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Responding to a system message
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Responding to a system message
This section provides procedures on gathering information on system messages.
Looking up a system message
Error messages in this manual are arranged alphabetically. To look up an error message, copy
down the module (see Table 6 on page 15) and the error code and compare this with the Table of
Contents to determine the location of the information for that error message.
The following information is provided for each message:
• Module and code name for the error
• Message text
• Probable cause
• Recommended action
• Message severity
Gathering information about the problem
The following are the common steps and questions to ask yourself when troubleshooting a system
message:
• What is the current Network OS level?
• What is the switch hardware version?
• Is the switch operational?
Event Class The event class:
• SECURITY
• DCMCFG
• FIRMWARE
• SYSTEM
User ID The user ID.
Role The role of the user.
IP Address The IP address.
Interface The interface being used.
Application Name The application name being used on the interface.
Reserved field for
future expansion
This field is reserved for future use and contains a space character (null value).
Switch name The defined switch name or the chassis name of the switch. This value is truncated if it
is over 16 characters in length.
Event-specific
information
A text string explaining the error encountered and provides the parameters supplied by
the software at runtime.
TABLE 5 Audit message field description (Continued)
Variable name Description