Chapter 1: System Messaging Platform - Nortel 8300 Reference Manual

Chapter 1
System Messaging Platform
The System Messaging Platform (SMP) creates a scheme for the display and
access of system messages that enhances your access to system information.
In addition to standardizing system messages, SMP captures all relevant error
information (system messages and crash dumps) in a single file. SMP helps in
collecting, analyzing, and providing solutions to issues in a timely manner.
This chapter describes SMP and includes the following topics:
Topic
Log message format
Log file modifications
Transfer of a log file to remote machine
Log message format
The log messages for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 have a standardized
format.
Message tags
All system messages are tagged with the following, as shown in
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Category: The Category of the log message. Refer to
possible categories.
Module ID: Software module from which the log is generated.
CPU/SF slot: Which slot of the CPU generated the log message.
Nortel Proprietary (NP) information for debugging purposes.
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