AIX 5L Problem Determination - IBM Redbooks

6.3.1 Error classes
The Error Notification object class specifies the conditions and actions to be
taken when errors are recorded in the system error log. The user specifies these
conditions and actions in an Error Notification object.
Each time an error is logged, the error notification daemon determines whether
the error log entry matches the selection criteria of any of the Error Notification
objects. If matches exist, the daemon runs the programmed action, also called a
notify method, for each matched object.
The Error Notification object class is located in the /etc/objrepos/errnotify file.
Error Notification objects are added to the object class by using Object Data
Manager (ODM) commands. Error Notification objects contain the class
descriptors provided in Table 6-3.
Table 6-3 List of error classes
Class of error
log entry
The following is an error entry example of when the system is rebooted. It is a
Class S temporary error:
LABEL: REBOOT_ID
IDENTIFIER: 2BFA76F6
Date/Time: Mon Sep 16 11:24:12 CDT
Sequence Number: 202
Machine Id: 000BC6FD4C00
Node Id: server2
Class: S
Type: TEMP
Resource Name: SYSPROC
Description
SYSTEM SHUTDOWN BY USER
Probable Causes
SYSTEM SHUTDOWN
Detail Data
Description
H Hardware error class
S Software error class
O Messages from the errorlogger command
U Undetermined error class
Chapter 6. Error reports 121