Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference (OL-15956-01, April 20078)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference
OL-15956-01
Chapter 2 System Messages and Recovery Procedures for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Error Message CFS-2-GENERAL_ERROR: [chars].
Explanation
The Cisco Fabric Services process has encountered a critical error. The description of
error is shown in the error message.
Recommended Action Refer to the listed error and take action as required.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b).
Error Message CFS-2-INITFAIL: CFS Service Init failed: [chars].
Explanation The Cisco Fabric Services initialization failed. The error message explains the reason
for the failure.
Recommended Action No action is required.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b).
Error Message CFS-2-LOCK_FAILED: lock failed for sap [dec] due to internal error.
Explanation
Lock failed because the unrestricted and uncoordinated count is not zero for an
application with the service access point (SAP) shown in error message.
Recommended Action To recover from this state, use the cfs internal decrement-unrestricted <app-sap>
CLI command.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(2a).
Error Message CFS-2-MALLOC_ERROR: Size [dec] bytes.
Explanation The Cisco Fabric Services could not allocate memory.
Recommended Action If you purchased Cisco support through a Cisco reseller, contact the reseller
directly. If you purchased support directly from Cisco Systems, contact Cisco Technical Support.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b).
Error Message CFS-2-PSS_ERROR: [chars]: PSS ret. val=[dec].
Explanation
The Cisco Fabric Services encountered an error while operating on a persistent storage
database.
Recommended Action No action is required.
Introduced Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b).