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-TXCNTMEMORYPARITYERROR: Parity error in
transmit count memory, addr=[hex], reg bits=[hex], total errors=%u
Explanation
An error in transmit count memory was detected.If this message persists, it may indicate
a transient hardware problem, or a more permanent problem. 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-QUEUEMEMORYPARITYERROR:Parity error in Queue
Memory, addr=[hex], total errors=%u
Explanation
There is a parity error in the 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 reloads.
Recommended Action If this message reoccurs, reboot the switch.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-TRANSMITQUEUESINIT:Tx Queues initialized
multiple [dec] times
Explanation
The transmit queues had to be initialized multiple times.
Recommended Action This is an informational message only. No action is required.
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-3-RXDELIMITERERROR: Invalid packet delimiter
received. Expected [hex] Received [hex]
Explanation
Successive packets that are sent by the hardware to the CPU have a specific delimiter
pattern. The software expected a delimiter pattern but received some other pattern. This condition
might be caused by synchronization loss between the hardware and the software.
Recommended Action Reboot the switch.
SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-4
Error Message C4K_SWITCHINGENGINEMAN-4-PACKETMEMORYERROR: Error in Packet Memory
[dec]
Explanation
An error in packet memory was detected. If this message persists, it might indicate a
hardware problem.
Recommended Action If this message persists, use the show diagnostics online command, contact
your technical support representative, and provide the representative with the gathered information.

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