Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Message Guide

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS System Message Guide Release 12.2(31)SGA
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Chapter 2 Messages and Recovery Procedures
SWITCHINGENGINEMAN Messages
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-CIMPKTBUFPARITYERROR: Parity error in Cim
Packet Buffer at offset [dec]
Explanation
There is a parity error in queue memory. This condition might indicate a transient
hardware problem or a more permanent problem. After 128 packet memory and queue memory
errors, the switch reboots.
Recommended Action If you see this message often, reboot the switch.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-ERRORINTERRUPT: Error condition detected by
hardware. Interrupt Status [hex]
Explanation
The hardware detected an error condition and raised an interrupt to the software. The
interrupt status value indicates the type of error.
Recommended Action This is an informational message only. No action is required.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-FREELISTMEMORYPARITYERROR: Parity error in
freelist memory, flm addr=[hex], reg bits=[hex], total errors=%u
Explanation
An error in freelist memory was detected. If this message persists, it may indicate a
transient hardware problem, or a more permanent problem leading to memory corruption. After 128
such transmit count errors, the switch will reload.
Recommended Action If the switch is reloading too often due to this condition, you may need to check
for environmental conditions such as RFI or other interference. It may also be necessary to replace
the supervisor engine.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-JUMBOPACKET:Recieved a Jumbo CPU packet
Explanation
The switch received a packet that is larger than 2032 bytes. This large packet is called
a jumbo packet.
Recommended Action This is an informational message only. No action is required.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-NOMEMORYFORRXRING: Not enough memory to
initialize CPU packets
Explanation
The system ran out of memory while trying to initialize the CPU packet driver.
Recommended Action This is an informational message only. No action is required.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-PACKETENGINERESTARTED: An error happened in
the Packet Engine logic
Explanation
The packet engine logic became unstable for unknown reasons.
Recommended Action Reboot the switch.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E