Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (April 2011)

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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 systems this
command must be executed on each CP to obtain a complete record.
The following information is displayed 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 chronological order.