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

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference
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Chapter 1 Introduction to System Messages for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
System Log Message Format
The following example system message shows how the variable field might be used:
%MODULE-5-MOD_MINORSWFAIL: Module [dec] reported a failure in service [chars]
In this example,
Facility code =MODULE (indicating that it is a module-specific error)
Severity =5 (notification)
Alarm/event code= MOD_MINORSWFAIL
Description of the problem=
Module [dec] reported a failure in service [chars]
[dec] is the module slot number associated with this message.
[chars] is the service name that experienced this failure.
System log messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are displayed in the following format (see
Table 1-3).
Syslog Format On a Remote-Logging Server
The syslog format on a remote-logging server is:
month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ss Timezone: facility-severity-MNEMONIC
description
or
month dd hh:mm:ss
IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ssTimezone:
facility-SLOTnumber-severity-MNEMONIC description
or
month dd hh:mm:ss
IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ss Timezone: facility-STANDBY-severity-MNEMONIC
description
For example:
sep 21 11:09:50 172.22.22.45 : 2005 Sep 04 18:18:22 UTC: %AUTHPRIV-3-SYSTEM_MSG: ttyS1:
togetattr: Input/output error - getty[28224]
switch resident syslog 2005 Sep 4 18:18:22 switch %AUTHPRIV-3-SYSTEM_MSG: ttyS1:
togetattr: Input/output error - getty[28224]
time on MDS : 2005 Sep 4 18:18:22 time on Loggng Server : Sep 21 11:09:50
fc1/13 is not supported
.
FACILITY
is a code consisting of two or more uppercase letters that indicate the facility to which the
system message refers. A facility is a hardware device, a protocol, a feature, or a module of the system
software.
Table 1-3 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
IP-addr-switch The IP address of the switch
facility The facility of the error or event (daemon, kernel, VSHD, or other facility)
severity Single-digit code from 0 to 3 that indicates the severity of the message
MNEMONIC Text string that uniquely describes the system message
%$VSAN #%$
An optional VLAN ID that appears in the description for messages requiring
VLAN IDs
description Text string containing detailed information about the event being reported