Troubleshooting

Using the Event Log for Troubleshooting Switch Problems

Log Throttle Periods

The length of the log throttle period differs according to an event’s severity level:

Severity Level

Log Throttle Period

 

 

I (Information)

6000 Seconds

W (Warning)

600 Seconds

D (Debug)

60 Seconds

M (Major)

6 Seconds

 

 

Example of Log Throttling

For example, suppose that you configure VLAN 100 on the switch to support PIM operation, but do not configure an IP address. If PIM attempted to use VLAN 100, the switch would generate the first instance of the following Event Log message and counter.

W 10/01/06 09:00:33 PIM:No IP address configured on VID 100 (1)

The counter indicates that this is the first instance of this event since the switch last rebooted.

Figure C-7. Example of the First Instance of an Event Message and Counter

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