HP Cisco MDS 9216A Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference (OL-15956-0 - Page 33

Chapter 1 Introduction to System Messages for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Log Message Format Send documentation comments to [email protected] The following example system message shows how the variable field might be used: %MODULE-5-MOD_MINORSWFAIL: Module [dec] reported a failure in service [chars] In this example, Facility code =MODULE (indicating that it is a module-specific error) Severity =5 (notification) Alarm/event code= MOD_MINORSWFAIL Description of the problem= Module [dec] reported a failure in service [chars] [dec] is the module slot number associated with this message. [chars] is the service name that experienced this failure. System log messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are displayed in the following format (see Table 1-3). Syslog Format On a Remote-Logging Server The syslog format on a remote-logging server is: : month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ss Timezone facility-severity-MNEMONIC description or : month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ssTimezone facility-SLOTnumber-severity-MNEMONIC description or : month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ss Timezone facility-STANDBY-severity-MNEMONIC description For example: sep 21 11:09:50 172.22.22.45 : 2005 Sep 04 18:18:22 UTC: %AUTHPRIV-3-SYSTEM_MSG: ttyS1: togetattr: Input/output error - getty[28224] switch resident syslog 2005 Sep 4 18:18:22 switch %AUTHPRIV-3-SYSTEM_MSG: ttyS1: togetattr: Input/output error - getty[28224] time on MDS : 2005 Sep 4 18:18:22 time on Loggng Server : Sep 21 11:09:50 fc1/13 is not supported . Table 1-3 System Log Message Format Description Element month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch facility severity MNEMONIC %$VSAN #%$ description Description The date and month of the error or event The time of the error or event The IP address of the switch The facility of the error or event (daemon, kernel, VSHD, or other facility) Single-digit code from 0 to 3 that indicates the severity of the message Text string that uniquely describes the system message An optional VLAN ID that appears in the description for messages requiring VLAN IDs Text string containing detailed information about the event being reported FACILITY is a code consisting of two or more uppercase letters that indicate the facility to which the system message refers. A facility is a hardware device, a protocol, a feature, or a module of the system software. OL-15956-01 Cisco MDS 9000 Family System Messages Reference 1-3