Disaster message logging to syslog as well as console?

[John Grover]

I am getting messages on the console about every 3Hr 7Min 12.5sec regarding a NS_LS_DRIVER Disaster 1029, pid[ICS] ... Check cable for disconnection. I got this same error when I swapped the cable.

How can I get this message into the syslog so I don't have to go to the computer room to monitor it?

The regular frequency makes me think it may be environmental. We're trying to determine if the probelm is internal or external to the server. HP replaced the core I/O board yesterday because it apparently caused a painic and reboot over the weekend but I still get this message on the console.

Thanks,
John Grover
Systems and Database Admin
Lake Michigan College

[Stefan Farrelly · Accepted solution]

Hmm. If its going to the console then its either an alert or emergency, but emergency messages go to syslog and the console, so it must be classed as an alert, which goes to the console and an email to root. Have you checked root email for copies of these ?

You can try adding an entry to /etc/syslog.conf
*.alert /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

Then restart syslog (from /sbin/init.d/syslogd stop then start)..

[Paul Sperry]

ns_ls_driver disaster are generated when your system does not have a terminator for the connection, verify your system - may be the terminator is lose.

[Steven E. Protter]

Replace the Ethernet cable.

Check the switch port for errors.

If Hardware will do it, replace the NIC. If not, test the hell out of it so you can convince hardware to replace it.

SEP

[Zeev Schultz]

I think you can config EMS to monitor LAN adapters.Check /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/moncheck
and /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/monconfig.EMS can
send e-mails and snmp traps.
It comes inside the OnlineDiag bundle :
swlist -l bundle OnlineDiag.

Zeev

[twang]

dmesg looks in a system buffer for recently printed diagnostic messages and show on console.
It only takes recent alerts/errors from
buffer. once reboot dmesg will not display the same messages. But you can find those in
syslog.log by default.