Monitor Log Messages
Monitor System Log Messages
Purpose
Display system log messages about the QFX Series. By looking through a system log file for any entries pertaining to the interface that you are interested in, you can further investigate a problem with an interface on the switch.
Action
To view system log messages:
user@switch1> show log messages
Sample Output
command-name
Nov 4 11:30:01 switch1 newsyslog[2283]: logfile turned over due to size>128K Nov 4 11:30:01 switch1 newsyslog[2283]: logfile turned over due to size>128K Nov 4 11:30:06 switch1 chassism[952]: CM ENV Monitor: set fan speed is 65 percent for Fan 1 Nov 4 11:30:06 switch1 chassism[952]: CM ENV Monitor: set fan speed is 65 percent for Fan 2 Nov 4 11:30:06 switch1 chassism[952]: CM ENV Monitor: set fan speed is 65 percent for Fan 3 ... Nov 4 11:52:53 switch1 snmpd[944]: SNMPD_HEALTH_MON_INSTANCE: Health Monitor: jroute daemon memory usage (Management process): new instance detected (variable: sysApplElmtRunMemory.5.6.2293) Nov 4 11:52:53 switch1 snmpd[944]: SNMPD_HEALTH_MON_INSTANCE: Health Monitor: jroute daemon memory usage (Command-line interface): new instance detected (variable: sysApplElmtRunMemory.5.8.2292) ... Nov 4 12:10:24 switch1 mgd[2293]: UI_CMDLINE_READ_LINE: User 'jsmith', command 'exit ' Nov 4 12:10:27 switch1 mgd[2293]: UI_DBASE_LOGOUT_EVENT: User 'jsmith' exiting configuration mode Nov 4 12:10:31 switch1 mgd[2293]: UI_CMDLINE_READ_LINE: User 'jsmith', command 'show log messages
Meaning
The sample output shows the following entries in the messages file:
A new log file was created when the previous file reached the maximum size of 128 kilobytes (KB).
The fan speed for Fan 1, 2, and 3 is set at 65 percent.
Health monitoring activity is detected.
CLI commands were entered by the user jsmith.