FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

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Repair Information
• Date/Time - Date and time the status change occurred.
• Network Address - IP address or configured name of the
product. The address or name corresponds to the address or
name displayed under the product icon at the physical map.
• Previous Status - Status of the product prior to the change
(Operational, Degraded, Failed, Out of Band Online, or Unknown).
An Unknown status indicates the SAN management application
cannot communicate with the product.
• New Status - Status of the product after the change (Operational,
Degraded, Failed, Out of Band Online, or Unknown).
Obtain Switch Log
Information
The Element Manager application provides access to logs that contain
switch-level maintenance information. At any application view, click
(select) the desired log option from the Logs menu. Logs with
maintenance information are:
•Event.
•Hardware.
•Link Incident.
• Port Threshold Alert.
•Open Trunking.
• Embedded Port.
•Switch Fabric.
Event Log The Event Log records events or errors. Entries reflect the status of the
management interface and managed product. The log describes:
• Date/Time - Date and time the event occurred.
• Event - Three-digit code that describes the event. Event codes are
listed and described in Appendix A, Event Code Tables.
• Description - Brief description of the event.
• Severity - Event severity (Informational, Minor, Major, or Severe).
• FRU-Position - Acronym representing the FRU type, followed by
a number representing the FRU chassis position.
• Event Data - Supplementary information (if available) in
hexadecimal format. Event data is described in Appendix A,
Event Code Tables.