User's Manual

Introducing the Event Log
This chapter describes the event messages generated by the router and
stored in the event log, how to access the event log from the Main menu,
and how to navigate through the log.
The event log is a first-in, first-out buffer in RAM. (See figure 5-1 for
some sample entries.) Each entry is a line composed of five fields:
severity is one of the following codes:
D (debug) indicates installation and diagnostic information.
I (information) indicates routine events.
W (warning) indicates that a service has behaved unexpectedly.
P (performance) indicates that a current service has degraded or
upgraded.
M (major) indicates a service appearance/disappearance.
date is the date, in mm/dd/yy format, that the entry was placed
in the log.
time is the time, in hh:mm:ss format, that the entry was placed in
the log.
object is the system variable (such as ‘‘cct.’’ for ‘‘circuit event
messages’’) that generated the log entry.
event message (within quotes) is the event message.
For information about the event messages you find in your router’s
event log, refer to the Operator’s Reference. Each listed message is
accompanied by an explanation and a recommended action (if any is
required and/or available). The messages are grouped by the system
variables (objects) that generate them and are listed alphabetically.
More information about variables and their structure in the management
information base is also included in the HP Routing Services and
Applications.
How To Use the Event Log
Introducing the Event Log
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