Troubleshooting guide
E-7
ATM and Layer 3 Switch Router Troubleshooting Guide
OL-1969-01
Appendix
Architecture Problems
Switch# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# interfaces atm 8/0/0
Switch(config-if)# atm pvc 21 1837 int atm 1/0/0 1 68
%connection creation fails: connection installation failure
%connection deletion fails:specified connection is not a pvc or pvp
Switch(config-if)#
*Nov 9 01:18:35:
malloc conn leg: interface = ATM8/0/0 vpi = 21 vci = 1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35:
connIsOutConn: An Outgoing Conn
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM8/0/0 vpi = 21 vci = 1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: UNBORN, ===> new_state: ALLOCATED
*Nov 9 01:18:35:
malloc conn leg: interface = ATM1/0/0 vpi = 1 vci = 68
*Nov 9 01:18:35:
connIsOutConn: An Outgoing Conn
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM1/0/0 vpi = 1 vci = 68
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: UNBORN, ===> new_state: ALLOCATED
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM8/0/0 vpi = 21 vci = 1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: ALLOCATED, ===> new_state: LINKED
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM1/0/0 vpi = 1 vci = 68
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: ALLOCATED, ===> new_state: LINKED
*Nov 9 01:18:35: atmCore_llapi_openConn failed: if = ATM8/0/0, vpi = 21, vci
=1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35: if = ATM1/0/0, vpi = 1, vci = 68
*Nov 9 01:18:35: %ATMCORE-2-INTERNAL_CRITICAL: connOpenP2pHwConn:
atmCore_llapi
_openConn failure
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM8/0/0 vpi = 21 vci = 1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: LINKED, ===> new_state: ALLOCATED
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM1/0/0 vpi = 1 vci = 68
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: LINKED, ===> new_state: ALLOCATED
*Nov 9 01:18:35:
connIsOutConn: An Outgoing Conn
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM8/0/0 vpi = 21 vci = 1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: ALLOCATED, ===> new_state: UNBORN
*Nov 9 01:18:35: free conn leg: interface = ATM8/0/0vpi = 21 vci = 1837
*Nov 9 01:18:35: connIsOutConn: An Outgoing Conn
*Nov 9 01:18:35: conn leg: interface = ATM1/0/0 vpi = 1 vci = 68
*Nov 9 01:18:35: old_state: ALLOCATED, ===> new_state: UNBORN
*Nov 9 01:18:35: free conn leg: interface = ATM1/0/0vpi = 1 vci = 68
Check the debug output for the interface in question. Notice in the example the interface ATM 8/0/0
old_state field transitions from ALLOCATED to new_state UNBORN.
Port Stuck Message
The following console error message might appear if one or more of the Ethernet ports on the Catalyst
8500 CSR or MSR experiences a port stuck condition:
%AAL5-3-INTERNAL_ERROR: aal5send: mmc_queuecell failed...
If the port stuck condition continues for an extended period of time with a significant traffic load, it
might cause the console to become almost completely useless.