scadm Error Messages

The following table lists common scadm error messages and their causes. These messages appear in alphabetical order.

Error Message Description

Passwords didn't match, try again When you execute the userpassword command, you need to enter the password twice. If the two passwords you enter do not match, this error appears. Execute the userpassword command again.

scadm: all user slots are full This error occurs when you try to add a user account after ALOM already has the maximum of 16 accounts configured. You must delete an existing account before you can add a new one.

scadm: command line too long You may have typed too many characters on the command line. Make sure that the command you used is valid, and execute the command again using fewer characters.

scadm: command unknown The command you used is invalid for scadm. If the command is a valid ALOM command but does not exist as an scadm command, you must execute the command from ALOM.

scadm: could not read date from SC An undefined error in the ALOM firmware occurred while scadm tried to obtain the current date and time from ALOM. Execute the command again, or run the command from ALOM.

scadm: could not send alert While executing the send_event command, ALOM firmware could not log an event or send an alert message.

scadm: could not set date on SC An undefined error in the ALOM firmware occurred while scadm tried to set the current date and time in ALOM. Execute the command again, or run the command from ALOM.

scadm: couldn't add user scadm encountered an internal error while trying to add a user account. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.

scadm: couldn't change password scadm encountered an internal error while trying to change a user password. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.

scadm: couldn't change permissions scadm encountered an internal error while trying to change user permissions. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.

scadm: couldn't delete user scadm encountered an internal error while trying to delete a user account. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.

scadm: couldn't get information on user scadm encountered an internal error while trying to execute the usershow command. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.

scadm: download failed, SC reported erase error ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.

scadm: download failed, SC reported int_wp error ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.

scadm: download failed, SC reported range error ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.

scadm: download failed, SC reported verify error ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.

scadm: download failed, SC reported vpp error ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.

scadm: download failed, SC reported wp error ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.

scadm: download rejected, keyswitch in secure mode? You cannot execute the download command while the server keyswitch is in the Locked position. Check the keyswitch position and execute the command again.

scadm: Error downloading file An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.

scadm: ERROR, callback init failed An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.

scadm: Error, Invalid setting for parameter param. You specified an incorrect value for the configuration variable specified in param. Check the configuration variable you want to use and retype the command.

scadm: Error, invalid configuration parameter. You specified a nonexistent configuration variable when using the setsc or showsc command. Check the configuration variables and their values in your configuration table and retype the command.

scadm: ERROR, passwords didn't match When you execute the userpassword command, you need to enter the password twice. If the two passwords you enter do not match, this error appears. Execute the command again.

scadm: ERROR, unable to set up message queue An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.

scadm: event message can't exceed 80 characters The message you enter for the send_event command must contain fewer than 80 characters.

scadm: file could not be opened An error occurred during execution of the download command; scadm could not open the file specified on the command line. Check that you specified the correct file and run the command again.

scadm: file not a valid s-record An error occurred during execution of the download command; the file you specified for downloading is not a valid s-record file. Check the file name and run the command again.

scadm: INTERNAL ERROR in set date An internal error occurred during execution of the date command. Run the command again.

scadm: INTERNAL ERROR, overflow in callback An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.

scadm: invalid variable You entered an invalid variable while executing the set command. Check the list of configuration variables and execute the command again.

scadm: invalid variable or value You entered an invalid variable or value while executing the set command. Check the list of configuration variables and execute the command again.

scadm: malformed password You entered an invalid password. A valid password has between six and eight characters, at least two of which are letters, and at least one of which is a digit or special character.

scadm: malformed username You entered invalid characters in a user name.

scadm: maximum username length is 16 The user name you entered exceeded the maximum of 16 characters. Enter the user name again using 16 or fewer characters.

scadm: SC did not respond during boot initialization An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.

scadm: SC failed to respond during download During execution of the download command, ALOM did not enter boot mode correctly.

scadm: SC firmware not responding The main ALOM firmware is not responding. This can happen when ALOM is booting, or because the main firmware is corrupt, or ALOM has a hardware problem. Wait a few minutes, and then execute the command again.

scadm: SC not responding to requests ALOM did not send a response that scadm was expecting. Check that ALOM is working.

scadm: ALOM returned fatal error During execution of the download command, ALOM returned an undocumented error. Run the command again.

scadm: ALOM returned garbage This error can occur in various situations. Run the command again.

scadm: ALOM returned unknown error During execution of the download command, ALOM returned undocumented status (neither success nor failure). Run the command again.

scadm: ALOM returned wrong response ALOM returned an invalid response during a user* command. This is considered an internal error in ALOM or the scadm.

scadm: ALOM unable to free up memory This message can occur in various situations. The scadm utility was unable to free the received message from the ALOM firmware.

scadm: Unable to reset ALOM hardware During execution of the resetrsc command, an attempt to hard reset ALOM failed.

scadm: unable to send data to ALOM ALOM did not acknowledge data sent to it. Check that ALOM is working.

scadm: user already exists The user you are trying to add already has an ALOM account on this server.

scadm: username did not start with letter or did not contain
lowercase letter You used an invalid user name format when trying to add an ALOM user account. Refer to the useradd command and try running it again.

scadm: username does not exist The user name you specified is not associated with an ALOM account on this server.

This program MUST be run as root Log in to the server as root and execute scadm again.

USAGE: scadm <command> [options] For a list of commands, type scadm help.

USAGE: scadm date
[-s] | [[mmdd]HHMM | mmddHHMM[yyyy]][.SS] You entered an incorrect value for scadm date. Refer to the date command for proper syntax and run the scadm date command again.

USAGE: scadm download [boot] <file> You entered an incorrect value for scadm download. Refer to the download command for proper syntax and run the scadm download command again.

USAGE: scadm loghistory You entered an incorrect value for scadm loghistory. Refer to the loghistory command for proper syntax and run the scadm loghistory command again.

USAGE: scadm resetrsc
[-s] You entered an incorrect value for scadm resetrsc. Refer to the resetrsc command for proper syntax and run the scadm resetrsc command again.

USAGE: scadm set<variable> <value> You entered an incorrect value for scadm set. Refer to the set command for proper syntax and run the scadm set command again.

USAGE: scadm show [variable] You entered an incorrect value for scadm show. Refer to the show command for proper syntax and run the scadm show command again.

USAGE: scadm shownetwork You entered an incorrect value for scadm shownetwork. Refer to the shownetwork command for proper syntax and run the scadm shownetwork command again.

USAGE: scadm useradd <username> You entered an incorrect value for scadm useradd. Refer to the useradd command for proper syntax and run the scadm useradd command again.

USAGE: scadm userdel <username> You entered an incorrect value for scadm userdel. Refer to the userdel command for proper syntax and run the scadm userdel command again.

USAGE: scadm userpassword <username> You entered an incorrect value for scadm userpassword. Refer to the userpassword command for proper syntax and run the scadm userpassword command again.

USAGE: scadm userperm <username> [cuar] You entered an incorrect value for scadm userperm. Refer to the userperm command for proper syntax and run the scadm userperm command again.

USAGE: scadm usershow [username] You entered an incorrect value for scadm usershow. Refer to the usershow command for proper syntax and run the scadm usershow command again.

Error Message	Description
Passwords didn't match, try again	When you execute the userpassword command, you need to enter the password twice. If the two passwords you enter do not match, this error appears. Execute the userpassword command again.
scadm: all user slots are full	This error occurs when you try to add a user account after ALOM already has the maximum of 16 accounts configured. You must delete an existing account before you can add a new one.
scadm: command line too long	You may have typed too many characters on the command line. Make sure that the command you used is valid, and execute the command again using fewer characters.
scadm: command unknown	The command you used is invalid for scadm. If the command is a valid ALOM command but does not exist as an scadm command, you must execute the command from ALOM.
scadm: could not read date from SC	An undefined error in the ALOM firmware occurred while scadm tried to obtain the current date and time from ALOM. Execute the command again, or run the command from ALOM.
scadm: could not send alert	While executing the send_event command, ALOM firmware could not log an event or send an alert message.
scadm: could not set date on SC	An undefined error in the ALOM firmware occurred while scadm tried to set the current date and time in ALOM. Execute the command again, or run the command from ALOM.
scadm: couldn't add user	scadm encountered an internal error while trying to add a user account. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.
scadm: couldn't change password	scadm encountered an internal error while trying to change a user password. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.
scadm: couldn't change permissions	scadm encountered an internal error while trying to change user permissions. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.
scadm: couldn't delete user	scadm encountered an internal error while trying to delete a user account. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.
scadm: couldn't get information on user	scadm encountered an internal error while trying to execute the usershow command. This may be due to a faulty SEEPROM.
scadm: download failed, SC reported erase error	ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.
scadm: download failed, SC reported int_wp error	ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.
scadm: download failed, SC reported range error	ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.
scadm: download failed, SC reported verify error	ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.
scadm: download failed, SC reported vpp error	ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.
scadm: download failed, SC reported wp error	ALOM reported a hardware problem while executing the download command. There may be a problem with the SEEPROM.
scadm: download rejected, keyswitch in secure mode?	You cannot execute the download command while the server keyswitch is in the Locked position. Check the keyswitch position and execute the command again.
scadm: Error downloading file	An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.
scadm: ERROR, callback init failed	An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.
scadm: Error, Invalid setting for parameter param.	You specified an incorrect value for the configuration variable specified in param. Check the configuration variable you want to use and retype the command.
scadm: Error, invalid configuration parameter.	You specified a nonexistent configuration variable when using the setsc or showsc command. Check the configuration variables and their values in your configuration table and retype the command.
scadm: ERROR, passwords didn't match	When you execute the userpassword command, you need to enter the password twice. If the two passwords you enter do not match, this error appears. Execute the command again.
scadm: ERROR, unable to set up message queue	An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.
scadm: event message can't exceed 80 characters	The message you enter for the send_event command must contain fewer than 80 characters.
scadm: file could not be opened	An error occurred during execution of the download command; scadm could not open the file specified on the command line. Check that you specified the correct file and run the command again.
scadm: file not a valid s-record	An error occurred during execution of the download command; the file you specified for downloading is not a valid s-record file. Check the file name and run the command again.
scadm: INTERNAL ERROR in set date	An internal error occurred during execution of the date command. Run the command again.
scadm: INTERNAL ERROR, overflow in callback	An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.
scadm: invalid variable	You entered an invalid variable while executing the set command. Check the list of configuration variables and execute the command again.
scadm: invalid variable or value	You entered an invalid variable or value while executing the set command. Check the list of configuration variables and execute the command again.
scadm: malformed password	You entered an invalid password. A valid password has between six and eight characters, at least two of which are letters, and at least one of which is a digit or special character.
scadm: malformed username	You entered invalid characters in a user name.
scadm: maximum username length is 16	The user name you entered exceeded the maximum of 16 characters. Enter the user name again using 16 or fewer characters.
scadm: SC did not respond during boot initialization	An internal error occurred during execution of the download command. Run the command again.
scadm: SC failed to respond during download	During execution of the download command, ALOM did not enter boot mode correctly.
scadm: SC firmware not responding	The main ALOM firmware is not responding. This can happen when ALOM is booting, or because the main firmware is corrupt, or ALOM has a hardware problem. Wait a few minutes, and then execute the command again.
scadm: SC not responding to requests	ALOM did not send a response that scadm was expecting. Check that ALOM is working.
scadm: ALOM returned fatal error	During execution of the download command, ALOM returned an undocumented error. Run the command again.
scadm: ALOM returned garbage	This error can occur in various situations. Run the command again.
scadm: ALOM returned unknown error	During execution of the download command, ALOM returned undocumented status (neither success nor failure). Run the command again.
scadm: ALOM returned wrong response	ALOM returned an invalid response during a user* command. This is considered an internal error in ALOM or the scadm.
scadm: ALOM unable to free up memory	This message can occur in various situations. The scadm utility was unable to free the received message from the ALOM firmware.
scadm: Unable to reset ALOM hardware	During execution of the resetrsc command, an attempt to hard reset ALOM failed.
scadm: unable to send data to ALOM	ALOM did not acknowledge data sent to it. Check that ALOM is working.
scadm: user already exists	The user you are trying to add already has an ALOM account on this server.
scadm: username did not start with letter or did not contain lowercase letter	You used an invalid user name format when trying to add an ALOM user account. Refer to the useradd command and try running it again.
scadm: username does not exist	The user name you specified is not associated with an ALOM account on this server.
This program MUST be run as root	Log in to the server as root and execute scadm again.
USAGE: scadm <command> [options]	For a list of commands, type scadm help.
USAGE: scadm date [-s] \| [[mmdd]HHMM \| mmddHHMM[yyyy]][.SS]	You entered an incorrect value for scadm date. Refer to the date command for proper syntax and run the scadm date command again.
USAGE: scadm download [boot] <file>	You entered an incorrect value for scadm download. Refer to the download command for proper syntax and run the scadm download command again.
USAGE: scadm loghistory	You entered an incorrect value for scadm loghistory. Refer to the loghistory command for proper syntax and run the scadm loghistory command again.
USAGE: scadm resetrsc [-s]	You entered an incorrect value for scadm resetrsc. Refer to the resetrsc command for proper syntax and run the scadm resetrsc command again.
USAGE: scadm set<variable> <value>	You entered an incorrect value for scadm set. Refer to the set command for proper syntax and run the scadm set command again.
USAGE: scadm show [variable]	You entered an incorrect value for scadm show. Refer to the show command for proper syntax and run the scadm show command again.
USAGE: scadm shownetwork	You entered an incorrect value for scadm shownetwork. Refer to the shownetwork command for proper syntax and run the scadm shownetwork command again.
USAGE: scadm useradd <username>	You entered an incorrect value for scadm useradd. Refer to the useradd command for proper syntax and run the scadm useradd command again.
USAGE: scadm userdel <username>	You entered an incorrect value for scadm userdel. Refer to the userdel command for proper syntax and run the scadm userdel command again.
USAGE: scadm userpassword <username>	You entered an incorrect value for scadm userpassword. Refer to the userpassword command for proper syntax and run the scadm userpassword command again.
USAGE: scadm userperm <username> [cuar]	You entered an incorrect value for scadm userperm. Refer to the userperm command for proper syntax and run the scadm userperm command again.
USAGE: scadm usershow [username]	You entered an incorrect value for scadm usershow. Refer to the usershow command for proper syntax and run the scadm usershow command again.