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Link log messages

Link log messages

The log messages in this section are for link issues.

Physical port changed

ID

1000

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"<port_name>\"

Meaning

The specified physical port has gone up or down.

Physical port active trunk member

ID

1001

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"Physical port (<port_name>) became active member of trunk (<trunk_name>)\"

Meaning

The specified physical port is now an active member of the specified trunk.

Physical port inactive trunk member

ID

1002

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"Physical port (<port_name>) became non-active member of trunk (<trunk_name>)\"

Meaning

The specified physical port is now an inactive member of the specified trunk.

Trunk failed to add physical port

ID

1003

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Error

Message

  • msg=\"failed to add <port_name> to trunk <trunk_name> error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"failed to set member <port_name> ipmac-binding-status(<status>) error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

Meaning

The specified trunk failed to add the specified physical port.

Trunk failed to remove physical port

ID

1004

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Error

Message

  • msg=\"failed to remove <port_name> from trunk <trunk_name> error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"failed to set member <port_name> ipmac-binding-status(<status>) error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"Failed to set member <port_name> source-guard status error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"failed to fetch VLANs for trunk member <port_name> error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"unable to remove member <port_name> error=<error>\"

  • msg=\"Failed to get native vlan of trunk member <port_name> error=<error>\"

Meaning

The specified physical port is now an active member of the specified trunk.

DMI port changed

ID

1050-1057

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Varies

Message

msg=\"<port_name>\"

Meaning

There was a change in the physical port used for the diagnostic monitoring interface (DMI).

Trunk status

ID

1200

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"<port_name>\"

Meaning

One of the members of a trunk is down.

Loopback error

ID

1250

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"An illegal loopback occurred on adapter (<port_name>)\nCheck the configuration to verify that all adapters are connected to 802.3ad compliant switch ports.\"

Meaning

A loopback occurred in a link aggregation group (LAG).

Entering LACP fallback mode

ID

1251

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"Trunk <trunk_name> entering fallback mode with fallback-port (<port_name>)\"

Meaning

The LACP fallback mode was entered because the trunk did not receive any LACP protocol data units (PDUs).

Exiting LACP fallback mode

ID

1252

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"Trunk <trunk_name> exiting fallback mode\"

Meaning

The LACP fallback mode was exited because the trunk started to receive LACP PDUs again.

ICL ACL change

ID

1300

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: ICL ACL change ingress-port-bitmap=<port_name>, egress-block-port-bitmap=<port_name>\"

Meaning

There was a change in the access control list (ACL) policy used by the MCLAG ICL trunk.

An MCLAG peer lost

ID

1301

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: lost peer info for trunk(<trunk_name>) peer-timeout(<time>) sb(<split-brain>)\"

Meaning

The FortiSwitch unit cannot detect one of the MCLAG peers.

Model mismatch of MCLAG peers

ID

1302

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: **Unsupported config, peer model mismatch local-model(<switch1_model>) peer-model(<peer_switch2_model>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are different FortiSwitch models.

Model mismatch of MCLAG peers fixed

ID

1303

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: Cleared **Unsupported config, peer model mismatch local-model(<switch1_model>) peer-model(<switch2_model>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers have been changed to be the same FortiSwitch model.

Software mismatch of MCLAG peers

ID

1304

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: **peer software mismatch local-software(<switch1_firmware>) peer-software(<switch2_firmware>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are running different versions of FortiSwitchOS.

Software mismatch of MCLAG peers fixed

ID

1305

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: Cleared **peer software mismatch local-software(<switch1_firmware>) peer-software(<switch2_firmware>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are now running the same version of FortiSwitchOS.

One MCLAG peer link up

ID

1306

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> at least one peer link up\"

Meaning

One or more of the MCLAG peer links is up.

All MCLAG peer links down

ID

1307

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> all peer link down\"

Meaning

All MCLAG peer links are down.

MCLAG peer misconfigured

ID

1308

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> peer misconfigured\"

Meaning

One of the MCLAG peers is misconfigured.

MCLAG peer misconfigured fixed

ID

1309

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> peer misconfiguration cleared\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are configured correctly now.

MCLAG misconfigured

ID

1310

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Critical

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: misconfigured out of LAG table entry\"

Meaning

The MCLAG is misconfigured.

MAC addresses unsynchronized in MCLAG peers

ID

1311

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG:<trunk_name> ports=<port_name> MAC mismatch local-mac= peer-mac=\"

Meaning

MAC addresses in MCLAG peers are not synchronized.

ACL failure

ID

1312

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Critical

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: ACL failures are detected\"

Meaning

The access control list (ACL) in the MCLAG failed.

MCLAG peer joined

ID

1313

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG peer <switch_interface> joined.\"

Meaning

A peer switch has joined the MCLAG.

Split-brain state detected

ID

1314

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Critical

Message

msg=\"MCLAG split-brain occurred, this switch may go to dormant.\"

Meaning

When the split-brain state occurs, one of switches in the MCLAG goes dormant. Any devices connected to the dormant switch will lose network connectivity. The switch that goes dormant is the switch with the lowest numerical MAC address between the two peers.

VLAN configuration failure

ID

1315

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: ICL vlan configuration failure\"

Meaning

The VLAN configuration in the MCLAG failed.

Switch port up

ID

1400

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"<switch_serial_number> switch port <port_name> has come up\"

Meaning

The specified FortiSwitch port is now up.

Switch port down

ID

1401

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"<switch_serial_number> switch port <port_name> has gone down\"

Meaning

The specified FortiSwitch port is now down.

Switch interface link changed

ID

1450

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"interface <interface_name> link status is <status>\"

Meaning

The status of the specified interface link has changed.

Link log messages

The log messages in this section are for link issues.

Physical port changed

ID

1000

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"<port_name>\"

Meaning

The specified physical port has gone up or down.

Physical port active trunk member

ID

1001

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"Physical port (<port_name>) became active member of trunk (<trunk_name>)\"

Meaning

The specified physical port is now an active member of the specified trunk.

Physical port inactive trunk member

ID

1002

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"Physical port (<port_name>) became non-active member of trunk (<trunk_name>)\"

Meaning

The specified physical port is now an inactive member of the specified trunk.

Trunk failed to add physical port

ID

1003

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Error

Message

  • msg=\"failed to add <port_name> to trunk <trunk_name> error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"failed to set member <port_name> ipmac-binding-status(<status>) error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

Meaning

The specified trunk failed to add the specified physical port.

Trunk failed to remove physical port

ID

1004

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Error

Message

  • msg=\"failed to remove <port_name> from trunk <trunk_name> error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"failed to set member <port_name> ipmac-binding-status(<status>) error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"Failed to set member <port_name> source-guard status error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"failed to fetch VLANs for trunk member <port_name> error=<error> rollback={yes | no}\"

  • msg=\"unable to remove member <port_name> error=<error>\"

  • msg=\"Failed to get native vlan of trunk member <port_name> error=<error>\"

Meaning

The specified physical port is now an active member of the specified trunk.

DMI port changed

ID

1050-1057

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Varies

Message

msg=\"<port_name>\"

Meaning

There was a change in the physical port used for the diagnostic monitoring interface (DMI).

Trunk status

ID

1200

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"<port_name>\"

Meaning

One of the members of a trunk is down.

Loopback error

ID

1250

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"An illegal loopback occurred on adapter (<port_name>)\nCheck the configuration to verify that all adapters are connected to 802.3ad compliant switch ports.\"

Meaning

A loopback occurred in a link aggregation group (LAG).

Entering LACP fallback mode

ID

1251

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"Trunk <trunk_name> entering fallback mode with fallback-port (<port_name>)\"

Meaning

The LACP fallback mode was entered because the trunk did not receive any LACP protocol data units (PDUs).

Exiting LACP fallback mode

ID

1252

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"Trunk <trunk_name> exiting fallback mode\"

Meaning

The LACP fallback mode was exited because the trunk started to receive LACP PDUs again.

ICL ACL change

ID

1300

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: ICL ACL change ingress-port-bitmap=<port_name>, egress-block-port-bitmap=<port_name>\"

Meaning

There was a change in the access control list (ACL) policy used by the MCLAG ICL trunk.

An MCLAG peer lost

ID

1301

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: lost peer info for trunk(<trunk_name>) peer-timeout(<time>) sb(<split-brain>)\"

Meaning

The FortiSwitch unit cannot detect one of the MCLAG peers.

Model mismatch of MCLAG peers

ID

1302

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: **Unsupported config, peer model mismatch local-model(<switch1_model>) peer-model(<peer_switch2_model>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are different FortiSwitch models.

Model mismatch of MCLAG peers fixed

ID

1303

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: Cleared **Unsupported config, peer model mismatch local-model(<switch1_model>) peer-model(<switch2_model>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers have been changed to be the same FortiSwitch model.

Software mismatch of MCLAG peers

ID

1304

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: **peer software mismatch local-software(<switch1_firmware>) peer-software(<switch2_firmware>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are running different versions of FortiSwitchOS.

Software mismatch of MCLAG peers fixed

ID

1305

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: Cleared **peer software mismatch local-software(<switch1_firmware>) peer-software(<switch2_firmware>)\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are now running the same version of FortiSwitchOS.

One MCLAG peer link up

ID

1306

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> at least one peer link up\"

Meaning

One or more of the MCLAG peer links is up.

All MCLAG peer links down

ID

1307

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> all peer link down\"

Meaning

All MCLAG peer links are down.

MCLAG peer misconfigured

ID

1308

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> peer misconfigured\"

Meaning

One of the MCLAG peers is misconfigured.

MCLAG peer misconfigured fixed

ID

1309

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: <trunk_name> peer misconfiguration cleared\"

Meaning

The MCLAG peers are configured correctly now.

MCLAG misconfigured

ID

1310

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Critical

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: misconfigured out of LAG table entry\"

Meaning

The MCLAG is misconfigured.

MAC addresses unsynchronized in MCLAG peers

ID

1311

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG:<trunk_name> ports=<port_name> MAC mismatch local-mac= peer-mac=\"

Meaning

MAC addresses in MCLAG peers are not synchronized.

ACL failure

ID

1312

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Critical

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: ACL failures are detected\"

Meaning

The access control list (ACL) in the MCLAG failed.

MCLAG peer joined

ID

1313

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"MCLAG peer <switch_interface> joined.\"

Meaning

A peer switch has joined the MCLAG.

Split-brain state detected

ID

1314

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Critical

Message

msg=\"MCLAG split-brain occurred, this switch may go to dormant.\"

Meaning

When the split-brain state occurs, one of switches in the MCLAG goes dormant. Any devices connected to the dormant switch will lose network connectivity. The switch that goes dormant is the switch with the lowest numerical MAC address between the two peers.

VLAN configuration failure

ID

1315

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Warning

Message

msg=\"MCLAG: ICL vlan configuration failure\"

Meaning

The VLAN configuration in the MCLAG failed.

Switch port up

ID

1400

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"<switch_serial_number> switch port <port_name> has come up\"

Meaning

The specified FortiSwitch port is now up.

Switch port down

ID

1401

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"<switch_serial_number> switch port <port_name> has gone down\"

Meaning

The specified FortiSwitch port is now down.

Switch interface link changed

ID

1450

Type

Event log

Subtype

Link

Severity

Notice

Message

msg=\"interface <interface_name> link status is <status>\"

Meaning

The status of the specified interface link has changed.