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Appendix A System Messages
How to Read System Messages
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SEVERITY is a single-digit code from 0 to 7 that reflects the severity of the condition. The lower
the number, the more serious the situation.
Table A-2
lists the message severity levels.
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MNEMONIC is a code that uniquely identifies the error message.
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Message-text is a text string describing the condition. This portion of the message sometimes
contains detailed information about the event, including terminal port numbers, network addresses,
or addresses that correspond to locations in the system memory address space. Because the
information in these variable fields changes from message to message, it is represented here by short
strings enclosed in square brackets ([ ]). A decimal number, for example, is represented as [dec].
Table A-3
lists the variable fields in messages.
SPANTREE
Spanning Tree Protocol
SPANTREE Messages, page A-35
SPANTREE_FAST
STP fast convergence
SPANTREE_FAST Messages, page A-38
STORM_CONTROL Storm control
STORM_CONTROL Message Messages,
page A-39
SW_VLAN
VLAN Manager
SW_VLAN Messages, page A-39
SYS
Operating system
SYS Messages, page A-41
TAC
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
Protocol
TAC Messages, page A-44
TTYDRIVER
Terminal driver
TTYDRIVER Messages, page A-45
VQPCLIENT
Dynamic VLAN VQP client
VQPCLIENT Messages, page A-46
VTP
Virtual Terminal Protocol
VTP Message, page A-49
Table A-1
Facility Codes (continued)
Code
Facility
Location
Table A-2
Message Severity Levels
Severity Level
Description
0 – emergency
System is unusable.
1 – alert
Immediate action required.
2 – critical
Critical condition.
3 – error
Error condition.
4 – warning
Warning condition.
5 – notification
Normal but significant condition.
6 – informational
Informational message only.
7 – debugging
Message that appears during debugging only.
Table A-3
Representation of Variable Fields in Messages
Representation
Type of Information
[dec]
Decimal
[char]
Single character
[chars]
Character string