Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference Guide (53-1000242-01, November 2006)

1-8 Fabric OS Message Reference

Publication Number: 53-1000242-01

Reading a RAS System Message

This section provides information about reading system messages.

The following example shows the sample format of the RAS system error message:

The following example shows a sample message from the error log:

The fields in the error message are described in table below.

<timestamp>, [<Event ID>], <Sequence Number>, <Flags>,<Severity>,<Switch

name>, <Event-specific information>

2004/07/22-10:12:33, [EM-1031], 4,, ERROR, switchname, Slot 7 ejector not

closed

Table 1-2 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 are used to reference the cause

and actions in this manual. Note that not all

message numbers are used and there can be gaps

in the numbering of messages.

4 Sequence Number This represents the error message position in the

log. When any messages are added to the log,

this number increments. When this message

reaches the last position in the error log, and

becomes the oldest message in the log, it is

deleted when a new message is added.

In Fabric OS v5.2.0, the message sequence

number starts at 1 after a firmwareDownload

and will increase up to a value of

2,147,483,647 (0x7ffffff).

The sequence number will continue to increase

beyond the storage limit of 1024 messages. The

sequence number can be reset to 1 using the

errClear command. The sequence number is

persistent across power cycles and switch

reboots.