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Chapter 3 Message and Recovery Procedures
PM Messages
PM Messages
This section contains the port manager messages. The port manager is a state machine that controls all
the logical and physical interfaces. All features, such as VLANs , UDLD, and so forth, work with the port
manager to provide switch functions.
Error Message PM-2-LOW_SP_MEM: Switch process available memory is less than [dec]
bytes.
Note This message applies to Catalyst 3750, 3560, 2975, 2970, and 2960 swit ches.
Explanation The available memory for the switch processor is low. This can occur when too many
Layer 2 VLANs are configured. [dec] is the available memory.
Recommended Action Remove features from the system to reduce memory usage.
Error Message PM-2-NOMEM: Not enough memory available for [chars].
Explanation The port manager subsystem could not obtain the memory it needed to initialize the
specified operation. [chars] is the port manager operation.
Recommended Action Copy the message exactly as it appears on the console or in the system log.
Research and attempt to resolve the error by using the Output Interpreter. Enter the show
tech-support user EXEC command to gather data that might help identify the nature of the error.
Use the Bug Toolkit to look for similar reported problems. If you still require assistance, open a case
with the TAC, or contact your Cisco technical support representative, and provide the representative
with the gathered information. For more information about these online tools and about contacting
Cisco, see the “Error Message Traceback Reports” section on page 2-7.
Error Message PM-2-VLAN_ADD: Failed to add VLAN [dec] - [chars].
Explanation The software failed to add the VLAN to the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) database.
[dec] is the VLAN ID, and [chars] specifies the reason f or the failure.
Recommended Action Copy the message exactly as it appears on the console or in the system log.
Research and attempt to resolve the error by using the Output Interpreter. Enter the show
tech-support user EXEC command to gather data that might help identify the nature of the error.
Use the Bug Toolkit to look for similar reported problems. If you still require assistance, open a case
with the TAC, or contact your Cisco technical support representative, and provide the representative
with the gathered information. For more information about these online tools and about contacting
Cisco, see the “Error Message Traceback Reports” section on page 2-7.