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Event and Error Message Reference Guide for 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge ServersVersion 1.2

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NIC Event Messages

NIC001

Message
The command was successful.
Detailed Description
The command was successful.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC002

Message
Resource allocation failure
Detailed Description
Unable to allocate required memory to perform the operation
Recommended Response Action
Power cycle system and reapply firmware packages for Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC003

Message
Missing required parameter
Detailed Description
An invalid number of arguments was passed to the method.
Recommended Response Action
Enter all the required command parameters. Check documentation and try again.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC004

Message
Invalid parameter value for arg1
Arguments
arg1 = attribute name
Detailed Description
The value for the specified parameter is invalid.
Recommended Response Action
Verify that parameter values passed to the method are entered as they appear in the enumeration and parameter data type matches the documentation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC005

Message
Mismatch in AttributeName and AttributeValue count
Detailed Description
The number of AttributeName and AttributeValue parameters do not match.
Recommended Response Action
Pass the same number of parameters for AttributeName and AttributeValue. Refer to documentation for method input parameter details.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC006

Message
A configuration job already exists, Cannot set attribute on specified target until existing job is completed or is cancelled
Detailed Description
A configuration job already exists for the specified target. No further configuration operation is allowed until the existing job completes or the job is cancelled.
Recommended Response Action
Do one of the following: 1) Wait for the existing configuration job to complete and retry the operation, 2) To continue with a configuration change, cancel the existing job and retry the operation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC007

Message
A configuration job already exists, Cannot create another configuration job on specified target until existing job is completed or is cancelled
Detailed Description
A configuration job already exists for the specified target. No further configuration operation is allowed until the existing job completes or the job is cancelled.
Recommended Response Action
Do one of the following: 1) Wait for the existing configuration job to complete and retry the operation, 2) To continue with a configuration change, cancel the existing job and retry the operation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC008

Message
No pending data present to create a Configuration job
Detailed Description
No changes are available between the previous configuration and the current configuration. To create a Configuration job, at least one attribute should be changed.
Recommended Response Action
Change the configuration of one or more attributes and then create a configuration job.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC009

Message
Lifecycle Controller is currently in use.
Detailed Description
Lifecycle Controller cannot gain access to internal storage because it is use by another application or operation.
Recommended Response Action
Wait for the current Lifecycle Controller operation to complete. Verify that the system is 1) Not currently in Lifecycle Controller Unified Server Configurator utility 2) Not waiting for user intervention at F1/F2 POST error 3) Not in any of the device or controller Option ROMs and retry the operation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC010

Message
Lifecycle Controller is not enabled, cannot create Configuration job.
Detailed Description
For 11G systems: System Services must be enabled to perform the requested operation. System Services has been disabled through the iDRAC configuration utility accessed by pressing CTRL+E on boot up or through a remote operation. For 12G systems: Lifecycle Controller must be enabled to perform the requested operation. Lifecycle Controller has been disabled by pressing F2 Setup, selecting iDRAC Configuration, and selecting Lifecycle Controller Settings on boot up or through a remote operation.
Recommended Response Action
For 11G systems: Use the iDRAC configuration utility to enable the System Services by pressing on the CTRL+E option on boot up at the targeted system. For 12G systems: Use F2 Setup, select iDRAC Configuration, and select Lifecycle Controller Settings, to enable the Lifecycle Controller on boot up of the targeted system.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC011

Message
Configuration job already created, pending data cannot be deleted
Detailed Description
Configuration job already created on the specified target. No further command is allowed until the existing job is completed.
Recommended Response Action
Cancel the configuration job or wait for the job to complete. Refer to documentation on job cancellation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC012

Message
No pending data to delete.
Detailed Description
No changes to BIOS attribute data are available between the previous configuration and the current configuration.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC013

Message
Invalid AttributeName: arg1
Arguments
arg1 = attribute name
Detailed Description
An unknown AttributeName was entered for the operation.
Recommended Response Action
Enter the correct AttributeName available in the system. Refer to the enumeration response for desired attribute.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC014

Message
Invalid AttributeValue for AttributeName arg1
Arguments
arg1 = attribute name
Detailed Description
AttributeValue may be invalid because of the following causes: 1) Length of new AttributeValue is not within minLength and maxLength 2) Value of new AttributeValue is not within LowerBound and UpperBound 3) Value of new Attributevalue is not one of the possible values.
Recommended Response Action
Refer to the documentation on valid attribute values.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC015

Message
AttributeValue cannot be changed to read only AttributeName arg1 .
Arguments
arg1 = attribute name
Detailed Description
A set attribute operation was attempted on a read only attribute.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC016

Message
AttributeValue cannot be changed for disabled AttributeName arg1 .
Arguments
arg1 = attribute name
Detailed Description
A set attribute operation was attempted on a disabled attribute.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC017

Message
Unable to delete vFlash pending one-time boot configuration
Detailed Description
Unable to delete vFlash pending one-time boot configuration.
Recommended Response Action
Remove AC power from system and after restoring AC power, retry the operation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC018

Message
Invalid BIOS password.
Detailed Description
The input BIOS password used in the operation is invalid.
Recommended Response Action
Use a valid BIOS password and retry.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC021

Message
Cannot authenticate specified BIOS password.
Detailed Description
The old BIOS password used to change the password is incorrect.
Recommended Response Action
Enter the correct old password for the BIOS and retry the operation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC022

Message
Unable to set the BIOS password because of a jumper setting on the motherboard.
Detailed Description
The current BIOS password jumper setting prevents the BIOS password from being changed.
Recommended Response Action
Change the jumper setting to enable setting the BIOS password.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC023

Message
Cannot perform the operation due to an unknown error in iDRAC.
Detailed Description
The operation did not complete successfully because of an unknown error in iDRAC.
Recommended Response Action
Retry the action. If the issue persists, reset the iDRAC.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC024

Message
The set operation did not complete successfully as the attribute is read-only.
Detailed Description
The attribute specified in the operation is currently read only and the value cannot be modified.
Recommended Response Action
For more information on the attribute, see Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services documentation.
Category
Configuration (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC100

Message
The NIC arg1 Port arg2 network link is down.
Arguments
arg1 = Controller, arg2 = Port
Detailed Description
The network link is down. Either the network cable is not connected or the network device is not working.
Recommended Response Action
Verify that the network port is enabled and if the port has Activity/Speed LEDs, that they are lit. Check the network cable, network cable connections, and the attached network switch.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 2 (Warning)
Trap/EventID
2090
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC   ✔* ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

NIC101

Message
The NIC arg1 Port arg2 network link is started.
Arguments
arg1 = controller ID, arg2 = port ID
Detailed Description
The transition from network link not started (down) to network link started (up) has been detected on the NIC controller port identified in the message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
Trap/EventID
2091
  Filter Visibility IPMI Alert SNMP Alert Email Alert Remote System Log WS Eventing  
iDRAC   ✔* ✔*  
CMC              
  LC Log LCD OS Log Power Off Power Cycle Reset Chassis Event Proxy
iDRAC ✔*          
CMC              

NIC500

Message
The requested object is not allowed to be configured if DHCP \nis enabled.
Detailed Description
The values of IP Address is not allowed to change if DHCP is enabled.
Recommended Response Action
Disable DHCP and then modify the value.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC501

Message
The requested object is not allowed to be configured if Auto Config \nis enabled.
Detailed Description
Autoconfig assigns values to the network components.
Recommended Response Action
Disable Autoconfig and then modify the value.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC502

Message
DHCP is required to be enabled on the NIC before DHCP can be \nenabled for DNS server or domain name objects.
Detailed Description
The value of the specified parameter cannot be changed.
Recommended Response Action
Enable DHCP on the NIC before enabling it for DNS.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC503

Message
The DNS server IP address is not allowed to be configured \nif DNS server DHCP (cfgDNSServersFromDHCP) is enabled.
Detailed Description
The value of the specified parameter cannot be changed.
Recommended Response Action
Disable the cfgDNSServersFromDHCP object.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC504

Message
The IPv6 DNS Server IP address is not allowed to be configured if\n IPv6 DNS Server DHCP (cfgIPv6DNSServersFromDHCP6) is enabled
Detailed Description
The value of the specified parameter cannot be changed.
Recommended Response Action
Disable the cfgIPv6DNSServersFromDHCP6 object.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC505

Message
The DNS domain name is not allowed to be configured if \ndomain name DHCP (cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP) is enabled.
Detailed Description
The value of the specified parameter cannot be changed.
Recommended Response Action
Disable the cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP object.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC506

Message
The requested object requires DNS registration to be enabled.
Detailed Description
The requested operation requires the DNS registration to be enabled.
Recommended Response Action
Enable the DNS registration.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC507

Message
Unable to determine current NIC state.
Detailed Description
For the requested operation, enable the NIC to get the NIC details.
Recommended Response Action
Check if the NIC is disabled. If disabled, enable the NIC.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC508

Message
NIC teaming info is not currently available.
Detailed Description
None.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 1 (Critical)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC509

Message
NIC is now ENABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC510

Message
NIC is now DISABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC511

Message
NIC is already ENABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC512

Message
DHCP is already ENABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC513

Message
DHCP6 is already ENABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC514

Message
DHCP is now ENABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC515

Message
DHCP6 is now ENABLED
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

NIC516

Message
Static IP configuration enabled and modified successfully
Detailed Description
Success message.
Recommended Response Action
No response action is required.
Category
System Health (NIC = NIC Config)
Severity
Severity 3 (Informational)
No alerts are applicable for this message

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