Connectrix : Cisco - Sysmgr volatile memory full messages

Summary: This issue is experienced usually when there is a memory leak .The logging log output are flooded with database full messages

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Symptoms

Sys Manager volatile memory full messages

Cause

The following type of syslog messages are logged in the show logging log events:

Error Message:

show logging log
2019 May 10 07:37:29 switchname %SYSMGR-2-VOLATILE_DB_FULL: System volatile database usage is unexpectedly high at 84%.
2019 May 10 07:40:29 switchname %SYSMGR-2-VOLATILE_DB_FULL: System volatile database usage is unexpectedly high at 84%.
2019 May 10 07:43:29 switchname %SYSMGR-2-VOLATILE_DB_FULL: System volatile database usage is unexpectedly high at 84%.
 

show system internal flash
Mount-on                  1K-blocks      Used   Available   Use%  Filesystem
/proc                             0         0           0      0   proc
/sys                              0         0           0      0   none
/debugfs                          0         0           0      0   nodev
/isan                        512000    274416      237584     54   none
/var                          51200       472       50728      1   none
/nxos/tmp                     20480      1216       19264      6   none
/var/log                      51200      1976       49224      4   none
/var/home                      5120         0        5120      0   none
/var/tmp                     307200       400      306800      1   none
/var/sysmgr                  307200         4      307196      1   none
/var/sysmgr/ftp              307200        76      307124      1   none
/dev/shm                     204800    172568       32232     85   none
/volatile                    204800        36      204764      1   none
/debug                         2048        32        2016      2   none
/lc                          512000     53416      458584     11   none

Resolution

This issue is pointing to Cisco Bug ID CSCvj70275.

Permanent Fix:
Upgrade the MDS switches to 8.3.x
 

Additional Information

NOTE : Cisco has confirmed that the above Bug ID also refers to MDS 9000 Models .

Affected Products

Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware

Products

Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware
Article Properties
Article Number: 000055585
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2024
Version:  4
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