Error messages

If a hardware, software, or configuration problem exists on your system that is not severe enough to cause a panic, the storage system logs a message to alert you to the problem.

The error message can be logged to the console, a file, or to a remote system, depending on how you have configured message logging.

Note: You should check the /etc/messages file once a day for important messages. You can automate the checking of this file by creating a script on the administration host that periodically searches /etc/messages and then alerts you of important events.

Using the Syslog Translator to get more information about error messages
Error messages are relatively brief to avoid clogging the error logging system. Some messages have more information available through the Syslog Translator.
Accessing the Syslog Translator using FilerView
You can access the Syslog Translator through FilerView.

Parent topic: Troubleshooting tools

Related tasks

Configuring message logging