BFDD System Log Messages

This chapter describes messages with the BFDD prefix. They are generated by the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection protocol process (bfdd), which detects failures in the bidirectional path between two routing platforms.

BFDD_MIRROR_ERROR

System Log Message

Unable to establish BFD mirror connection between Routing Engines: error-message

Description

The Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) could not establish the mirror connection (which supports nonstop routing) between the master and backup Routing Engines.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

warning

Facility

LOG_DAEMON

Cause

The master and backup Routing Engines are running incompatible versions of the Junos OS.

Action

Update the Junos OS to compatible versions on the master and backup Routing Engines.

BFDD_MIRROR_VERSION_MISMATCH

System Log Message

Versions of BFD mirror software on Routing Engines are incompatible: error-message

Description

While trying to establish the mirror connection (which supports nonstop routing) between the master and backup Routing Engines, the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) determined that the versions of Junos OS on the Routing Engines were incompatible.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

warning

Facility

LOG_DAEMON

Action

Update the Junos OS to compatible versions on the master and backup Routing Engines.

BFDD_READ_ERROR

System Log Message

Read error on pipe-type pipe: reason (error-message)

Description

The Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) could not read the message available on the indicated type of pipe.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

info

Facility

LOG_DAEMON

Action

Contact your technical support representative.

BFDD_TRAP_STATE_DOWN

System Log Message

local discriminator: session-id, new state: state

Description

The state changed to 'down' or 'admin down' for the indicated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) session.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

warning

Facility

LOG_DAEMON

BFDD_TRAP_STATE_UP

System Log Message

local discriminator: session-id, new state: state

Description

The state changed to 'up' for the indicated Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) session.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

info

Facility

LOG_DAEMON

BFDD_WRITE_ERROR

System Log Message

function-name: write error on pipe-type pipe (error-message)

Description

The Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) could not write a message to the indicated type of pipe.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

LOG_DAEMON

Action

Contact your technical support representative.