Fabric OS Message Reference v7.0.0 (53-1002149-01, April 2011)

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System module descriptions
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If a daemon fails to ping the SWD within the defined interval, or if the daemon terminates
unexpectedly, then the SWD dumps information to the panic dump files, which helps to diagnose
the root cause of the unexpected failure.
Run the pdShow command to view these files or the supportSave 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.
The Fabric OS trace dump files are intended for support personnel use only. You can use the
supportSave or supportFTP commands to collect trace dump files to a specified remote location to
provide to support when requested.
supportSave command
The supportSave command can be used to send the output of the system messages (RASLog), the
trace files, and the output of the supportShow command to an off-switch storage location through
FTP. 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 Fabric OS
Command Reference for more information on these commands.
System module descriptions
NOTE
Any reference seen in a system message to slot 0 is a reference to the blade within the switch
platform, for example: Brocade DCX contains FC8-48, FC8-32, and FC8-16 blades.
Table 6 provides a summary of the system modules for which messages are documented in this
reference guide; the system modules are listed alphabetically by name.
TABLE 6 System module descriptions
System
module
Description
AG Access Gateway allows multiple hosts (or HBAs) to access the fabric using fewer physical ports.
Access Gateway mode transforms the Brocade switches as well as embedded switches into a device
management tool that is compatible with different types of fabrics, including Brocade-, Cisco-, and
McDATA-based fabrics.
AN Error or warning messages from the Bottleneck Detection module, including notification of detected
bottlenecks
ANV ANV error messages indicate problems with the driver that deal with the ENET ASICs on the Fabric
OS. They can be either software or hardware-related errors.
AUTH Authentication error messages indicate problems with the authentication module of the Fabric OS.
BKSW Messages generated by the Fabric OS blade kernel software watch dog module.
BL Blade error messages are a result of faulty hardware, transient out-of-memory conditions,
application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) errors, or inconsistencies in the software state between
a blade and the environment monitor (EM) module.