Chapter 1 Introduction To System Message; Syslog Format On A Remote-Logging Server - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Reference

Chapter 1 Introduction to System Messages
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Representation
[dec]
[hex]
[char]
[chars]
The following example system message shows how the variable field might be used:
%MODULE-5-MOD_MINORSWFAIL: Module [dec] reported a failure in service [chars]
In this example,
System log messages begin with a percent sign (%) and are displayed in the following format (see
Table

syslog Format on a Remote-Logging Server

The syslog format on a remote-logging server is as follows:
month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ss Timezone
description
or
month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ssTimezone
facility-SLOTnumber-severity-MNEMONIC description
or
month dd hh:mm:ss IP-addr-switch : year month day hh:mm:ss Timezone
description
For example:
sep 21 11:09:50 172.22.22.45 : 2005 Sep 04 18:18:22 UTC: %AUTHPRIV-3-SYSTEM_MSG: ttyS1:
togetattr: Input/output error - getty[28224]
switch resident syslog 2005 Sep 4 18:18:22 switch %AUTHPRIV-3-SYSTEM_MSG: ttyS1:
togetattr: Input/output error - getty[28224]
time on switch : 2005 Sep 4 18:18:22 time on Loggng Server : Sep 21 11:09:50
fc1/13 is not supported
.
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Element
month dd
hh:mm:ss
OL-15994-03
Representation of Variable Fields in System Messages
Type of Information
Decimal number
Hexadecimal number
Single character
Character string
Facility code =MODULE (indicating that it is a module-specific error)
Severity =5 (notification)
Alarm/event code= MOD_MINORSWFAIL
Description of the problem=
[dec] is the module slot number associated with this message.
[chars] is the service name that experienced this failure.
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syslog Element Descriptions for a Remote-Logging Server
Description
Date and month of the error or event
Time of the error or event
Module [dec] reported a failure in service [chars]
:
FACILITY-severity-MNEMONIC
:
:
FACILITY-STANDBY-severity-MNEMONIC
Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference
System Log Message Format
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