HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Diagnostics and System Error Messages Reference Guide (AA-RW1SA-TE, May 2005)

34 Introduction to system messages
Reading a system message
This section provides information about reading system messages.
Example system message
The following example shows a sample message from the error log:
The fields in the error message are described in Table 4.
syslogDIpShow Displays the currently configured IP addresses that are recipients of
system messages.
syslogdFacility Changes the syslogd facility.
traceDump Displays, initiates, or removes a Fabric OS module trace dump.
traceFtp Displays, enables, or disables the trace auto-FTP or retrieves the trace
dump file.
traceTrig Sets, removes, or displays trace triggers.
Table 3 Commands to view and configure system logs (continued)
Command Description
2004/07/22-10:12:33, [EM-1031], 4,, ERROR, switchname, Slot 7 ejector not closed
Table 4 Error message field description
Example Variable name Description
2004/07/22-10:12:33
Date and Time Stamp The system time (UTC) when the message
was generated on the switch. The RASLog
subsystem supports an internationalized
timestamp format base on the LOCAL
setting.
[EM-1031]
Message Module and
Message Number
Displays the message module and number.
These values uniquely identify each
message in Fabric OS and reference the
cause and actions in this manual.