PPMD System Log Messages

This chapter describes messages with the PPMD prefix. They are generated by the periodic packet management process (ppmd), which maintains routing protocol adjacencies for the routing protocol process (rpd).

PPMD_ASSERT_SOFT

System Log Message

Soft assertion failed at line line-number in file 'source-filename' with error "message", but ppmd with PID pid continued running

Description

The source code for the periodic package management process (ppmd) includes internal self-consistency checks. As the ppmd process with the indicated process ID (PID) executed the binary compiled from the indicated source file, a check failed at the indicated line number in the file. The ppmd process created a diagnostic core file for analysis by technical support personnel and continued to run.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_NEWS

Cause

An internal software failure occurred.

Action

Examine the messages that immediately follow this message in the system log for information about possible causes. Contact a technical support representative, and be ready to provide the list of messages and the diagnostic core file, if requested.

PPMD_OPEN_ERROR

System Log Message

function-name: open error on pipe to protocol-name (error-message)

Description

The periodic packet management process (ppmd) could not initialize the indicated protocol.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_NEWS

Action

Contact your technical support representative.

PPMD_READ_ERROR

System Log Message

Read error on pipe from protocol-name: reason (error-message)

Description

The periodic packet management process (ppmd) could not read a message on a pipe for the indicated protocol.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

info

Facility

LOG_NEWS

Action

Contact your technical support representative.

PPMD_WRITE_ERROR

System Log Message

function-name: write error on pipe to protocol-name (error-message)

Description

The periodic packet management process (ppmd) could not write a message on a pipe for the indicated protocol.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_NEWS

Action

Contact your technical support representative.