Command Reference Guide

260 Fabric OS Command Reference
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errShow
Displays the error log messages with pagination.
SYNOPSIS errshow [-a | -r]
DESCRIPTION Use this command to display external error log messages one at a time. When executed without
operands, this command prints the error messages for the logical switch context in which the command
is executed. When used with the -a option, the command prints the error messages for the entire
chassis. The messages are displayed with page breaks. The -r operand displays the messages in
reversed order.
The output of this command is unique for each Control Processor (CP). On dual CPs this command must
be executed on each CP to obtain a complete record.
The following information displays in each message:
Start delimiter
Delimiter string for the start of a message.
Timestamp
Timestamp for the message.
Message ID
Message identifier.
External sequence number
Sequence number for the message
Security audit flag
Security audit message displayed as AUDIT.
Severity
Severity of the message. Valid values include INFO, WARNING, ERROR, and
CRITICAL.
Switch name
Switch name for the generator of this message, or "chassis".
Message
Message body.
End delimiter
Delimiter string for the end of a message.
NOTES The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
OPERANDS This command has the following operands:
-a
Displays messages for the entire chassis for a user with admin and chassis
permissions. This operand is optional; if omitted, the messages for the current
logical switch context are displayed.
-r
Displays messages in reversed order. This operand is optional; if omitted, the
messages display in the chronological order.