Table Of Contents
About This Manual
How This Manual Is Organized
How to Read System Error Messages
Error Message Traceback Reports
About This Manual
This publication lists and describes Cisco IOS system error messages. The system software sends these error messages to the console (and, optionally, to a logging server on another system) during operation. Not all system error messages indicate problems with your system. Some are purely informational, while others may help diagnose problems with communications lines, internal hardware, or the system software.
This manual also includes error messages that appear when the system crashes.
How This Manual Is Organized
This manual contains three main chapters.
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The "System Error Messages" chapter provides descriptions of error messages related to the Cisco IOS software, except for the CIP facility. The messages are organized according to the particular system facility that produces the messages. The facility sections appear in alphabetical order, and within each facility section, messages are listed alphabetically by mnemonic. Each error message is followed by an explanation and a recommended action.
•The "CIP System Error Messages" chapter provides descriptions of error messages related to the CIP facility. The messages are organized according to the particular system subfacility that produces the messages. The subfacility sections appear in alphabetical order, and within each system subfacility section, messages are listed alphabetically by mnemonic. Each error message is followed by an explanation and a recommended action.
•The last chapter, "System Failure Error Messages," covers error messages that appear when the system image crashes.
The index of error messages is alphabetized as follows:
1 Facility code
2 Subfacility code (if applicable)
3 Mnemonic
4 Severity level
How to Read System Error Messages
System error messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are structured as follows:
%FACILITY-SUBFACILITY-SEVERITY-MNEMONIC: Message-text
FACILITY is a code consisting of two or more uppercase letters that indicate the facility to which the message refers. A facility can be a hardware device, a protocol, or a module of the system software. lists the system facilities codes.
SUBFACILITY is a code that is relevant only in Channel Interface Processor (CIP) error messages. lists the CIP subfacility codes. For more information on CIP message format, see the "CIP System Error Messages" chapter.
SEVERITY is a single-digit code from 0 to 7 that reflects the severity of the condition. The lower the number, the more serious the situation. lists the severity levels.
MNEMONIC is a code that uniquely identifies the error message.
Message-text is a text string describing the condition. This portion of the message sometimes contains detailed information about the event, including terminal port numbers, network addresses, or addresses that correspond to locations in the system memory address space. Because the information in these variable fields changes from message to message, it is represented here by short strings enclosed in square brackets ([ ]). A decimal number, for example, is represented as [dec]. lists the representations of variable fields and the type of information in them.
The following is a sample system error message:
%LINK-2-BADVCALL: Ints. TDR=[dec]
Table 1 Facility Codes
Code
|
Facility
|
AAA
|
TACACS+ Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting security
|
AIP
|
ATM Interface Processor
|
ALIGN
|
Memory optimization in Reduced Instruction-Set Computer (RISC) processor
|
AMDP2
|
Presidio Ethernet & Laguna Fast Ethernet
|
APPN
|
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
|
ARAP
|
Apple Remote Access Protocol
|
ASPP
|
Asynchronous Security Protocol
|
AT
|
AppleTalk
|
ATM
|
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
|
BAP
|
PPP Bandwidth Allocation Protocol (BAP)
|
BGP
|
Border Gateway Protocol
|
BRI
|
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface
|
BRIMUX
|
AS5200 BRIMUX board
|
BSC
|
Binary Synchronous Communications mode
|
BSTUN
|
Block serial tunneling
|
C1600
|
Cisco 1600 platform
|
C3600
|
Cisco 3600 platform
|
C5RSP
|
Cisco Catalyst 5000 platform
|
CBUS
|
ciscoBus controller
|
CDM
|
Cable Data Modem subsystem
|
CI
|
75xx platform chassis interface
|
CIP facility
|
Channel Interface Processor (see for CIP subfacility codes)
|
CIRRUS_PM
|
Slow speed async/sync port module
|
CLEAR
|
Clear facility
|
CLNS
|
OSI Connectionless Network Service
|
CLS
|
Cisco Link Services
|
CLSDR
|
Cisco Link Services Driver
|
COMP
|
Point-to-point compression
|
CONTROLLER
|
Controller
|
CPAD
|
Compression service adapter
|
CPM
|
Combo Port Module device driver
|
CSC2
|
CSC2/CSC3 CPU cards
|
CT3
|
Channelized T3 port adapter
|
DBUS
|
Data bus
|
DIALER
|
Dial-on-demand routing
|
DLC
|
Data-link control
|
DLSw
|
Data-link switching
|
DMA
|
Direct memory access
|
DNET
|
DECnet
|
DRP
|
Director Response Protocol
|
DSPU
|
Downstream physical unit
|
DSX1
|
Channelized E1 (Europe) and T1(US) telephony standard
|
DUAL
|
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
|
DVMRP
|
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
|
EGP
|
Exterior Gateway Protocol
|
ENT_API
|
Entity MIB API
|
ENV
|
Environmental monitor card
|
ETHERNET
|
Ethernet for the C1000 series
|
FDDI
|
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
|
FLASH
|
Flash nonvolatile memory
|
FR
|
Frame Relay
|
FTC_TRUNK
|
Cisco 3801 platform
|
GRIP
|
Xerox Network Systems (XNS) Routing Protocol
|
HD
|
HD64570 serial controller
|
HOOD
|
LAN controller 100VG-AnyLAN interface
|
HP100VG
|
100VG-AnyLAN PA driver
|
HUB
|
Cisco Ethernet hub
|
IBM2692
|
IBM Token Ring chip set
|
IFS
|
IOS File System
|
IGRP
|
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
|
ILACC
|
ILACC driver
|
INTERFACE_API
|
Binary API for the interface descriptor block
|
IP
|
Internet Protocol
|
IPC
|
Interprocess Communication
|
IPFAST
|
IP fast switching
|
IPRT
|
Internet Protocol routing
|
IPX
|
Internetwork Packet Exchange Protocol
|
IP-SNMP
|
Simple Network Management Protocol specific to IP
|
ISDN
|
Integrated Services Digital Network
|
LANCE
|
Local Area Network Controller Ethernet
|
LANE
|
LAN Emulation
|
LANMGR
|
IBM LAN Network Manager
|
LAPB
|
X.25 Link Access Procedure, Balanced
|
LAT
|
DEC Local Area Transport
|
LEX
|
LAN extension
|
LINEPROTO
|
Line Protocol
|
LINK
|
Data link
|
LLC2
|
Logical Link Control type 2
|
LNMC
|
LAN network manager
|
LPD
|
Line printer daemon
|
MAILBOX
|
ChipCom mailbox support
|
MBRI
|
Multi-BRI port module
|
MCI
|
Multiport Communications Interface
|
MK5
|
MK5025 serial controller
|
MPA68360
|
VIP Multi-channel Port Adapter
|
MROUTE
|
Multicast route
|
MUESLIX
|
Mx serial application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
|
NIC100
|
NIC100 driver
|
NIM
|
Network interface module
|
OSPF
|
Open Shortest Path First
|
PA
|
Port adapter
|
PAD
|
X.25 packet assembler/disassembler
|
PARSER
|
Parser
|
PIM
|
Protocol-independent multicast
|
PPP
|
Point-to-Point Protocol
|
QA
|
Queue and accumulator
|
QLLC
|
Qualified Logical Link Control
|
QUICC
|
MC68360 Quad Integrated Communications Controller
|
RADIUS
|
Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) facility
|
RADIX
|
Radix facility
|
RCMD
|
Remote commands
|
RIP
|
IP Routing Information Protocol
|
RSP
|
Route Switch Processor
|
RSRB
|
Remote source-route bridging
|
S4T68360
|
Four port synchronous serial adapter based on the 68360 processor
|
SCHED
|
Scheduler
|
SDLC
|
Synchronous Data Link Control
|
SDLLC
|
SDLC/Logical Link Control type 2 (LLC2) translation
|
SEC
|
IP security
|
SERVICE_MODULE
|
Service Module
|
SLIP
|
Serial Line Internet Protocol
|
SMRP
|
Simple Multicast Routing Protocol
|
SNAPSHOT
|
Snapshot dial-on-demand routing
|
SNMP
|
Simple Network Management Protocol
|
SNMP_MGR
|
SNMP Proxy
|
SSE
|
Silicon switching engine
|
STANDBY
|
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
|
STUN
|
Serial tunneling
|
SUBSYS
|
Software subsystems
|
SWITCH
|
Switch interface
|
SYS
|
Operating system
|
SYSMGT
|
System management
|
TAC
|
Terminal Access Controller Protocol Access Control System
|
TBRIDGE
|
Transparent bridging
|
TCP
|
Transmission Control Protocol
|
TMQ
|
Inbound terminal port queuing
|
TN
|
Telnet
|
TN3270
|
TN3270 protocol
|
TR
|
Token Ring
|
TUN
|
Tunnel
|
UCODE
|
Microcode
|
UNIX
|
UNIX
|
UTIL
|
Utility
|
VINES
|
Banyan VINES
|
VIP
|
Versatile Interface Processor
|
VPN
|
Virtual Private Dialup Network
|
X25
|
X.25
|
Table 2 CIP Subfacility Codes
Code
|
Facility
|
ADAPTER
|
Adapter processing
|
BSQ
|
Buffer status queue processing
|
CBUS_ATTN
|
ciscoBus controller statistics
|
CBUS_WRITE
|
ciscoBus controller write support
|
CCA
|
Channel card adapter
|
CIOS
|
Channel adapter IOS wrappers
|
CLAW
|
Common Link Access for Workstations
|
CMPCTG
|
LLC Transmission Group
|
CONFIG
|
Configuration processing
|
CTA
|
Channel transport architecture
|
DEBUGGER
|
Messages issued when nonrecoverable errors occur
|
DIAG
|
Diagnostic processing
|
DMA
|
Direct memory access
|
GET_DATA
|
Internal routine for allocating transfer elements
|
INT
|
Interrupt handler
|
IPC
|
Interprocess Communication
|
IPC_CBUS
|
IPC CIP CBUS system
|
LOADER
|
Relocating loader
|
LOVE
|
CIP-to-router statistics
|
MBUF
|
Message buffer
|
MEMD
|
Memory device
|
MPC
|
MultiPath Channel protocol
|
MSG802
|
IEEE 802.2cx Logical Link Control (LLC) protocol stack
|
NEVADA
|
Internal controller
|
OFFL
|
Offload protocol
|
SCB
|
Storage control block
|
SCHED
|
Multitasking scheduler
|
SLC
|
Serial link controller
|
SLCI
|
SLC interface
|
SSI802
|
Common Service System Service Interface (SSI)
|
SUBSYS
|
Software subsystem
|
SYS
|
CIP operating system
|
SYSMGT
|
Network management processing for system management remote procedure calls
|
TN3270
|
TN3270 server terminal emulation
|
UTIL
|
Channel adapter utilities
|
Table 3 Error Message Severity Levels
Level
|
Description
|
0 - emergency
|
System unusable
|
1 - alert
|
Immediate action needed
|
2 - critical
|
Critical condition
|
3 - error
|
Error condition
|
4 - warning
|
Warning condition
|
5 - notification
|
Normal, but significant, condition
|
6 - informational
|
Informational message only
|
7 - debugging
|
Appears during debugging only
|
Error message severity levels correspond to the keywords assigned by the logging global configuration commands that define where and at what level these messages appear. The default is to log messages to the console at the debugging level (7). For more information, see the system configuration chapter and descriptions of the logging command in the appropriate Cisco IOS configuration guide and command reference publications.
Table 4 Representation of Variable Fields in Error Messages
Representation
|
Type of Information
|
[atalk_address]
|
AppleTalk address
|
[atalk_net]
|
AppleTalk network, either 600 or 600-601
|
[char]
|
Single character
|
[chars]
|
Character string
|
[dec]
|
Decimal number
|
[enet]
|
Ethernet address (for example, 0000.FEED.00C0)
|
[hex]
|
Hexadecimal number
|
[inet]
|
Internet address (for example, 12.128.2.16)
|
[int]
|
Integer number
|
[node]
|
Address or node name
|
[sci_notation]
|
Scientific notation
|
[t-line]
|
Terminal line number in octal (or decimal if the decimal-TTY service is enabled)
|
[v-name]
|
VINES name; or number (hex or decimal)
|
Error Message Traceback Reports
Some messages describe internal errors and contain traceback information. This information is very important and should be included when you report a problem to your technical support representative.
The following sample message includes traceback information:
-Process= "Exec", level= 0, pid= 17
-Traceback= 1A82 1AB4 6378 A072 1054 1860
