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This document describes system messages for Cisco software releases. During operation, the system software sends these messages to the console (and, optionally, to a logging server on another system) during operation. Not all system messages indicate problems with your system. Some are purely informational, and others may help diagnose problems with communications lines, internal hardware, or the system software.
The Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) has made available to all registered users an online tool, the Cisco Error Message Decoder, for researching and resolving messages: The Cisco Error Messages Decoder. All you have to do is copy an error message or command output from your screen and paste it into the appropriate text fields of the tool. Within moments, the tool responds with an interpretation of your text. The Cisco Error Message Decoder makes it easy for you to distinguish between messages that are purely informational and those that alert you to potential problems. This tool provides you with an explanation of the error message, a recommended action, and links to suggested online Cisco technical support resources. For help researching and resolving your Cisco messages, try the new Cisco Error Message Decoder tool at http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Errordecoder/index.cgi .
System messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are structured as follows.
%DIAG-SP-STDBY-6-RUN_MINIMUM
system message is the
%DIAG-6-RUN_MINIMUM
message coming from the switch processor (SP) that is in redundant or standby (STDBY) mode.The following is a sample system message:
Some messages also indicate the card and slot that are reporting the error. These messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are structured as follows:
System message severity levels correspond to the keywords assigned by the logging console and logging monitor global configuration commands that define where and at what level these messages appear. In general, the default is to log messages from level 0 (emergencies) to level 7 (debugging). However, the default level varies by platform. For more information, see the system configuration chapter and descriptions of the logging console and logging monitor commands in the appropriate Cisco IOS configuration guide and command reference publications.
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