that server and the networking is working fine on lan0 (I am not attempting to install from a disk or CD)

I am using the correct IP address for the server and I have attempted both a "boot lan install" and boot "lan.10.184.64.14 install" bit i get the same error. (See original post for config information)

I also have several other boot helpers on other subnets that works fine. I have done a comparason of the systems and I cannot see any differance.

[Shane Seymour]

First it can't be an issue with the system that is the boot helper. It's not the system at the BCH prompt is it?

The ENTRY_INIT errors are defined on page 18 Table 1 here:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-2904/5992-2904.pdf

It does say for -4: "Unrecoverable hardware error â An unrecoverable hardware error has occurred between the processor PDC and IODC on the target controller or device."

That doesn't mean that there was a hardware error, for example have you verified that the core I/O lan interface is definitely plugged into the network you're trying to boot from (as that is what "boot lan install" will attempt to network boot over).

The -4 could mean something as simple as the system attempting to network boot failed to raise a link beat on the lan interface.

If it is connected to a switch (no guarantees that it is unless you've actually gone and looked at it) have you actually checked the switch to ensure that the switch thinks the booting system has started the interface.

Most newer PA systems also only raise link beat when they're attempting to boot have you looked to see if the switch the system is connected to has STP enabled? If so how long after link beat is raised does data start being forwarded?

Have you check for firmware issues on the system to do with network booting/link beat/STP?

There are a million and one issues that need to be looked at, but I'd start with if you've actually got the core I/O lan interface connected to anything.