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Fabric OS Command Reference

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errShow

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errShow

Displays the error log messages with pagination.

Synopsis

errshow [-a |-r ]

Description

Use this command to display external error log messages one at a time. When executed without
operands, this command prints the error messages for the logical switch context in which the
command is executed. When used with the -a option, the command prints the error messages for
the entire chassis. The messages are displayed with page breaks. The -r operand displays the
messages in reversed order.

The output of this command is unique for each Control Processor (CP). On dual-CP processors this
command must be executed on each CP to obtain a complete record.

The following information displays in each message:

Start delimiter

Delimiter string for the start of a message.

Timestamp

Timestamp for the message.

Message ID

Message identifier.

External sequence number

Sequence number for the message

Security audit flag

Security audit message displayed as AUDIT.

Severity

Severity of the message. Valid values include INFO, WARNING, ERROR, and
CRITICAL.

Switch name

Switch name for the generator of this message, or “chassis”.

Message

Message body.

End delimiter

Delimiter string for the end of a message.

Note

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability"
for details.

Operands

This command has the following operands:

-a

Displays messages for the entire chassis for a user with admin and chassis
permissions. This operand is optional; if omitted, the messages for the
current logical switch context are displayed.

-r

Displays messages in reversed order. This operand is optional; if omitted, the
messages display in the chronological order.

Examples

To display the error log for the chassis:

switch:admin>

errdump -a

Fabric OS: v6.2.0

2008/08/25-10:10:41, [SEC-1203], 9036, CHASSIS, INFO, Spir_67, Login

information : Login successful via TELNET/SSH/RSH. IP Addr: 10.106.7.62

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