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Router 2921 random crashes

jovuniers
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Hello,

 

we have a Cisco Router 2921 Version 15.2(4)M4 (with no support), that randomly crashes.

 

I checked some logs but can't make up anything from them.

Here are some excerpts:

 

current memory block, bp = 0x3D1537BC,
memorypool type is Processor
data check, ptr = 0x3D1537EC
bp->next(0x0) not in any mempool
Aug 25 07:32:52.292: %SYS-2-WATCHDOG: Process aborted on watchdog timeout, process = DNS Server Input.
-Traceback=

 

 

 

%ALIGN-1-FATAL: Corrupted program counter 09:32:55 CEST Fri Aug 25 2017
pc=0x32C46D98z , ra=0x32C46D80z , sp=0x3D1C48E0

%ALIGN-1-FATAL: Corrupted program counter 09:32:55 CEST Fri Aug 25 2017
pc=0x32C46D98z , ra=0x32C46D80z , sp=0x3D1C48E0


09:32:55 CEST Fri Aug 25 2017: TLB (load or instruction fetch) exception, CPU signal 10, PC = 0x32C51298

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Possible software fault. Upon reccurence, please collect
crashinfo, "show tech" and contact Cisco Technical Support.
--------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

Aug 25 07:32:55.556: %SYS-2-MALLOCFAIL: Memory allocation of 1500 bytes failed from 0x32C5857C, alignment 0
Pool: Processor Free: 226408304 Cause: Mempool corrupt
Alternate Pool: None Free: 0 Cause: No Alternate pool
-Process= "DNS Server Input", ipl= 7, pid= 377
-Traceback=
Writing crashinfo to flash:crashinfo_20170825-093255-CEST

09:32:55 CEST Fri Aug 25 2017: TLB (load or instruction fetch) exception, CPU signal 10, PC = 0x32C51298

 

 

I have highlighted (bold) what I guess it might be relavant, but after searching the forums, still can't find anything that'll help me.

 

 

Any idea where the problem might be?

 

thanks!

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Joseph W. Doherty
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Might be a bug in that IOS version or an issue with your RAM.

W/o Cisco support, will likely be difficult to correctly identify and/or mitigate issue.

Hello,

tough one indeed, as Joseph indicated. Since you don't have a service contract, you cannot download another IOS version.

You could try and open the chassis and reset the memory. Also, what is the output of:

show buffers

show memory summary

show processes memory

Have a look at the document below, they explain several troubleshooting strategies:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/network-infrastructure-documents/user-receives-the-sys-2-mallocfail-messages-due-to-a-memory-leak/ta-p/3131327

Thank you both for the replies!

 

 

I'm considering hiring Cisco support for this issue (though I'm not sure if/how this can be done) or buying a new device...

 

Btw, I forgot to mentioned in my first post that this router is being used as Gateway and DHCP server. And in the lapse of 1 month we needed to reboot the router (I had no remote access to it) 2 times because the DHCP server stopped giving IP addresses (again, I didn't have access to the server to check why...).

 

 

 

 

show buffers failures:

 

Caller Pool Size When
0x30327E38 Large 1494 5d18h
0x306CC07C Small 92 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 92 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 85 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 92 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 92 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 92 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 92 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 99 05:47:35
0x306CC07C Small 96 05:47:35

 

 

 

this are the buffers showing failures (but I don't think they are relevant, since :

 

Public buffer pools:
Small buffers, 104 bytes (total 50, permanent 50, peak 78 @ 1w5d):
46 in free list (20 min, 150 max allowed)
5254190 hits, 110 misses, 108 trims, 108 created
9 failures (0 no memory)
Middle buffers, 600 bytes (total 28, permanent 25, peak 61 @ 19:41:20):
26 in free list (10 min, 150 max allowed)
2290810 hits, 55 misses, 91 trims, 94 created
0 failures (0 no memory)
Big buffers, 1536 bytes (total 50, permanent 50, peak 56 @ 5d18h):
50 in free list (5 min, 150 max allowed)
869432 hits, 19 misses, 7 trims, 7 created
15 failures (0 no memory)
VeryBig buffers, 4520 bytes (total 10, permanent 10, peak 11 @ 1w5d):
10 in free list (0 min, 100 max allowed)
61699 hits, 5 misses, 2 trims, 2 created
5 failures (0 no memory)
Large buffers, 5024 bytes (total 1, permanent 0, peak 2 @ 5d18h):
1 in free list (0 min, 10 max allowed)
313 hits, 4 misses, 103 trims, 104 created
4 failures (0 no memory)
Huge buffers, 18024 bytes (total 8, permanent 0, peak 8 @ 1w4d):
8 in free list (4 min, 10 max allowed)
6989 hits, 38 misses, 303 trims, 311 created
0 failures (0 no memory)