Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000437-01, June 2007)

8 Fabric OS Message Reference
53-1000437-01
Reading a RAS System Message
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Dazzler3850:admin> auditcfg --show
Audit filter is enabled.
1-ZONE
2-SECURITY
3-CONFIGURATION
4-FIRMWARE
5-FABRIC
3. Enable the audit feature:
Dazzler3850:admin> auditcfg --enable
Audit filter is enabled.
4. Configure up to six syslog servers to receive the audit events that will be generated through
syslog (procedure will vary depending on server type).
5. Configure syslog on the switch to point to the configured servers’ IP addresses.
Dazzler3850:admin> syslogdipadd 10.128.128.160
6. Verify the switch’s syslog configuration:
Dazzler3850:admin> syslogdipshow
syslog.1 192.168.163.234
syslog.2 10.128.128.160
Reading a RAS System Message
This section provides information about reading system messages.
<timestamp>, [<Event ID>], <Sequence Number>, <Flags>,<Severity>,<Switch
name>, <Event-specific information>
The following example shows the sample format of the RAS system error message:
The following example shows a sample message from the error log:
2004/07/22-10:12:33, [EM-1031], 4,, ERROR, switchname, Slot 7 ejector not
closed
The fields in the error message are described in Table 3 below:
TABLE 3 System 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 will support 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 the Fabric OS and reference the cause
and actions recommended in this manual. Note that not all
message numbers are used; there can be gaps in the numeric
message sequence.