Re: OT: !!! WARNING: The switch is not usable !!!

From: istong@stong.org
Date: Fri Dec 10 2004 - 17:45:04 GMT-3


Just a guess - Do you have a GBIC plugged into the GE port.
If so try pulling them out and rebooting. If the message
persists then sounds like the memory on the controller for
that GE interface is bad and/or the controller.

Ian
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> Hi
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> Apologies for the OT. I have a Catalyst 3550, 24 port
> with EMI Image, and am getting the following error message
> (or at least I'm assuming it's an error message) when it
> boots up. I also get the same message whenever I type the
> command "show version"
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> Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this
> message to appear? The error appears as the last line in
> the show version output
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> 3550_2#show version
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> Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
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> IOS (tm) C3550 Software (C3550-I5Q3L2-M), Version
> 12.1(12c)EA1, RELEASE SOFTWARE
>
> (fc1)
>
> Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
>
> Compiled Mon 25-Nov-02 00:07 by antonino
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> Image text-base: 0x00003000, data-base: 0x0075FE48
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> ROM: Bootstrap program is C3550 boot loader
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> 3550_2 uptime is 5 minutes
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> System returned to ROM by power-on
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> System image file is
> "flash:c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-12c.EA1/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-12c
> .
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> EA1.bin"
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> cisco WS-C3550-24 (PowerPC) processor (revision H0) with
> 65526K/8192K bytes of m
>
> emory.
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> Processor board ID CHK0710W10H
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> Last reset from warm-reset
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> Bridging software.
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> Running Layer2/3 Switching Image
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> Ethernet-controller 1 has 12 Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.3
> interfaces
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> Ethernet-controller 2 has 12 Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.3
> interfaces
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> Ethernet-controller 3 has 1 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3
> interface
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> Ethernet-controller 3 failed POST
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> POST error status : external RAM test failed
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> Ethernet-controller 4 has 1 Gigabit Ethernet/IEEE 802.3
> interface
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> The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.
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> 384K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration
> memory.
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> Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:0C:30:FD:F1:80
>
> Motherboard assembly number: 73-5700-10
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> Power supply part number: 34-0966-04
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> Motherboard serial number: CAT0709078T
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> Power supply serial number: DCA06511XCV
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> Model revision number: H0
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> Motherboard revision number: A0
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> Model number: WS-C3550-24-EMI
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> System serial number: CHK0710W10H
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> Configuration register is 0x10F
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> !!! WARNING: The switch is not usable !!!
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> Thanks in advance
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>
> Kevin
>
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