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
L3HWFORWARDING Messages
L3HWFORWARDING Messages
This section contains the Layer 3 hardware forwarding (L3HWFORWARDING) messages.
L3HWFORWADING-2
Error Message C4K_L3HWFORWARDING-2-FWDCAMFULL:L3 routing table is full. Switching to
software forwarding.
Explanation
The hardware routing table is full; forwarding takes place in the software instead. The
switch performance might be degraded.
Recommended Action Reduce the size of the routing table. Enter the ip cef command to return to
hardware forwarding.
L3HWFORWARDING-3
Error Message C4K_L3HWFORWARDING-3-FTECONSISTENCYCHECKFAILED: FwdTableEntry
Consistency Check Failed: index [dec]
Explanation There was a consistency check failure. If this error occurs frequently, it could indicate
faulty hardware.
Recommended Action If the problem persists, contact your technical support representative.
Error Message C4K_L3HWFORWARDING-3-FWDCAMCONSISTENCYCHECKFAILED: FwdCam Consistency
Check Failed: index [dec]
Explanation
There is a FwdCam consistency check failure. If this error occurs frequently, it could
indicate faulty hardware.
Recommended Action If the problem persists, contact your technical support representative.
Error Message C4K_L3HWFORWARDING-3-FWDMEMPARITYERROR: Parity error in Forwarding
Memory
Explanation
There is a parity error in forwarding memory. This error message could indicate a
transient hardware problem or a more permanent problem.
Recommended Action If you see this message multiple times, 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