ECS: Dial Home - EKMServerConnectionStatus - Symptom Code: 1369 and 1370

Summary: This is a dial home was introduced to detect the EKMServerConnectionStatus alert.

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Symptoms

ECS has dialed home with the following alert:
SymptomCode Severity
1369 WARNING
1370 ERROR 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ConnectHome SchemaVersion="1.0.8"
    xsi:schemaLocation="/opt/connectemc/schema/ema_ConnectHome108.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <TransType>10</TransType>
    <TransTypeDesc>EventXML</TransTypeDesc>
    <TransID>0</TransID>
    <Node Status="Unknown" State="Unknown" ID="ECSQE00079">
        <Identifier>
            <DeviceState>1</DeviceState>
            <DeviceStatus>1</DeviceStatus>
            <ClarifyID>ECSQE00079</ClarifyID>
            <SiteName>UNKNOWN</SiteName>
            <Vendor>EMC</Vendor>
            <DeviceType>ElasticCloudStorageApp</DeviceType>
            <Model>ElasticCloudStorage</Model>
            <SerialNumber>ECSQE00079</SerialNumber>
            <WWN>ECSQE00079</WWN>
            <Platform>platform</Platform>
            <OS>SLES</OS>
            <OS_VER>12.3</OS_VER>
            <UcodeVer>3.3.0.0-4349.d0de882</UcodeVer>
            <EmbedLevel>2</EmbedLevel>
            <InternalMaxSize>512800</InternalMaxSize>
            <Comment>Object Alert</Comment>
        </Identifier>
        <Connection>
            <ConnectType>ESRS</ConnectType>
            <IPName>xxxxx-yyyyyy.ecs.lab.fqdn.com</IPName>
            <ConnectNum>xx.xxx.xxx.xx</ConnectNum>
            <Port>22</Port>
        </Connection>
        <HeartBeat>
            <HBStatus></HBStatus>
            <HBState></HBState>
        </HeartBeat>
        <InternalData>
            <FileList/>
            <EventList>
                <Event>
                    <SymptomCode>1370</SymptomCode>
                    <Category>Configuration</Category>
                    <Severity>Error</Severity>
                    <Status>Unknown</Status>
                    <Component>Object</Component>
                    <ComponentID></ComponentID>
                    <SubComponent>EKM Server Connection Status</SubComponent>
                    <SubComponentID></SubComponentID>
                    <CallHome>true</CallHome>
                    <FirstTime>2022-01-29T07:32:09.718Z</FirstTime>
                    <LastTime>2022-01-29T07:32:09.718Z</LastTime>
                    <Count>0</Count>
                    <EventData><![CDATA[]]></EventData>
                    <Description><![CDATA[The EKM Server: ecs-test-keysecure-xx.xxx.xxx.xxx is not responding. Please ensure that the server is connected.  [Ref_ID : EKMServerConnectionStatus]]]></Description>
                </Event>
            </EventList>
        </InternalData>
        <ExternalFiles/>
    </Node>
</ConnectHome>

Cause

The Extensible Key Management (EKM) Server is not responding. Ensure that the server is connected.

Resolution

Verify status

Command:  
svc_rest_cmd -i `hostname -i` /vdc/sensor/status/EKMServerConnectionStatus
Example: 
# svc_rest_cmd -i `hostname -i` /vdc/sensor/status/EKMServerConnectionStatus
svc_rest_cmd 1.0.10

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<SensorStatusList>
  <SensorId>KMServerConnectionStatus</SensorId>
  <ListSensorStatus>
    <SensorStatusRestRep>
      <ContextId>EKMServerConnectionStatus</ContextId>
      <CurrentState>OK</CurrentState>
      <NodeId>1f4368c3-37cd-467f-9efc-289264806ea0</NodeId>
      <PreviousState>OK</PreviousState>
      <Time>1551118064264</Time>
    </SensorStatusRestRep>
  </ListSensorStatus>
Look for CurrentState as above, if set to OK the error can be ignored. If it is not OK (Warning or Error), proceed with the troubleshooting steps below.

Troubleshooting

Find the server indicated in the alert message received and try to ping it: 
Description><![CDATA[The EKM Server: ecs-dev-keysecure-xx.xxx.xx.xxx is not responding. Please ensure that the server is connected. [Ref_ID : EKMServerConnectionStatus]]]></Description>
Check resourcesvc.log for messages about the problem EKM server:
Command: 
grep /opt/emc/caspian/fabric/agent/services/object/main/log/<EKM Server Name> resourcesvc.log
Example: 
The command will return output in the following format:
There was some error verifying connection to EKMServer {will have failed server name} in cluster. {will have failure detail}
The errors indicate a possible network issue in the environment. Communication between ECS and the EKM server might be blocked, or the EKM server itself might be unavailable. Verify that ECS can ping the EKM server and advise the user to verify that the EKM server is functional.

If unable to resolve the issue, open a service request with ECS support to assist with the information gathered above.

Affected Products

ECS, ECS Appliance, ECS Software, Elastic Cloud Storage
Article Properties
Article Number: 000038620
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2025
Version:  7
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