Richard writes:

> Hi
>
>
> We moved most of the processing off our N4000 and it had been running for
> some time without a problem.  For some reason the last 3 days it has been
> crashing regularly and co-incidentally our console terminal is kaput also.
> HP have replaced the console terminal, but we are still getting the crashes.
>
> Anyway HP are analysing the memory dump, but as the machine constantly
> crashes I wondered if anyone out there knew what might be causing it.
>
> Abort 2216 Subsystem 151
> System Halt 7, $08A8
> Abort Level = 12 Software Failure.
>
> It happens about every 10/20 minutes.

There are two reasons for an SA2216. Both deal with a transaction manager structure called the "copy forward buffer" which is an
array. The first type of SA2216 is caused when we exceed the maximum number of elements in that array. The second is when the copy
forward buffer exceeds the size of an XM log half.

The first type of SA2216 has a patch for called MPEMXB3. That patch has been superseded for 6.5 and 7.0 so here are the patches
you'd need for each release:

6.5 - MPEMXE5A
7.0 - MPEMXC7A
7.5 - MPEMXB3C (hasn't been superseded yet)

The 2nd type of SA2216 has not, as far as I am aware, occurred so I do not believe there is a patch for that one. If your system
does not have the MPEMXB3 patch then the only way to distinguish one from the other is via a memory dump.

Hope that helps.

Bill
hp/vCSY
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