Message Severity Levels; Responding To A System Message - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Reference

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Message Severity Levels

There are four levels of severity for messages, ranging from Critical (1) to Info (4). In general, the
definitions are wide ranging and are to be used as general guidelines for troubleshooting. For all
cases, you should look at each specific error message description thoroughly before taking action.
System messages have the following severity levels.
1 = CRITICAL
2 = ERROR
3 = WARNING
4 = INFO

Responding to a System Message

This section provides procedures on gathering information on system messages, including:
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Fabric OS Message Reference
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Audit Message Field Description (Continued)
Variable Name
Switch name or chassis
name, depending on
the action; for example,
HA messages typically
show the chassis name
and login failures show
the logical switch
name.
Null
Error Description
Critical-level messages indicate that the software has detected serious problems that will
cause a partial or complete failure of a subsystem if not corrected immediately; for example, a
power supply failure or rise in temperature must receive immediate attention.
Error-level messages represent an error condition that does not impact overall system
functionality significantly. For example, error-level messages might indicate time-outs on
certain operations, failures of certain operations after retries, invalid parameters, or failure to
perform a requested operation.
Warning-level messages highlight a current operating condition that should be checked or it
might lead to a failure in the future. For example, a power supply failure in a redundant system
relays a warning that the system is no longer operating in redundant mode unless the failed
power supply is replaced or fixed.
Info-level messages report the current non-error status of the system components: for
example, detecting online and offline status of a fabric port.
Looking Up a System Message
Gathering Information About the Problem
Support
Panic Dump and Core Dump Files
Trace Dumps
supportSave Command
Responding to a System Message
Description
The defined switch name or the chassis name of the
switch. This value is truncated if it is over 16
characters in length. Run either the chassisName
command to name the chassis or the switchName
command to rename the logical switch.
Reserved for future use.
A text string explaining the error encountered and
providing parameters supplied by the software at
runtime.
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