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Quidway S5700 Series Ethernet Switches
Configuration Guide - Device Management
6.1 Information Center Overview
The information center controls the output of logs, alarms, and debugging messages.
6.1.1 Introduction to the Information Center
The information center works as the information hub of a switch. It classifies and filters the
output of a system. The information center uses a debugging program to help network
administrator and developers monitor network operation and analyze network faults.
6.1.2 Information Center Supported by the S5700
In the S5700, the information center outputs logs, alarms, and debugging messages with eight
severity levels to different directions through 10 information channels.
Information Classification
The information receives and processes the following types of information:
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Severity Levels of Information
Information is classified into eight severity levels as shown in
information level is, the lower the severity level value is.
Table 6-1 Description of the severity levels of information
Threshold
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Logs
Debugging information
Alarm information
Severity Level
Emergency
Alert
Critical
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Description
A fatal fault, such as a program exception or incorrect
use of the memory, occurs on the device. The system
must restart.
An important fault occurs on the device. For example,
the device memory reaches the upper limit. The fault
then needs to be removed immediately.
A crucial fault occurs, such as the memory or
temperature reaches the lowest limit, the BFD device
is unreachable, or an internal fault that is generated by
the device itself. The fault then needs to be analyzed
and removed.
6-1. The severer the
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