Chapter 1 System Message Format; Message Structure; Facility Code - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series System Message Manual

System Message Format
This chapter describes the Cisco IOS system message structure and error message traceback report.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Message Structure

The message includes the following information:
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System error messages are structured as follows:
FACILITY-SEVERITY-MNEMONIC: Message-text

Facility Code

The facility code consists of at least two uppercase letters that indicate the facility to which the message
refers. A facility can be a hardware device, a protocol, or a module of the system software.
lists the system facility codes.
Table 1-1
Code
ACL
ACLSNOOPMAN
ARPSNOOPINGMAN
BUFFERMANAGER
CHASSIS
COMMONHWACLMAN
OL-13091-01
Message Structure, page 1-1
Error Message Traceback Reports, page 1-5
Facility code
Severity level
Mnemonic code
Description field
Facility Codes
C H A P T E R
Facility
Access control list
ACL Snooping
ARP Snooping
Memory buffer management
Chassis
Common hardware ACL management
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