HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Diagnostics and System Error Messages Reference Guide (AA-RVHZB-TE, September 2005)

84 Introduction to System Messages
Run the pdShow command to view these files or the saveCore command to send them to a host
workstation using FTP. The panic dump files and core files are intended for support personnel use only.
Trace dumps
The Fabric OS produces trace dumps when problems are encountered within Fabric OS modules. You can
initiate the sending of trace dump files to support personnel using the supportSave or traceFtp
command. The Fabric OS trace dumps files are intended for support personnel use only.
supportSave command
The supportSave command can be used to send by FTP the output of the system messages (RASLog), the
trace files, and the output of the supportShow command to a support location. Prior to running the
supportSave command, you can optionally set up the FTP parameters using the supportFtp command.
The supportShow command runs a large number of dump and show commands to provide a global
output of the status of the switch. Refer to the
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x command reference guide for
more information on these commands.
System console
The system console displays messages only through the serial port. If you log in to a switch through the
Ethernet port or modem port, you will not receive system console messages.
The errFilterSet command can be used by administrators to filter messages that appear on the system
console by severity. All messages are still sent to the system message log and syslog (if enabled).
The system console displays both system messages and panic dump messages. These messages are
mirrored to the system console; they are always saved in one of the system logs.
View or configure the system message logs
Table 2 lists commands that are used to view or configure the system message logs. Many of these
commands require admin login privileges in order to execute.
Table 2 Commands used to view or configure the system logs
Command Description
agtCfgDefault Resets the SNMP recipients to default values.
agtCfgSet Configures the SNMP recipients.
agtCfgShow Displays the current configuration of the SNMP recipients.
errClear Clears the error log.
errDelimterSet Sets the error log start and end delimiter for messages pushed to the
console.
errDump Displays the entire error log, without page breaks. Use the -r option to
show the messages in reverse order, from newest to oldest.
errFilterSet Sets an error severity filter for the system console.
errShow Displays the entire error log, with page breaks. Use the -r option to
show the messages in reverse order, from newest to oldest.
pdShow Displays the contents of the panic dump and core dump files.
portErrShow Displays the port error summary.
portLogClear Clears the port log. (If the port log is disabled, this commands
enables it.)
portLogDisable Disables the port log facility.
portLogDump Displays the port log, without page breaks.
portLogDumpPort Displays the port log of the specified port, without page breaks.