Buffermanager Messages; Chassis Messages - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series System Message Manual

Chapter 2 Messages and Recovery Procedures

BUFFERMANAGER Messages

This section contains the memory buffer management (BUFFERMANAGER) message.
Error Message C4K_BUFFERMANAGER-3-OUTOFVBUFS: Have run out of vbufs (internal
buffers)

CHASSIS Messages

This section contains the chassis (CHASSIS) messages.
CHASSIS-2
Error Message C4K_CHASSIS-2-ALLCHASSISSEEPROMSINVALID: Contents of all chassis's
serial eeproms are invalid
Error Message C4K_CHASSIS-2-SUPERVISORSEEPROMINVALID: Contents of supervisor's
serial eeprom are invalid
OL-13091-01
The switch ran out of the internal memory buffers that are used for various tasks. This
Explanation
error is unusual because the internal buffers are used for only a short time, released, and then
available for reuse. Typically, this condition is transitory.
If the message persists, reboot the switch.
Recommended Action
The contents of all of the chassis's serial EEPROMs are invalid. In non-redundant
Explanation
chassis, there is one serial EEPROM, and it is bad. If this is a redundant chassis, there are two serial
EEPROMs, and they are both bad.
Try removing and reinserting the supervisor engine. If that doesn't work, try
Recommended Action
power cycling the switch. If the serial EEPROM is still invalid, this chassis should be returned.
The contents of the supervisor engine's serial EEPROM are invalid. For example, a bad
Explanation
checksum or the supervisor engine type doesn't match with the other hardware information. This
could happen if the read failed because the supervisor engine isn't seated correctly in the slot.
IOS considers this supervisor engine faulty and will not bring up the chassis' interfaces.
Recommended Action Try removing and reinserting the supervisor engine. If that doesn't work, try
power cycling the switch. If the switch still fails to come online, this supervisor engine should be
returned.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS System Message Guide
BUFFERMANAGER Messages
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