Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 694)

Emulex Drivers for Windows User Manual P010077-01A Rev. A
Appendix A. Error and Event Log Information
FC/FCoE Error and Event Logs
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Severity Scheme
When the Event Viewer is launched, there are three branches: Application, Security and
System. All ELXFC/ELXCNA error log entries are found under the System branch, and
all ELXFC/ELXCNA error log entries have the Event Viewer severity level of “error”.
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A severe error code indicates that the driver, firmware or adapter is behaving
abnormally and your intervention is required to correct the issue.
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A malfunction error code indicates that there is an issue with the system, but
your intervention is not required.
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A command error code indicates that an event has transpired, but does not
require your intervention. An event may be issue-oriented, such as an invalid
fabric command sub-type. An event may not be issue-oriented, such as
exhausted retries on PLOGI or PDISC.
Related Driver Parameter: LogError
The LogError driver parameter determines the minimum severity level to enable entry
of a logged error into the system. See the Configuration Section for instructions on how
to set driver parameters.
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If set to 0 = all errors regardless of severity are logged.
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If set to 1 = severe, malfunction and command level errors are logged.
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If set to 2 = both severe and malfunction errors are logged.
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If set to 3 = only severe errors are logged.
Note: Set LogError to 1 if you are troubleshooting SAN connectivity or device
discovery issues.
Format of an Error Log Entry
An error log entry will take the form of an event. This event is described by:
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Date (date entry was logged)
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Source (elxfc/elxcna)
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Time (time entry was logged)
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Category (none)
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Type (error)
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Event id (0)
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User (N/A)
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Computer (name of computer)