Dell Force10 E1200i FTOS Version 8.4.1.5 Configuration Guide for ExaScale - Page 1104

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Overview The FTOS diagnostics and debugging features are a proactive approach to maximizing system uptime and reducing meantime to resolution (MTTR) when a problem occurs. This feature set includes a combination of proactive and reactive components designed to alert the user to network events, automatically collect information on the event, and allow the user to collect diagnostic information from the system. • Proactive component • The system health check detects, reports, and takes action on an error in real time. • When an automatic corrective action is not appropriate, the system health check reports the detected anomaly, in real time, via a syslog message and/or SNMP. • Reactive component • When an error condition is asserted, appropriate show and debug commands are available to assist in identifying the condition as well as rapid fault isolation. • Trace files are continuously written by various FTOS software tasks to report hardware and software events and status information. • Core dumps provide key information in files that are saved in case of an application or kernel crash. Acronyms These are some acronym definitions used in this chapter. • BTM: Buffer and Traffic Manager • CP: Control Processor • FPC: Flexible Packet Classification • FPTM: Flexible Parser Traffic Management • eFPTM: egress FPTM • iFPTM: ingress FPTM • FTOS: Dell Force10 Operating System • IPC: Inter-Processor Communication • LC: Line Card • LC CPU: CPU on the line card • LP: Line card Processor • PCDFO: Per-Channel Deskew FIFO Overflow • RPM: Routing Processor Module • SFM: Switch Fabric Manager • TSF: Terabit Switch Fabric • TSM: FTOS Task Manager 1104 | E-Series ExaScale Debugging and Diagnostics