Cisco 3750 - Catalyst EMI Switch User manual

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Catalyst 3750 Switch System Message
Guide
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Audience vii
Purpose vii
Conventions vii
Related Publications viii
Obtaining Documentation ix
Cisco.com ix
Ordering Documentation ix
Documentation Feedback ix
Obtaining Technical Assistance x
Cisco Technical Support Website x
Submitting a Service Request x
Definitions of Service Request Severity x
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xi
CHAPTER 1System Message Overview 1-1
How to Read System Messages 1-1
Error Message Traceback Reports 1-5
Output Interpreter 1-5
Bug Toolkit 1-6
Contacting TAC 1-6
CHAPTER 2Message and Recovery Procedures 2-1
ACLMGR Messages 2-3
BADTRANSCEIVER Messages 2-7
BSPATCH Messages 2-7
CFGMGR Messages 2-8
CMP Messages 2-10
DOT1X Messages 2-12
DTP Messages 2-17
EC Messages 2-19
ETHCNTR Messages 2-23
EXPRESS_SETUP Messages 2-24

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FRNTEND_CTRLR Messages 2-25
GBIC_SECURITY Messages 2-25
GBIC_SECURITY_CRYPT Messages 2-26
GBIC_SECURITY_UNIQUE Messages 2-27
HARDWARE Messages 2-28
HLFM Messages 2-29
IDBMAN Messages 2-31
IGMP_QUERIER Messages 2-34
ILPOWER Messages 2-35
IMAGEMGR Messages 2-37
MAC_LIMIT Messages 2-38
MAC_MOVE Messages 2-39
PHY Messages 2-39
PIMSN Messages 2-41
PLATFORM Messages 2-41
PLATFORM_FBM Messages 2-43
PLATFORM _IPC Messages 2-43
PLATFORM_PBR Messages 2-45
PLATFORM_PM Messages 2-46
PLATFORM_RPC Messages 2-47
PLATFORM_SPAN Messages 2-50
PLATFORM_UCAST Messages 2-50
PLATFORM_VLAN Messages 2-52
PM Messages 2-53
QOSMGR Messages 2-61
RMON Messages 2-66
SDM Messages 2-67
SPAN Messages 2-67
SPANTREE Messages 2-68
SPANTREE_FAST Messages 2-75
SPANTREE_VLAN_SW Messages 2-75
STACKMGR Messages 2-76
STORM_CONTROL Messages 2-78
SUPERVISOR Messages 2-78
SUPQ Messages 2-79

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SW_DAI Messages 2-81
SW_VLAN Messages 2-83
SWITCH_QOS_TB Messages 2-89
TCAMMGR Messages 2-89
UDLD Messages 2-91
UFAST_MCAST_SW Messages 2-93
VQPCLIENT Messages 2-94
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Audience
This guide is for the networking professional managing the Catalyst 3750 switch or switch stack,
hereafter referred to as the switch. Before using this guide, you should have experience working with the
Cisco IOS and the switch software features.
Purpose
This guide describes only the Catalyst 3750-specific system messages that you might encounter. For a
complete list of Cisco IOS system error messages, see the Cisco IOS Software System Error Messages,
Cisco IOS Release 12.2.
This guide does not describe how to install your switch or how to configure software features on your
switch. It also does not provide detailed information about commands that have been created or changed
for use by the switch. For hardware installation information, see the hardware installation guide that
shipped with your switch. For software information, see the software configuration guide and the
command reference for this release.
Conventions
This publication uses these conventions to convey instructions and information:
Command descriptions use these conventions:
•Commands and keywords are in boldface text.
•Arguments for which you supply values are in italic.
•Square brackets ([ ]) mean optional elements.
•Braces ({ }) group required choices, and vertical bars ( | ) separate the alternative elements.
•Braces and vertical bars within square brackets ([{ | }]) mean a required choice within an optional
element.

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Interactive examples use these conventions:
•Terminal sessions and system displays are in screen font.
•Information you enter is in boldface screen font.
•Nonprinting characters, such as passwords or tabs, are in angle brackets (< >).
Notes use this convention and symbol:
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not in this manual.
Related Publications
These documents provide complete information about the switch and are available from this Cisco.com
site:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat3750/index.htm
Note Before installing, configuring, or upgrading the switch, see these documents:
•For initial configuration information, see the “Using Express Setup” chapter in the getting started
guide or to the “Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program” appendix in the
hardware installation guide.
•For device manager requirements, see the “System Requirements” section in the release notes (not
orderable but available on Cisco.com).
•For Network Assistant requirements, see Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant (not
orderable but available on Cisco.com).
•For cluster requirements, see the Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but
available on Cisco.com).
•For upgrading information, see the “Downloading Software” section in the release notes.
You can order printed copies of documents with a DOC-xxxxxx= number from the Cisco.com sites and
from the telephone numbers listed in the “Obtaining Documentation” section on page ix.
•Release Notes for the Catalyst 3750, 3560, and 2970 Switches (not orderable but available on
Cisco.com)
•Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide (order number DOC-7816180=)
•Catalyst 3750 Switch Command Reference (order number DOC-7816181=)
•Catalyst 3750 Switch System Message Guide (order number DOC-7816184=)
•Device manager online help (available on the switch)
•Catalyst 3750 Switch Hardware Installation Guide (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)
•Catalyst 3750 Switch Getting Started Guide (order number DOC-7816663=)
•Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Catalyst 3750 Switch (order number
DOC-7816664)
•Getting Started with Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)
•Release Notes for Cisco Network Assistant (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

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•Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules Installation Notes (order number DOC-7815160=)
•Cisco CWDM GBIC and CWDM SFP Installation Note (not orderable but available on Cisco.com)
Obtaining Documentation
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technical information from Cisco Systems.
Cisco.com
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
For all customers, partners, resellers, and distributors who hold valid Cisco service contracts, Cisco
Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day, award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical
Support Website on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. In addition, Cisco Technical
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contract, contact your reseller.
Cisco Technical Support Website
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Locate the serial number label on your product and record the information before placing a service call.
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Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3
and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require
product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides
recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service
request is assigned to a Cisco TAC engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/servicerequest
For S1 or S2 service requests or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone.
(S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.)
Cisco TAC engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business
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Definitions of Service Request Severity
To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity
definitions.
Severity 1 (S1)—Your network is “down,” or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You
and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.
Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your
business operation are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco
will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.
Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations
remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service
to satisfactory levels.
Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or
configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.
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•Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly journal published by Cisco Systems for engineering
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System Message Overview
This guide describes the Catalyst 3750-specific system messages. During operation, the system software
sends these messages to the console (and, optionally, to a logging server on another system). Not all
system messages indicate problems with your system. Some messages are purely informational, whereas
others can help diagnose problems with communications lines, internal hardware, or the system
software. This guide also includes error messages that appear when the system fails.
Note For information about system messages that are not Catalyst 3750 platform-specific, see the Cisco IOS
Software System Messages for Cisco IOS Release 12.2S.
This chapter contains these sections:
•How to Read System Messages, page 1-1
•Error Message Traceback Reports, page 1-5
How to Read System Messages
System log messages can contain up to 80 characters and a percent sign (%), which follows the optional
sequence number or time stamp information, if configured. Messages are displayed in this format:
seq no:timestamp: %facility-severity-MNEMONIC:description (hostname-n)
By default, a switch sends the output from system messages to a logging process. In a switch stack, stack
members append their hostnames to the output from system messages and redirect the output to the
logging process on the stack master.
Each system message begins with a percent sign (%) and is structured as follows:
%FACILITY-SEVERITY-MNEMONIC: Message-text
•FACILITY is a code consisting of two or more uppercase letters that show the facility to which the
message refers. A facility can be a hardware device, a protocol, or a module of the system software.
Table 1-1 lists Catalyst 3750-specific facility codes. These messages are described in Chapter 2,
“Message and Recovery Procedures,” in alphabetical order by facility code with the most severe
(lowest number) errors described first.

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Table 1-1 Facility Codes
Facility Code Description Location
ACLMGR ACL manager “ACLMGR Messages” section on page 2-3
BADTRANSCEIVER Defective transceiver messages “BADTRANSCEIVER Messages” section on
page 2-7
BSPATCH Boot loader patch “BSPATCH Messages” section on page 2-7
CFGMGR Configuration manager “CFGMGR Messages” section on page 2-8
CMP Cluster Membership Protocol “CMP Messages” section on page 2-10
DOT1X 802.1x “DOT1X Messages” section on page 2-12
DTP Dynamic Trunking Protocol “DTP Messages” section on page 2-17
EC EtherChannel “EC Messages” section on page 2-19
ETHCNTR Ethernet Controller “ETHCNTR Messages” section on page 2-23
EXPRESS_SETUP Express Setup “EXPRESS_SETUP Messages” section on
page 2-24
FRNTEND_CTRLR Front-end controller “FRNTEND_CTRLR Messages” section on
page 2-25
GBIC_SECURITY Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC)
module and small form-factor pluggable
(SFP) module security
“GBIC_SECURITY Messages” section on
page 2-25
GBIC_SECURITY_CRYPT GBIC and SFP module security “GBIC_SECURITY_CRYPT Messages” section
on page 2-26
GBIC_SECURITY_UNIQUE GBIC and SFP module security “GBIC_SECURITY_UNIQUE Messages”
section on page 2-27
HARDWARE Hardware “HARDWARE Messages” section on page 2-28
HLFM Local forwarding manager “HLFM Messages” section on page 2-29
IDBMAN Interface description block manager “IDBMAN Messages” section on page 2-31
IGMP_QUERIER Internet Group Management Protocol
(IGMP) querier “IGMP_QUERIER Messages” section on page 2-34
ILPOWER Power over Ethernet (PoE) “ILPOWER Messages” section on page 2-35
IMAGEMGR Image manager “IMAGEMGR Messages” section on page 2-37
MAC_LIMIT MAC address table entries “MAC_LIMIT Messages” section on page 2-38
MAC_MOVE Host activity “MAC_MOVE Messages” section on page 2-39
PHY PHY “PHY Messages” section on page 2-39
PIMSN Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
snooping “PIMSN Messages” section on page 2-41
PLATFORM Low-level platform-specific “PLATFORM Messages” section on page 2-41
PLATFORM_FBM Platform fallback bridging manager “PLATFORM_FBM Messages” section on
page 2-43
PLATFORM_IPC Platform inter-process communication
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•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 1-2 lists the message severity levels.
PLATFORM_PBR Platform policy-based routing “PLATFORM_PBR Messages” section on
page 2-45
PLATFORM_PM Platform port manager “PLATFORM_PM Messages” section on
page 2-46
PLATFORM_RPC Platform remote procedure call “PLATFORM_RPC Messages” section on
page 2-47
PLATFORM_SPAN Platform Switched Port Analyzer “PLATFORM_SPAN Messages” section on
page 2-50
PLATFORM_UCAST Platform unicast routing “PLATFORM_UCAST Messages” section on
page 2-50
PLATFORM_VLAN Platform VLAN “PLATFORM_VLAN Messages” section on
page 2-52
PM Port manager “PM Messages” section on page 2-53
QOSMGR QoS manager “QOSMGR Messages” section on page 2-61
RMON Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) “RMON Messages” section on page 2-66
SDM Switch Database Manager “SDM Messages” section on page 2-67
SPAN Switched Port Analyzer “SPAN Messages” section on page 2-67
SPANTREE Spanning Tree “SPANTREE Messages” section on page 2-68
SPANTREE_FAST Spanning-tree fast convergence “SPANTREE_FAST Messages” section on
page 2-75
SPANTREE_VLAN_SW Spanning-tree VLAN switch “SPANTREE_VLAN_SW Messages” section on
page 2-75
STACKMGR Stack manager “STACKMGR Messages” section on page 2-76
STORM_CONTROL Storm control “STORM_CONTROL Messages” section on
page 2-78
SUPERVISOR Supervisor ASIC “SUPERVISOR Messages” section on page 2-78
SUPQ Supervisor queue “SUPQ Messages” section on page 2-79
SW_DAI Dynamic ARP inspection “SW_DAI Messages” section on page 2-81
SW_VLAN VLAN manager “SW_VLAN Messages” section on page 2-83
SWITCH_QOS_TB QoS trusted boundary “SWITCH_QOS_TB Messages” section on
page 2-89
TCAMMGR Ternary content addressable memory
manager “TCAMMGR Messages” section on page 2-89
UDLD UniDirectional Link Detection “UDLD Messages” section on page 2-91
UFAST_MCAST_SW UplinkFast packet transmission “UFAST_MCAST_SW Messages” section on
page 2-93
VQPCLIENT VLAN Query Protocol client “VQPCLIENT Messages” section on page 2-94
Table 1-1 Facility Codes (continued)
Facility Code Description Location

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•MNEMONIC is a code that uniquely identifies the 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 1-3 lists the variable fields in messages.
All syslog messages generated by a switch other than the master switch are displayed ending with
(Switch-x) where Switch-x is the number of the stack member generating the message. Syslog messages
generated by the master switch are displayed with no hostname string.
This example shows a partial switch system message for a stack master and a stack member switch
(hostname Switch-2):
00:00:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2, changed state to up
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1, changed
state to down 2
*Mar 1 18:46:11: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
18:47:02: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
*Mar 1 18:48:50.483 UTC: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
00:00:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel1, changed state to up (Switch-2)
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1, changed state to up (Switch-2)
Table 1-2 Message Severity Levels
Severity Level Description
0 – emergency System is unusable.
1 – alert Immediate action required.
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 Message that appears during debugging only.
Table 1-3 Representation of Variable Fields in Messages
Representation Type of Information
[dec] Decimal integer
[char] Single character
[chars] Character string
[enet] Ethernet address (for example, 0000.FEED.00C0)
[hex] Hexadecimal integer
[inet] Internet address

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00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2, changed state to up (Switch-2)
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down
(Switch-2)
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1, changed
state to down 2 (Switch-2)
Error Message Traceback Reports
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.
This message example includes traceback information:
-Process= "Exec", level= 0, pid= 17
-Traceback= 1A82 1AB4 6378 A072 1054 1860
Some system messages ask you to copy the error messages and take further action. These online tools
also provide more information about system error messages.
Output Interpreter
The Output Interpreter provides additional information and suggested fixes based on the output of many
CLI commands, such as the the show tech-support privileged EXEC command. You can access the
Output Interpreter at this URL:
https://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/OutputInterpreter/home.pl
Bug Toolkit
The Bug Toolkit provides information on open and closed caveats, and allows you to search for all
known bugs in a specific Cisco IOS Release. You can access the Bug Toolkit at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/home.pl
Contacting TAC
If you cannot determine the nature of the error, see the “Obtaining Technical Assistance” section on
page x for further information.

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Message and Recovery Procedures
This chapter describes the Catalyst 3750-specific system messages in alphabetical order by facility.
Within each facility, the messages are listed by severity levels 0 to 7: 0 is the highest severity level, and
7 is the lowest severity level. Each message is followed by an explanation and a recommended action.
Note The messages listed in this chapter do not include the hostname or the date/time stamp designation that
displays only if the software is configured for system log messaging.
The chapter includes these message facilities:
•ACLMGR Messages, page 2-3
•BADTRANSCEIVER Messages, page 2-7
•BSPATCH Messages, page 2-7
•CFGMGR Messages, page 2-8
•CMP Messages, page 2-10
•DOT1X Messages, page 2-12
•DTP Messages, page 2-17
•EC Messages, page 2-19
•ETHCNTR Messages, page 2-23
•EXPRESS_SETUP Messages, page 2-24
•FRNTEND_CTRLR Messages, page 2-25
•GBIC_SECURITY Messages, page 2-25
•GBIC_SECURITY_CRYPT Messages, page 2-26
•GBIC_SECURITY_UNIQUE Messages, page 2-27
•HARDWARE Messages, page 2-28
•HLFM Messages, page 2-29
•IDBMAN Messages, page 2-31
•IGMP_QUERIER Messages, page 2-34
•ILPOWER Messages, page 2-35
•IMAGEMGR Messages, page 2-37
•MAC_LIMIT Messages, page 2-38

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•MAC_MOVE Messages, page 2-39
•PHY Messages, page 2-39
•PIMSN Messages, page 2-41
•PLATFORM Messages, page 2-41
•PLATFORM_FBM Messages, page 2-43
•PLATFORM _IPC Messages, page 2-43
•PLATFORM_PBR Messages, page 2-45
•PLATFORM_PM Messages, page 2-46
•PLATFORM_RPC Messages, page 2-47
•PLATFORM_SPAN Messages, page 2-50
•PLATFORM_UCAST Messages, page 2-50
•PLATFORM_VLAN Messages, page 2-52
•PM Messages, page 2-53
•QOSMGR Messages, page 2-61
•RMON Messages, page 2-66
•SDM Messages, page 2-67
•SPAN Messages, page 2-67
•SPANTREE Messages, page 2-68
•SPANTREE_FAST Messages, page 2-75
•SPANTREE_VLAN_SW Messages, page 2-75
•STACKMGR Messages, page 2-76
•STORM_CONTROL Messages, page 2-78
•SUPERVISOR Messages, page 2-78
•SUPQ Messages, page 2-79
•SW_DAI Messages, page 2-81
•SW_VLAN Messages, page 2-83
•SWITCH_QOS_TB Messages, page 2-89
•TCAMMGR Messages, page 2-89
•UDLD Messages, page 2-91
•UFAST_MCAST_SW Messages, page 2-93
•VQPCLIENT Messages, page 2-94