Fabric OS Reference Manual (Version 3.0)

Fabric OS Reference 2-1

Chapter

Error Messages

This chapter explains the Fabric OS error message format and possible errors, including:

• System Error Message Formats on page 2-1

• Displaying Error Messages Using Telnet on page 2-2

• Resetting Bad Ports on page 2-3

• Post Test Commands on page 2-3

• Diagnostic Test Failure and Recovery Actions on page 2-4

• Error Message Numbers on page 2-4

• Diagnostic Error Messages on page 2-9

• System Error Messages on page 2-14

• Fabric Watch Error Messages on page 2-19

System Error Message Formats

Error message formats for the switch are the same whether you are accessing the information from

the local RS-232 serial port or using a remote telnet session.

Errors are listed in reverse chronological order. Up to 64 messages can be held in the buffer. Once

the buffer limit is exceeded, the oldest message is deleted.

The errShow command displays all detected errors. The following information is displayed:

• Task ID

• Task name

• Date and time of the error

• Number of occurrences

• Error type

• Error level

• A description of the error

• The error number is displayed for diagnostic errors

Note: The error counter goes to a maximum of 999.