Cisco Systems OL-6415-04 Error and Event Messages, How to Read System Messages, Level Description

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Error and Event Messages

This appendix lists the CLI error and event messages.

How to Read System Messages

System messages begin with a percent (%) and are structured as follows: The text in bold are required elements of the system message, the text in italics are optional elements of the system message.

%FACILITY-SEVERITY-MNEMONIC: Message-text

FACILITY is a code consisting of two or more 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. You can see a complete list of mainline facility codes for Cisco IOS Release 12.3 on Cisco.com. Go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123sup/123sems/123semv1/emgove

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SEVERITY is a single-digit code from 0 to 7 that reflects the severity of the condition. The lower the number, the more serious the situation. Table D-1lists the severity levels.

Table D-1		Error Message Severity Levels
Level			Description
0	– emergency		System unusable
1	– alert		Immediate action needed
2	– critical		Critical condition
3	– error		Error condition
4	– warning		Warning condition
5	– notification		Normal but significant condition
6	– informational		Informational message only
7	– debugging		Appears during debugging only

MNEMONIC is a code that uniquely identifies the error message.

Variable information is indicated in brackets, for example [mac-address] indicates a the mac address of a device, [characters] indicates a character string, and [number] indicates a numeric value.

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