Troubleshooting secondary adapter file stanza errors

A secondary adapter stanza causes an error under any of the following conditions.

  • The host name that was used in the stanza header for the definition cannot be resolved.
  • A required attribute is missing.
  • An invalid value was specified for an attribute.
  • An attribute mismatch occurs. For example, if the network_type attribute's value is not set to either en or et, you cannot specify cable_type=bnc or media_speed=1000_Full_Duplex.
  • The stanza contains both a location attribute and an interface_name attribute.
  • Secondary adapter definitions occur multiple times for the same adapter location and the same host name.
  • Secondary adapter definitions occur multiple times for the same interface_name and the same host name.

If a secondary adapter stanza is incorrect, the errors are reported, the stanza is ignored, and the following input is processed without regard to the incorrect stanza.