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Appendix A System Messages
Error Message Traceback Reports
The following is a sample system message:
%LINK-2-BADVCALL: Interface [chars], undefined entry point
Some error messages also indicate the card and slot reporting the error. These error messages begin with
a percent sign (%) and are structured as follows:
Error Message
%CARD-SEVERITY-MSG:SLOT %FACILITY-SEVERITY-MNEMONIC: Message-text
where:
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CARD is a code that describes the type of card reporting the error.
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MSG is a mnemonic that means that this is a message. It is always shown as MSG.
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SLOT means that the slot number of the card reporting the error. It is shown as SLOT followed by
a number. (For example, SLOT5.)
Error Message Traceback Reports
Some messages describe internal errors and contain traceback information. This information is very
important and should be included when you report a problem to your technical support representative.
The following sample message includes traceback information:
-Process= "Exec", level= 0, pid= 17
-Traceback= 1A82 1AB4 6378 A072 1054 1860
Error Message and Recovery Procedures
This section lists the switch system messages by facility. Within each facility, the messages are listed by
severity levels 0 to 7: 0 is the highest severity level, and 7 is the lowest severity level. Each message is
followed by an explanation and a recommended action.
[hex]
Hexadecimal integer
[inet]
Internet address
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Representation of Variable Fields in Messages (continued)
Representation
Type of Information
