Introduction to System Error Messages
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Diagnostic and System Error Messages Version 3.1.x Reference Guide
Responding to a System Error Message
This section shows how to respond to system error messages.
Looking Up an Error Message
Chapter 2
lists error messages alphabetically by module. To find a specific
message, either scroll through the list or activate the link directly to the message
from one of the lists in
Appendix A
.
Table 4: Error Message Field Description
Example
Variable Name
Description
Error 1001
Error Log buffer
number
Displays a rotating number that describes the
position of this error message in the buffer. This
number is not permanently affiliated with the
error itself and should not be used when
contacting Technical Support.
Nov 03 14:11:53
Date and time
The date and time the error message occurred.
Switch: 1
Switch: <number>
The logical switch that was affected (
number
values are 0 and 1).
Error
Severity level
The severity of the message as Panic, Critical,
Error, Warning, Informational, or Debug.
EM-CP_ERR
Error module - error
code
The name of the module that generated the error
and the code name for the error.
2
Severity level
The severity of the error as a number:
0 = Panic
1 = Critical
2 = Error
3 = Warning
4 = Informational
5 = Debug
CP in slot 5 set
to faulty
because of CP
ERROR
Error description
Error-specific data, such as the reason for the
error.
