DFWD_PARSE_STATE_EMERGENCY

The firewall process (dfwd) encountered an unhandled internal state while parsing an interface.

When the DFWD_PARSE_STATE_EMERGENCY event occurs, the system will create a syslog entry similar to the following example:

dfwd encountered unhandled state while parsing interface

1	dfwd encountered unhandled state while parsing interface

The cause is likely a problem with the dfwd process parser.

Examine the following outputs to help determine the cause of this message:

show log messages
show lod chassisd
show log dcd
show configuration

show log messages

show lod chassisd

show log dcd

show configuration

Look for any related events that occurred at or just before the DFWD_PARSE_STATE_EMERGENCY message that may have contributed to this error.

Perform these steps:

Any other events may have caused this message, such as a commit. If so, the dfwd parser error may be due to that one type of event occurring.
If the failure messages continue, open a case with Juniper technical support.