Es40 "Path to device has been reduced"

[Bugs <bb1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
Our es40, Tru64 5.1 pk2, with hsg80 just had its first hickup
after over a year of operation. The Oracle database stopped
working, and could not be restarted so I rebooted and this
showed up:

May  2 08:08:22 willow vmunix: cam_logger: SCSI event packet
May  2 08:08:22 willow vmunix: cam_logger: bus 0 target 6 lun 0
May  2 08:08:22 willow vmunix: ccmn_path_ping3
May  2 08:08:22 willow vmunix: Path to device has been reduced
May  2 08:08:22 willow vmunix: Hard Error Detected

However, the machine came back up, and Oracle is running. Is
this an indication of a failing part? Also getting a few
CAM SCSI errors.

Thanks...

Bugs Brouillard		Unix system administrator
Humboldt State Univ.	Information Technology Services
Arcata, Calif.

email bb1@humboldt.edu