Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference guide v6.2.0 (53-1001157-01, April 2009)

8 Fabric OS Message Reference
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Reading a RAS System Message
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2. Verify the configuration:
switch:admin> auditcfg --show
Audit filter is enabled.
1-ZONE
2-SECURITY
3-CONFIGURATION
4-FIRMWARE
5-FABRIC
3. Enable the audit feature:
switch:admin> auditcfg --enable
Audit filter is enabled.
4. Configure up to six syslog servers to receive the audit events that will be generated through
syslog (procedure will vary depending on server type).
5. Configure syslog on the switch to point to the configured servers’ IP addresses.
switch:admin> syslogdipadd 10.128.128.160
6. Verify the switch’s syslog configuration:
switch:admin> syslogdipshow
syslog.1 192.168.163.234
syslog.2 10.128.128.160
Reading a RAS System Message
This section provides information about reading system messages.
The following example shows the format of the RAS system error message:
<timestamp>, [<Event ID>], <Sequence Number>, <Flags>,<Severity>,<Switch
name>, <Event-specific information>
The following example shows a sample message from the error log:
2004/07/22-10:12:33, [EM-1031], 4,, ERROR, switchname, Slot 7 ejector not
closed
The fields in the error message are described in Table 3.:
TABLE 3 System Message Field Description
Example Variable Name Description
2004/07/22-10:12:33 Date and Time
Stamp
The system time (UTC) when the message was generated on the
switch. The RASLog subsystem supports an internationalized
timestamp format base on the “LOCAL” setting.
[EM-1031] Message Module
and Message
Number
The message module and number. These values uniquely identify
each message in the Fabric OS and reference the cause and
actions recommended in this manual. Note that not all message
numbers are used; there can be gaps in the numeric message
sequence.