Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference (OL-15956-01, April 20078)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference
OL-15956-01
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Introduction to System Messages for the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family
This chapter describes system messages, as defined by the syslog protocol (RFC 3164). It describes how
to understand the syslog message format and how to capture system messages for review.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• System Log Message Format, page 1-1
• Capturing System Messages and History, page 1-4
System Log Message Format
System log messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are displayed in the following format (see ).
Syslog Format On a Resident Switch
The format for a resident syslog is:
month dd hh:mm:ss switchname facility-severity-MNEMONIC description
or
month dd hh:mm:ss switchname facility-SLOTnumber-severity-MNEMONIC description
or
month dd hh:mm:ss switchname facility-STANDBY-severity-MNEMONIC description
For example:
Nov 1 14:07:58 excal-113 %MODULE-5-MOD_OK: Module 1 is online
Nov 1 14:07:58 excal-113 %PORT-3-IF_UNSUPPORTED_TRANSCEIVER: Transceiver for interface
fc1/13 is not supported
.
Warning System Log Message Format Description
Element Description
month dd The date and month of the error or event
hh:mm:ss The time of the error or event
switchname The name of the switch
facility The facility of the error or event (daemon, kernel, VSHD, or other facility)