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Appendix A System Messages
Error Message and Recovery Procedures
Error Message
HW_MEMORY-3-WRITEMEMFAIL: \n[chars]: Failed to write [chars] to ASIC.
Explanation
Failed to write memory to hardware.
Recommended Action
If this is happening with all features on the switch, this is a hardware failure.
Copy the error message exactly as it appears on the console or in the system log. Enter the show
tech-support command to gather data that might provide information to determine the nature of the
error. If you cannot determine the nature of the error from the error message text or from the show
tech-support output, contact your Cisco technical support representative, and provide the
representative with the gathered information.
INTERFACE Messages
This section contains the interface API error messages.
Error Message
INTERFACE_API-1-NOMORESWIDB: No more SWIDB can be allocated, maximum
allowed [dec]
Explanation
No more Interfaces can be created because the maximum number of SWIDB allowed for
this platform has been reached.
Recommended Action
Copy the error message exactly as it appears on the console or in the system log.
Enter the show tech-support command to gather data that might provide information to determine
the nature of the error. If you cannot determine the nature of the error from the error message text or
from the show tech-support output, contact your Cisco technical support representative, and provide
the representative with the gathered information.
Error Message
INTERFACE_API-4-BADPOINTER: Function [chars] detected an invalid
[chars] pointer of [hex], ignoring
Explanation
A software error has occurred, this message is displayed when an invalid pointer is
detected.
Recommended Action
No action is required.
IP Messages
This section contains the Internet Protocol error messages.
Error Message
IP-5-ACL: [chars]
Explanation
Error occured in IP access checks.
Recommended Action
No action is required.