Troubleshooting

Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems

System

Description

Documented in ProCurve Hardware/

Module

Software guide

 

 

 

 

netinet

Network Internet: Monitors the creation of a route or an

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entry and sends a log

 

 

message in case of failure.

 

pagp

Ports Aggregation Protocol (PAgP): Obsolete. Replaced by

 

LACP (802.3ad). Not used for logging messages in software

 

 

release K.13.xx.

 

ports

Port status and port configuration features, including mode

Installation and Getting Started Guide

 

(speed and duplex), flow control, and security settings.

Management and Configuration Guide

 

Port messages include events on Power Over Ethernet (POE)

Access Security Guide

 

operation and transceiver connections with other network

 

 

devices.

 

radius

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)

Access Security Guide

 

authentication and accounting: A network server is used to

 

 

authenticate user-connection requests on the switch and

 

 

collect accounting information to track network resource

 

 

usage.

 

snmp

Simple Network Management Protocol: Allows you to manage

Management and Configuration Guide

 

the switch from a network management station, including

 

 

support for security features, event reporting, flow sampling,

 

 

and standard MIBs.

 

sntp

Simple Network Time Protocol: Synchronizes and ensures a

Management and Configuration Guide

 

uniform time among interoperating devices.

 

ssh

Secure Shell version 2 (SSHv2): Provides remote access to

Access Security Guide

 

management functions on a switch via encrypted paths

 

 

between the switch and management station clients capable

 

 

of SSH operation.

 

 

SSH messages also include events from the Secure File

 

 

Transfer Protocol (SFTP) feature. SFTP provides a secure

 

 

alternative to TFTP for transferring sensitive information, such

 

 

as switch configuration files, to and from the switch in an SSH

 

 

session.

 

ssl

Secure Socket Layer Version 3 (SSLv3), including Transport

Access Security Guide

 

Layer Security (TLSv1) support: Provides remote web access

 

 

to a switch via encrypted paths between the switch and

 

 

management station clients capable of SSL/TLS operation.

 

stack

Stack management: Uses a single IP address and standard

Advanced Traffic Management Guide

 

network cabling to manage a group (up to 16) of switches in

 

 

the same IP subnet (broadcast domain), resulting in a reduced

 

 

number of IP addresses and simplified management of small

 

 

workgroups for scaling your network to handle increased

 

 

bandwidth demand.

 

 

 

 

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