Error Log Analysis Commands

To Display the Log Files and Retrieve SRNs

Type

#/opt/svengine/sduc/sreadlog

Errors that need action are returned in the following format:

TimeStamp:nnn:Txxxxx.uuuuuuuu SRN=mmmmm

TimeStamp:nnn:Txxxxx.uuuuuuuu SRN=mmmmm

TimeStamp:nnn:Txxxxx.uuuuuuuu SRN=mmmmm

A description of the errors follows.

Item

Description

 

 

TimeStamp

The time and date when the error occurred

nnn

The name of the virtualization engine pair (v1 or v2)

Txxxxx1

The LUN where the error occurred

uuuuuuuuThe unique ID of the drive or the virtualization engine router

SRN=mmmmm

The SRN defined in numerical order. Refer to “Virtualization Engine

 

References” on page 155 for the SRN codes.

1Txxxxx can represent a physical or a logical LUN.

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Sun Microsystems 6900, 3900 manual Error Log Analysis Commands, To Display the Log Files and Retrieve SRNs

6900, 3900 specifications

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