The system may have tried multiple times to establish a complete RIO/HSL loop. This could result in
multiple permanent B700 6985 errors for the same RIO/HSL loop.
Check the following:
Look in the informational logs for a B700 6985 occurring
on the same RIO/HSL loop
with a value of xxxx 3206 or xxxx 3208 in word 4. These indicate a retry attempt
was successful and the permanent B700 6985 errors for that loop can be closed
with no further action necessary.
If there is a clustered system on the RIO/HSL loop
that had not finished it's IPL at the time of the error, you should check
for a similar error on that system. These errors will occur until all systems
on the loop have been completed their IPL. If there is a similar error on
the last system to complete its IPL, work the error from that system. Otherwise
you can close this error.
Check cable seating for the cable indicated in the locations given
in the serviceable event view. If no locations are given, check the RIO/HSL Loop Status in the view on
the operating system or on the HMC. Find the failed link and check cable connections
there. If the cable is an optical cable, use isolates/fruoptcln.dita#fruoptcln for
direction on cleaning the optical connections.
If the error persists after steps 1 and 2 above, continue working the error with the
FRUs given in the serviceable event view or service documentation. This
ends the procedure.