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

38 Introduction to system messages
• How large is the fabric?
• Is the fabric redundant?
5. Issue the errDump command on each logical switch.
6. Issue the supportFtp command as needed to set up automatic FTP transfers and then issue the
supportSave command.
7. Document the sequence of events by answering the following questions:
• What happened just prior to the problem?
• Is the problem repeatable?
• If so, what are the steps to produce the problem?
• What configuration was in place when the problem occurred?
8. Determine whether a failover occurred.
9. Determine whether security was enabled.
10.Determine whether power-on self test (POST) was enabled.
11.Determine whether serial port (console) logs are available.
12.Determine which CP was master (applicable only to the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128).
13.Identify the last actions or changes made to the system.
System module descriptions
Table 5 provides a summary of the system modules for which messages are documented in this reference
guide in ”Messages” on page 47; the system modules are listed alphabetically by name.
Table 5 System module descriptions
System module Description
AUTH Authentication error messages indicate problems with the
authentication module of Fabric OS.
BL Blade error messages are a result of faulty hardware,
transient out-of-memory conditions, ASIC errors, or
inconsistencies in the software state between a blade and
the environment monitor (EM) module.
BLL Bloom is the name of the ASIC used as the building block
for third-generation hardware platforms.
CER The core edge routing module on the SAN Director 2/128
platform.