Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 50)

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System module descriptions
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Trace dumps
The Fabric OS produces trace dumps when problems are encountered within Fabric OS modules.
The Fabric OS trace dump files are intended for support personnel use only. You can use the
supportSave or supportFTP commands to collect trace dump files to a specified remote location to
provide to support when requested. Trace dump must be enabled and set up on the switch to
detect the first event. Note that there is only one trace buffer on a switch.
supportSave command
The supportSave command can be used to send the output of the system messages (RASLog), the
trace files, and the output of the supportShow command to an off-switch storage location through
FTP. Prior to running the supportSave command, you can optionally set up the FTP parameters
using the supportFtp command. The supportShow command runs a large number of dump and
show commands to provide a global output of the status of the switch. After the supportsave
operation is completed, you must execute the supportSave -R command to remove all unwanted
files. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for more information on these commands.
System module descriptions
Table 6 provides a summary of the system modules for which messages are documented in this
guide; the system modules are listed alphabetically by name. A module is a subsystem in the Fabric
OS. Each module generates a set of numbered messages.
TABLE 6 System module descriptions
System
module Description
AG Access Gateway (AG) allows multiple hosts (or HBAs) to access the fabric using fewer physical ports.
Access Gateway mode transforms the Brocade switches as well as embedded switches into a device
management tool that is compatible with different types of fabrics, including Brocade-, Cisco-, and
McDATA-based fabrics.
AN Error or warning messages from the Bottleneck Detection module, including notification of detected
bottlenecks.
ANV ANV error messages indicate problems with the driver that deal with the ENET application-specific
integrated circuits (ASICs) on the Fabric OS. They can be software- or hardware-related errors.
AUTH Authentication error messages indicate problems with the authentication module of the Fabric OS.
BKSW BKSW messages are generated by the Fabric OS blade kernel software watchdog module.
BL BL error messages are a result of faulty hardware, transient out-of-memory conditions, ASIC errors,
or inconsistencies in the software state between a blade and the environment monitor (EM) module.
BLS Fibre Channel over IP port configuration messages over the Brocade 7800 and FX8-24 blade.
BM Blade management error messages are a result of autoleveling firmware upgrades performed by the
control processor (CP).
C2 C2 error messages indicate problems with the 8 Gbps-capable FC module of the Fabric OS.
C3 C3 error messages indicate problems with the 16 Gbps-capable FC module of the Fabric OS.
CAL Common Access Layer (CAL) provides XML interface for configuring switch parameters in an object
model.