S
YSTEM
M
ESSAGES
O
VERVIEW
System Messages provide useful system information. They are listed in the system’s report log, a
memory resident table. To manipulate the report log, use the following commands at the
administrative console:
dr
or
ds
display reports or display statistics
er
or
es
erase current messages/statistics from memory
wr
or
ws
write reports/statistics to disk
When the SmartSwitch Remote Access Module writes system messages to disk, it stores them in the
following locations:
Directory:
\log
File Name:
rprt_log.nn
(where “nn” is an integer from 1 to 10 that is incremented each time a new
file is written.)
The system reports messages using the following format:
•
the Message Type quickly identifies the type of message the system reports
•
the Time identifies when the message was reported
•
the Report Number is used by your Distributor or Customer Support
•
the Message text describes the actual message being reported
This chapter describes the types of system messages available (for example, informational and
error). It also lists each message individually, with suggested actions to take in the event of an error.
Note:
Some of the system messages will not appear on all platforms.
There is another chapter that is of major importance when dealing with system messages. The
Problem Diagnosis chapter describes the process of diagnosing common problems, (particularly in
the system verification process,) as well as providing possible recoveries.
I
NFORMATIONAL
M
ESSAGES
The system records informational messages. These are normal events that provide you with current
system status. Informational messages include the following categories of messages:
•
initialization messages
•
normal operation messages
•
Spanning Tree messages
Message Type
Time
Report Number
Message
I Informational
W Warning
E Error
hour:minutes:second
internal ID for area
reporting the
message
actual text of
the message
