A Backup Server error number has four components:
major.minor.severity.state
major numbers map to functional areas as follows:
Major Number |
Description |
1 |
Critical errors |
2 |
Open Server event errors |
3 |
Backup Server RPC API errors |
4 |
I/O service layer errors (that is, operating system I/O calls) |
5 |
Network data transfer errors |
6 |
Archive volume manipulation errors |
7 |
Parser errors (errors in the dump or load command options) |
8 |
Tape auto configuration errors |
minor numbers order the errors within a major category. There is no special meaning to these numbers; they serve only to distinguish between errors.
severity codes are as follows:
Severity Code |
Description |
0 |
Internal informational message, usually a component of another message. No user action necessary. |
1 |
Information, no user action necessary. |
2,3 |
An unexpected condition, possibly fatal to the session, has occurred. Error may have occurred with any or all of usage, environment, or internal logic. This severity consists of two levels, which indicate whether or not the session must exit. 2 indicates the session must exit. 3 indicates the session may or may not exit. |
4 |
An unexpected condition, fatal to the execution of the Backup Server, has occurred. The session must exit immediately. |
state codes have a one-to-one mapping to instances of the error reported within the code.
