HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.X Document Addendum (AA-RW24A-TE, January 2005)

Fabric Watch User Guide
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Fabric Watch threshold messages contain the following standard elements:
The following is a Fabric Watch threshold message in the standard format:
Fabric Watch switch status messages contain the following standard elements:
Following is a Fabric Watch switch status message in the standard format:
Table 21 describes the elements that appear in Fabric Watch messages.
severity, severity number, timestamp, message number, sequence number,
severity, customer-assigned switch name, component name, message text,
component state
FW-FWWARNING, 3, 2004/09/14-20:08:59, [FW-0003], 1, WARNING, bigfsl32,
Fabric Env Temperature 2 ABOVE, current: 40 C (faulty)
severity, severity number, timestamp, message number, sequence number,
severity, customer-assigned switch name, message text
WARNING FW-FWWARNING, 3, 2004/09/14-20:10:30, [FW-0040}, 5, WARNING,
bigfsl32, Switch status changed from HEALTHY/OK to DOWN/FAILED
Table 21: Fabric Watch Message Elements
Format Element Description
Severity
(Fabric Watch generated)
The level of severity of the message. Severity levels are:
■ INFO: an informational message indicating that a nominal
event has occurred.
■ WARNING: indicates that a non-catastrophic error has
occurred.
Severity Number A system-generated value that indicates the level of
severity. Valid values are:
■ 4 indicates an INFO message.
■ 3 indicates a WARNING message.
Time Stamp The system time (UTC) when the message was produced
on the switch.
Message Number A unique identification number that you can use to
determine if corrective action is necessary. The message
number is a concatenation of a two-character alphabetical
subsystem abbreviation and a numeric message number.
Sequence Number The order in which the message was produced.
Severity
(system generated)
The level of severity of the message. Severity levels are:
■ INFO: an informational message indicating that a nominal
event has occurred.
■ WARNING: indicates that a non-catastrophic error has
occurred.
Customer Assigned Switch
Name
The switch that produced the message.