I got a very quick reply to this query from Andrew Mitcham for which I
thank him.
His answer and my query are provided below.
>
> **ERROR svrsys_fru_parse.c line 1031: FRU Table revision 5.2
> is not supported.
>
>
> The message is being generated by DECEVENT and can be ignored.
> DECEVENT will not run on EV6 systems. The FRU table is something
> provided by the console firmware. It would appear that this error is
> referring to the FRU table that the console builds and passes to the
> kernel
> at boot time. The error message is from the svrSystem_mib subagent.
>
>
> There is a release note explaining the svrMgt_mib and svrSystem_mib
> Subagents. The thMIB definitions are in /usr/share/sysman/mibs. The
> documentation is within the MIB files themselves. Currently, the MIBs
> are not configured for EV6 platforms. There has been a lot of confusion
> about these messages. In a future release, they will be
> addressed/suppressed.
>
> Q. Why do these error messages appear at all?
> A. There is a mismatch in the firmware and the operating system that
> checks The FRU table. T his will be corrected in a future version
> of the OS / Firmware. T he message has no affect with the operation
> of your system.
>
>
> Q. What daemon causes the error message?
> A. envmon:SVRSYSMIB=/usr/sbin/svrSystem_mib
> snmpd:SVRSYSMIB=/usr/sbin/svrSystem_mib
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter.Stern_at_weizmann.ac.il [mailto:Peter.Stern_at_weizmann.ac.il]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 6:56 AM
> To: tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov
> Subject: FRU Table
>
>
> Does anybody know what this error message which I get on boot of an
> ES40 running Tru64 v4.0f PK#4 means:
> [825]: **ERROR svrsys_fru_parse.c line 1031: FRU Table revision 5.2
> is not supported
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> Peter Stern
> Chemical Physics Department
> Weizmann Institute of Science
> 76100 Rehovot, ISRAEL
>
> email: Peter.Stern_at_weizmann.ac.il
> phone: 972-8-9342096
> fax: 972-8-9344123
>
Received on Fri Oct 19 2001 - 11:11:26 NZDT