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This publication lists and describes system error messages for the router, communication server, and protocol translator products. 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 to 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-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 hard-ware device, a protocol, or a module of the system software. Table 1 lists the codes for all of the system facilities.
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 consisting of uppercase letters 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 being reported, 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 contained in them.
The following is a sample system error message:
%LINK-2-BADVCALL: Ints. TDR=[dec]
Each section of this publication describes the error messages produced by a different system facility. Messages are listed alphabetically by mnemonic. 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. A quick index is also provided at the end of this publication.
| Code | Facility |
|---|---|
| AT | AppleTalk |
| BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
| CBUS | ciscoBus Controller |
| CLNS | OSI Connectionless Network Services |
| CSC2 | CSC2/CSC3 CPU Cards |
| DBUS | dBus |
| DNET | DECnet |
| EGP | Exterior Gateway Protocol |
| ENV | Environmental Monitor Card for AGS+ |
| ENVM | Environmental Monitor for Cisco 7000 Series |
| FDDI | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FDDISTAT | FDDI State |
| FR | Frame Relay |
| GRIP | XNS Routing Protocol |
| HD | HD64570 Serial Controller |
| IGRP | Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPRT | IP Routing |
| IPX | IPX Protocol |
| LANCE | STS-10X or IGS Ethernet Interface |
| LANMGR | IBM LAN Network Manager |
| LAPB | X.25 Link Access Protocol |
| LAT | DEC LAT (Local Area Transport) |
| LINEPROTO | Line Protocol |
| LINK | Data Link |
| MAILBOX | ChipCom Mailbox Support |
| MCI | Multiport Communications Interface |
| MK5 | MK5025 Serial Controller |
| NIM | Network Interface Module |
| OIR | Online Insertion and Removal |
| OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
| PARSER | Parser |
| PAD | X.25 Packet Assembler/Disassembler |
| PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol |
| REGEXP | Regular Expression Parser |
| RIP | BSD IP Routing Information Protocol |
| RSRB | Remote Source-Routing Bridge |
| SBE | SBE Serial Interface |
| SDLC | Synchronous Data Link Control |
| SEC | IP Security |
| SLIP | Serial Link IP |
| SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol |
| STUN | Serial Tunneling |
| SUBSYS | Software Subsystems |
| SYS | Operating System |
| TAC | Terminal Access Control Protocol |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| TMQ/TMZ | Inbound Terminal Port Queuing |
| TN | Telnet |
| TR | Token Ring |
| TUN | Tunnel |
| UCODE | Microcode |
| VINES | Banyan VINES |
| X25 | X.25 |
| XNS | Xerox Network Services |
| 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 to define where and at what level these messages will appear. The default is to log messages to the console at the debugging level (7). See the system configuration chapter and descriptions of the logging command in the appropriate Configuration Guide and Command Reference publications for more information.
| Representation | Type of Information |
|---|---|
| [dec] | Decimal number |
| [hex] | Hexadecimal number |
| [char] | Single character |
| [chars] | Character string |
| [node] | Address or node name |
| [atalk_address] | AppleTalk address |
| [atalk_net] | AppleTalk network, either 600 or 600-601 |
| [enet] | Ethernet address (for example, 0000.DEAD.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) |
Each error message is followed by an explanation and a recommended action. If any error messages recur after you take the recommended action, call your technical support representative.
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
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