Dell Brocade Adapters Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide - Page 93
Logs, Host system logs, Syslog support
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Logs Logs 3 NOTE Complete content for adapter driver event messages is included in Appendix A, "Adapter BIOS and Event Message Reference". Event and error messages that occur during adapter, driver, and HCM operation are important tools for isolating and resolving problems. These messages provide descriptions of an event or problem, severity, time and date of the event, and in some cases, cause and recommended actions. Messages are captured in logs available through HCM, BCU commands, and through host system commands. Monitoring events and errors in these logs allows early fault detection and isolation on a specific adapter. Host system logs Brocade adapter event messages are captured in host system log files. All messages related to the Brocade adapter are identified in these logs by BFA (Brocade fabric adapter), BNA (Brocade network adapter), and BFAL (Brocade fabric adapter library]. Table 8 describes the logs for each supported operating system where adapter event messages display and how to view these logs. TABLE 8 System event Logs Operating System Log Name Solaris1 Syslog Windows Event Log Location /var/adm/messages Not applicable Linux VMware3 Messages Log Messages Log /var/log/message /var/log/message* , /var/log/vmkernel*, /var/log/vmkwarning*, /proc/vmware/log Viewing Message Log dmesg command • System category in Event Viewer (eventvwr.exe) • bcu winlog command2 dmesg command dmesg command 1. Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems. 2. Supported on Windows systems only. 3. For ESX Server platforms. For Guest system, refer to information in Windows or Linux. Syslog support You can configure the HCM Agent to forward events to a maximum of three system log destinations using the Syslog option on the HCM Configure menu. These events will display in the operating system logs for systems such as Solaris and Linux. For procedures to configure syslog destinations, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 69 53-1002145-01