Commands for Displaying and Configuring System Message Logs

 describes commands that you can use to view or configure the system message logs. Most commands require admin-level access privileges. For detailed information on required access levels and commands, refer to the 

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Commands for Viewing or Configuring System Parameters and Message Logs

Command	Description
auditCfg	Configures the audit message log.
auditDump	Displays or clears the audit log.
errClear	Clears all error log messages for all switch instances on this control processor (CP).
errDelimiterSet	Sets the error log start and end delimiter for messages pushed to the console.
errDump	Displays the entire error log, without page breaks. Use the -r option to show the messages in reverse order, from newest to oldest.
errFilterSet	Sets an error severity filter for the system console.
errModuleShow	Displays all defined error log modules.
errShow	Displays the entire error log, with page breaks. Use the -r option to show the messages in reverse order, from newest to oldest.
pdShow	Displays the contents of the panic dump and core dump files.
portErrShow	Displays the port error summary.
portLogClear	Clears the port log. If the port log is disabled, this command enables it.
portLogDisable	Disables the port log facility.
portLogDump	Displays the port log, without page breaks.
portLogDumpPort	Displays the port log of the specified port, without page breaks.
portLogEnable	Enables the port log facility.
portLogEventShow	Displays which port log events are currently being reported.
portLoginShow	Displays port logins.
portLogPdisc	Sets or clears the debug pdisc_flag.
portLogReset	Enables the port log facility.
portLogResize	Resizes the port log to the specified number of entries.
portLogShow	Displays the port log, with page breaks.
portLogShowPort	Displays the port log of the specified port, with page breaks.
portLogTypeDisable	Prevents an event from being reported in the port log. Port log events are described by the portLogEventShow command.
portLogTypeEnable	Configures an event to be reported in the port log. Port log events are described by the portLogEventShow command.
rasAdmin	Used to enable or disable logging for selected messages or modules, to change the default severity level for a specified message, to display configured RASLog message settings, and to enable or disable quiet time.
rasMan	Displays message documentation on the switch.
setVerbose	Sets the verbose level of a particular module within the Fabric OS.

Commands for Viewing or Configuring System Parametrs and Message Logs

Command	Description
snmpConfig	Manages the SNMP agent configuration.
supportFfdc	Enables and disables FFDC.
supportFtp	Sets, clears, or displays support FTP parameters or a time interval to check the FTP server.
supportSave	Collects RASLog, trace files, and supportShow (active CP only) information for the local CP and then transfers the files to an FTP server. The operation can take several minutes.
supportShow	Issues a list of diagnostic and error display commands. This output is used by your switch service provider to diagnose and correct problems with the switch. The output from this command is very long. Refer to the following related commands:  supportShowCfgShow —Displays the groups of commands enabled for display by the  supportShow  command.  supportShowCfgEnable —Enables a group of commands to be displayed under the  supportShow  command.  supportShowCfgDisable —Disables a group of commands under the supportShow command.
syslogadmin --set - facility	Changes the syslogd facility.
syslogadmin --set - ip	Adds an IP address as a recipient of system messages.
syslogadmin -- remove -ip	Removes an IP address as a recipient of system messages.
syslogadmin --show - ip	Displays the currently configured IP addresses that are recipients of system messages.
traceDump	Displays, initiates, or removes a Fabric OS module trace dump.