Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001337-01, July 2009)

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errDump
Displays the error log without pagination.
Synopsis errdump [-a |-r ]
Description Use this command to dump external error log messages without any page breaks. When executed
without operands, this command prints all 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 dumped to the console without 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-CP processors 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.
Note 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 normal order.
Examples To display the error log for the chassis:
switch:admin> errdump -a
Fabric OS: v6.2.0
2008/08/25-10:10:41, [SEC-1203], 9036, CHASSIS, INFO, Spir_67, Login
information : Login successful via TELNET/SSH/RSH. IP Addr: 10.106.7.62