T
RACE
M
ESSAGES
O
VERVIEW
Trace messages include the following categories of messages:
1.
Call Trace Messages
2.
PPP Packet Trace Messages
Before trace messages can be logged to the system report log, you must first enable the type of trace
you would like to use. Once enabled, the system includes the trace messages in the memory-
resident report log. To access this log, use the following commands:
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 system writes system messages to disk, it stores them in the following locations:
Directory:
\log
File Name:
rprt_log.nn
(where “nn” is an integer that is incremented each time a new file is
written.)
The system reports messages using the following format:
Where:
•
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 Cabletron Customer Support.
•
The Message text describes the actual message being reported.
Below, there is a separate section included for each category of trace messages. For each category,
a definition of the trace message type, the command to enable/disable the logging of the trace
messages, and an alphabetized list of the associated messages is included.
C
ALL
T
RACE
M
ESSAGES
A feature of the SmartSwitch Remote Access Module console is the ability to save and display a
record of the high level ISDN calls between the system and the local telephone switch. If calls are
unable to be completed, this is normally the first area to look.
Call Trace puts messages into the Report log that can be read by using the
dr
command. Call Trace
is enabled by using the
trace on
command, and disabled by
trace off
.
The following is a description of the possible fields included in a Call Trace Message:
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
