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Troubleshooting

Using the Event Log To Identify Problem Sources

Using the Event Log To Identify ProblemSources

The Event Log records operating events as single-line entries listed in chrono­ logical order, and serves as a tool for isolating problems. Each Event Log entry is composed of five fields:

Severity	Date	Time	System Module	Event Message
I	08/05/01	10:52:32	ports:	port A1 enabled

Severity is one of the following codes:

I(information) indicates routine events.

W(warning) indicates that a service has behaved unexpectedly.

C(critical) indicates that a severe switch error has occurred.

D(debug) reserved for HP internal diagnostic information.

Date is the date in mm/dd/yy format that the entry was placed in the log.

Time is the time in hh:mm:ss format that the entry was placed in the log.

System Module is the internal module (such as “ports” for port manager) that generated the log entry. If VLANs are configured, then a VLAN name also appears for an event that is specific to an individual VLAN. Table 1 on page C- 23 lists the individual modules.

Event Message is a brief description of the operating event.

The event log holds up to 1000 lines in chronological order, from the oldest to the newest. Each line consists of one complete event message. Once the log has received 1000 entries, it discards the current oldest line each time a new line is received. The event log window contains 14 log entry lines and can be positioned to any location in the log.

The event log will be erased if power to the switch is interrupted.

(The event log is not erased by using the Reboot Switch command in the Main Menu.)

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