Cisco “gbic-invalid error detect”

January 29th, 2010 | Tags:

After putting SFP in GBIC, Cisco 3750 reports:

%PM-4-ERR_DISABLE: gbic-invalid error detected on Gi0/2, putting Gi0/2 in err-disable state

This can happen if you are using third party SFP (non-cisco). The solution is to use undocumented command.
First enter command:

no errdisable detect cause gbic-invalid

and second command:

service unsupported-transceiver

There is no autocomplete for this command and no guarantee, but try it … It works for me on Cisco 3750.

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  1. Sergio Gerardo Cruz Medina
    January 14th, 2011 at 00:04
    Reply | Quote | #1

    Yu’ve made my day, man !!

    I’ve just running around.
    THNKS

  2. Rajiv
    May 24th, 2011 at 16:00
    Reply | Quote | #2

    How to resolve same problem in catalyst 2960.

  3. admin
    May 30th, 2011 at 09:27
    Reply | Quote | #3

    Use the same commands, there is no autocomplete for “service unsupported-transceiver”

  4. Steve
    June 21st, 2011 at 18:55
    Reply | Quote | #4

    Thanks very much for this advice, worked for me on a cat2960G

  5. Sharif
    July 28th, 2011 at 15:51
    Reply | Quote | #5

    thanks it works also for me..

  6. Bobby
    August 17th, 2011 at 15:37
    Reply | Quote | #6

    Worked perfectly!!!!