HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference Guide (53-1000242-01 - Page 62

1 Reading a RAS System Message 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: 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 below. Table 1-2 System Message Field Description Example Variable Name Description 2004/07/2210:12:33 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. 1-8 Fabric OS Message Reference Publication Number: 53-1000242-01