Kern.Alert

Description

The EXOS kernel has logged a message of severity 'Alert'. This event is due to a problem that should not happen during normal operation. The EXOS kernel is the lowest level of software, but handles a wide range of responsibilities. Protocols, hardware device management, filesystems, and low-level memory management, are just a few of those responsibilities. Many different messages and causes map to this one EMS event.

Remedy

Look to the message that accompanies this event for a description of the underlying problem. You will often find other related, and relevant, events before and after this one. The following items are required to further investigate the event: kernel panic messages and any other anomalous messages seen on the serial console, a record of all log messages (show tech all), and any core dump files (which will need to be transferred off the switch).

Severity

Critical

Message Text

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Message Parameters

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