Brocade B-Series: MXG610 reboot due to non-restartable Daemon (fredd) terminated, Fabric OS v8.1.0_lnx2

Summary: MXG610 reboot with software fault Watchdog timer and process fredd terminated

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Symptoms

Impact:
Switch reboot
Switch reset
Embedded switch reboot

Environment:
DELL Technologies Hardware: MXG610
Brocade Software: Fabric OS: v8.1.0_lnx2

Issue:
Switch reboots with the following messages:

[KSWD-1002], 101, FFDC | CHASSIS, WARNING, MXG610s, Detected termination of process fredd:2332
[PLAT-2000], 159, CHASSIS, INFO, MXG610s, Hardware reset cause: first  0x2 - CPU Reset
[PLAT-2001], 160, CHASSIS, INFO, MXG610s, Hardware reset cause: latest: 0x2 - CPU Reset
[HAM-1004], 161, CHASSIS, INFO, MXG610s, Processor rebooted - Software Fault: Watchdog Timeout.
[HAM-1014], 6186, CHASSIS, CRITICAL, MXG610s, Non restartable component (fred (pid=2456)) died.

 

Cause

The reboot is due to a memory leak.

DEFECT FOS-812165 opened for this issue.

 

Resolution

Resolution:
Upgrade to Fabric OS v8.1.0_lnx3 or later.

Follow standard procedures for Fabric OS upgrades.

FOS v8.1.0_lnx3 Release Notes Attached to this article.

 

Affected Products

Dell EMC Networking MX-G610s
Article Properties
Article Number: 000131258
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 03 Feb 2026
Version:  8
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