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This publication lists and describes system error messages for the routers and access servers, and the protocol translation feature. 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.
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. Table 1 lists the system facilities codes.
SUBFACILITY is a code that is relevant only in Channel Interface Processor (CIP) error messages. The Facility Codes Table 1 lists the subfacility codes of these messages after the CIP FACILITY entry. For more information on CIP message format, see "CIP Error Messages."
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. Table 2 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]. Table 3 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]
The "System Error Messages" main section provides descriptions of error messages organized according to the particular system facility that produces the messages. The facilities sections appear in alphabetical order, and within each system facility section, messages are listed alphabetically by mnemonic. Each error message is followed by an explanation and a recommended action. If several error messages share the same explanation and recommended action, the messages are presented as a group followed by the common explanation and recommended action.
The last main section, "Miscellaneous Error Messages," covers error messages that cannot be categorized as system error messages because they appear when the system image crashes. System error messages appear only when the system remains operational.
The index of system error messages is alphabetized by facility-subfacility-severity-mnemonic.
| Code | Facility |
|---|---|
AAA | TACACS+ Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting security |
AIP | ATM Interface Processor |
ALIGN | Memory optimization in reduced instruction-set computer (RISC) processor |
APPN | Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking |
ARAP | Apple Remote Access Protocol |
AT | AppleTalk |
ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
BRI | Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface |
BSC | Binary Synchronous Communications mode |
BSTUN | Block serial tunneling |
CBUS | ciscoBus controller |
CCP | Point-to-Point Compression Control Protocol |
CI | 75xx platform chassis interface |
CIP FACILITY: | Channel Interface Processor |
ADAPTER | Adapter processing |
BSQ | Buffer status queue processing |
CBUS_ATTN | ciscoBus controller statistics |
CBUS_WRITE | ciscoBus controller write support |
CCA | Channel card adapter |
CLAW | Common Link Access for Workstations |
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 |
LOADER | Relocating loader |
LOVE | CIP-to-router statistics |
MBUF | Message buffer |
MEMD | Memory device |
MSG802 | IEEE 802.2cx Logical Link Control (LLC) protocol stack |
NEVADA | Internal controller |
OFFL | Offload protocol |
REMIF | Remote Interface |
SCB | Storage control block |
SCHED | Multitasking scheduler |
SLC | Serial link controller |
SSI802 | Common Service System Service Interface (SSI) |
SUBSYS | Software subsystem |
SYS | CIP operating system |
SYSMGT | Network management processing for system management remote procedure calls |
CLEAR | Clear facility |
CLNS | OSI Connectionless Network Services |
CLS | Cisco Link Services |
CLSDR | Cisco Link Services Driver |
COMP | Point-to-point compression |
CONTROLLER | Controller |
CSC2 | CSC2/CSC3 CPU cards |
DBUS | Data bus |
DIALER | Dial-on-demand routing |
DLC | Data-link control |
DLSw | Data-link switching |
DMA | Direct memory access |
DNET | DECnet |
DNSIX | Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Network Security for Information Exchange |
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 |
ENV | Environmental monitor card |
ENVM | Environmental Monitor for Cisco 7000 series |
ETHERNET | Ethernet for the C1000 series |
FDDI | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
FDDISTAT | FDDI state |
FILESYS | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) Flash card |
FLASH | Flash nonvolatile memory |
FR | Frame Relay |
GRIP | Xerox Network Systems (XNS) Routing Protocol |
HD | HD64570 serial controller |
HUB | Cisco Ethernet hub |
IBM2692 | IBM Token Ring chip set |
IGRP | Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IPC | Interprocess Communication |
IPFAST | IP fast switching |
IPRT | Internet Protocol routing |
IPX | Internetwork Packet Exchange Protocol |
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 |
M32 | HDLC controller |
MAILBOX | ChipCom mailbox support |
MCI | Multiport Communications Interface |
MK5 | MK5025 serial controller |
MROUTE | Multicast route |
NETMGT | Network Management |
NHRP | Next Hop Resolution Protocol |
NIM | Network interface module |
OIR | Online insertion and removal |
OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
PA | Port adapter |
PAD | X.25 packet assembler/disassembler |
PARSER | Parser |
PCBUS | PC Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) -to-Access Pro router interface |
PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol |
QA | Queue and accumulator |
QLLC | Qualified Logical Link Control |
QUICC | MC68360 Quad Integrated Communications Controller |
RADIX | Radix facility |
RCMD | Remote commands |
REGEXP | Regular expression parser |
RIP | IP Routing Information Protocol |
RSP | Route switch processor |
RSRB | Remote source-route bridging |
S4T68360 | The 4 port synchronous serial adapter based on the 68360 processor |
SDLC | Synchronous Data Link Control |
SDLLC | SDLC/Logical Link Control type 2 (LLC2) translation |
SEC | IP security |
SLIP | Serial Line IP |
SMF | Software MAC error |
SMRP | Simple Multicast Routing Protocol |
SNAPSHOT | Snapshot dial-on-demand routing |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
SSE | Silicon switching engine |
STANDBY | Hot Standby Router Protocol |
STUN | Serial tunneling |
SUBSYS | Software subsystems |
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 |
TR | Token Ring |
TUN | Tunnel |
UCODE | Microcode |
UTIL | Utility |
VINES | Banyan VINES |
VIP | Versatile Interface Processor |
X25 | X.25 |
XNS | Xerox Network Systems |
| 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 configuration guide and command reference publications.
| Representation | Type of Information |
|---|---|
[dec] | Decimal number |
[hex] | Hexadecimal number |
[char] | Single character |
[chars] | Character string |
[sci_notation] | Scientific notation |
[node] | Address or node name |
[atalk_address] | AppleTalk address |
[atalk_net] | AppleTalk network, either 600 or 600-601 |
[enet] | Ethernet address (for example, 0000.FRED.00C0) |
[inet] | Internet address (for example, 12.128.2.16) |
[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) |
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
Posted: Mon Feb 8 17:31:22 PST 1999
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