13.1 Message Description Format
The format of message descriptions in this manual is as follows:
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KEOSnnnnn-Y (Z)
Message text
Explanation of variable values
- Description
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Supplementary explanation for the message text
- Action
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Action performed by the user
Note that depending upon the message, Explanation of variable values, Description, and Action may not be described.
The description of each item is as follows:
- KEOSnnnnn
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This indicates message IDs.
The description of elements configuring a message ID is as follows:
- KEOS
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This indicates a prefix of messages output when building, operating, or maintaining a system using Cosminexus Manager.
- nnnnn
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This indicates a message number that is managed when building, operating, or maintaining a system using Cosminexus Manager. A five-digit specific number in the range from 02000 to 29999 is attached to the respective messages.
- Y
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This indicates the message level. The message level is shown with one alphabetic character.
The characters showing message levels and their meaning are mentioned below:
- E (Error)
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This message reports that an error level problem has occurred.
The process is interrupted when this message is output.
- W (Warning)
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This message reports that a warning level problem has occurred.
The process continues even after the message is output.
- I (Information)
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This message reports a system operation.
The process continues even after the message is output.
- Q (Question)
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This message reports a user response for the output message.
When this message is output, the system waits for the user response.
- R (Request)
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This message reports that the system is waiting for a user response to output message.
Note that if the output destination of a message beginning with KEOS is the Management Server window, the color of the message text differs depending on the message level.
The colors indicating message levels and their meanings are as follows:
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Red: Indicates an error-level message.
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Yellow: Indicates a warning-level message.
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Black: Indicates a message that reports the system operation.
- (Z)
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This indicates the output destination of the message. The output destination is indicated with one alphabetic character.
The characters showing the output destination and their meaning are described below:
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C: Output to the console.
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F: Output to the log file.
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L: Output to the event log.
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S: Output to syslog (in UNIX).
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W: Output to the Management Server window.
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V: Output to logs of the products using the remote management function.
- Important note
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Message output destination is additional information used in the manual.
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- Message text
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This indicates the message text output when Cosminexus Manager is used for setup, operations, and maintenance.
Note that the variable value (value that varies depending on the status in which the message is output) in the message text is described in one of the following formats:
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Bold
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xx....xx (xx are English lower-case alphabetical characters)
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- Explanation of variable values
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The information displayed in the variable value within the message text is shown in the format of 'xx....xx: displayed information' (xx are lower case alphabetic characters). A format example of the explanation of variable values is shown below:
- (Example)
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aa....aa: File name
bb....bb: Application name
- Description
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This indicates the supplementary message explanation items such as the factors due to which the message is reported and configuration software operations that output the message.
- Action
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This indicates the actions performed by the user. Note that 'Contact the maintenance personnel' in the action indicates that the system administrator needs to contact our helpdesk based on the purchase agreement.