HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-7344, March 2008)

48 Standard features
Tracking and controlling switch changes
The track changes feature allows you to keep a record of specific changes that may not be considered
switch events, but may provide useful information. The output from the track changes feature is dumped to
the system messages log for the switch. Use the errDump or errShow command to view the log.
Items in the log created from the Track changes feature are labeled TRCK.
Trackable changes are:
• Successful login
• Unsuccessful login
• Logout
• Configuration file change from task
• Track changes on
• Track changes off
An SNMP-TRAP mode can also be enabled (see the trackChangesHelp command in the Fabric OS
Command Reference).
For troubleshooting information on the track changes feature, see ”Inaccurate information in the system
message log” on page 320.
To enable the track changes feature:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter this command to enable the track changes feature: trackChangesSet 1.
A message displays, verifying that the track changes feature is on:
switch:admin> trackchangesset 1
Committing configuration...done.
switch:admin>
3. Use the errDump or errShow command to view the log.
2004/08/24-08:45:43, [TRCK-1001], 212,, INFO, ras007, Successful login by user admin.
To display the status of the track changes feature:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the trackChangesShow command.
The status of the track changes feature is displayed as either on or off. The display includes whether or
not the track changes feature is configured to send SNMP traps.
switch:admin> trackchangesshow
Track changes status: ON
Track changes generate SNMP-TRAP: NO
switch:admin>