Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.1 (53-1002448-01, March 2012)

Fabric OS Message Reference 1
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Chapter
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Introduction to System Messages
In this chapter
•Overview of system messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Configuring the syslog message destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Configuring the SNMP server hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Changing the severity level of swEventTrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
•Commands for displaying and configuring the system message logs . . . . . 13
•Displaying and clearing system message logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
•Displaying, clearing, and configuring Audit messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
•Reading the system messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
•Responding to a system message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
•System module descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Overview of system messages
This guide supports Fabric OS v7.0.1 and documents system messages that can help you diagnose
and fix problems with a switch or fabric. The messages are organized alphabetically by module
name. A module is a subsystem in the Fabric OS. Each module generates a set of numbered
messages. For each message, this guide provides message text, probable cause, recommended
action, and severity level. There may be more than one cause and more than one recommended
action for any given message. This guide discusses the most probable cause and typical action
recommended.
System message types
Fabric OS supports three types of system messages. A system message can be of one or more of
the following types. Fabric OS supports a different methodology for storing and accessing each type
of message.
RASLog messages
RASLog messages report significant system events (failure, error, or critical conditions) or
information and are also used to show the status of the high-level user-initiated actions. RASLog
messages are forwarded to the console, to the configured syslog servers, and to the SNMP
management station through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps or informs.
The following is an example of a RASLog system message.
2000/12/17-10:35:46, [SEC-1203], 48, FID 128, INFO, switch, Login information:
Login successful via TELNET/SSH/RSH. IP Addr: 10.70.4.110.