System Events Reference

The following table lists all system event messages organized by type. You can view these messages with the NetQ UI or CLI, or receive them through third-party notification applications.

Agent Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
agent	NetQ Agent state changed to Rotten (not heard from in over 15 seconds)	Error	Agent state changed to rotten	Agent state changed to rotten
agent	NetQ Agent rebooted	Error	Netq-agent rebooted at (@last_boot)	Netq-agent rebooted at 1573166417
agent	Node running NetQ Agent rebooted	Error	Switch rebooted at (@sys_uptime)	Switch rebooted at 1573166131
agent	NetQ Agent state changed to Fresh	Info	Agent state changed to fresh	Agent state changed to fresh
agent	NetQ Agent state was reset	Info	Agent state was paused and resumed at (@last_reinit)	Agent state was paused and resumed at 1573166125
agent	Version of NetQ Agent has changed	Info	Agent version has been changed old_version:@old_version and new_version:@new_version. Agent reset at @sys_uptime	Agent version has been changed old_version:2.1.2 and new_version:2.3.1. Agent reset at 1573079725

BGP Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
bgp	BGP Session state changed	Error	BGP session with peer @peer @neighbor vrf @vrf state changed from @old_state to @new_state	BGP session with peer leaf03 leaf04 vrf mgmt state changed from Established to Failed
bgp	BGP Session state changed from Failed to Established	Info	BGP session with peer @peer @peerhost @neighbor vrf @vrf session state changed from Failed to Established	BGP session with peer swp5 spine02 spine03 vrf default session state changed from Failed to Established
bgp	BGP Session state changed from Established to Failed	Info	BGP session with peer @peer @neighbor vrf @vrf state changed from established to failed	BGP session with peer leaf03 leaf04 vrf mgmt state changed from down to up
bgp	The reset time for a BGP session changed	Info	BGP session with peer @peer @neighbor vrf @vrf reset time changed from @old_last_reset_time to @new_last_reset_time	BGP session with peer spine03 swp9 vrf vrf2 reset time changed from 1559427694 to 1559837484

BTRFS Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
btrfsinfo	Disk space available after BTRFS allocation is less than 80% of partition size or only 2 GB remain.	Error	@info : @details	high btrfs allocation space : greater than 80% of partition size, 61708420
btrfsinfo	Indicates if a rebalance operation can free up space on the disk	Error	@info : @details	data storage efficiency : space left after allocation greater than chunk size 6170849.2","

Cable Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
cable	Link speed is not the same on both ends of the link	Error	@ifname speed @speed, mismatched with peer @peer @peer_if speed @peer_speed	swp2 speed 10, mismatched with peer server02 swp8 speed 40
cable	The speed setting for a given port changed	Info	@ifname speed changed from @old_speed to @new_speed	swp9 speed changed from 10 to 40
cable	The transceiver status for a given port changed	Info	@ifname transceiver changed from @old_transceiver to @new_transceiver	swp4 transceiver changed from disabled to enabled
cable	The vendor of a given transceiver changed	Info	@ifname vendor name changed from @old_vendor_name to @new_vendor_name	swp23 vendor name changed from Broadcom to NVIDIA
cable	The part number of a given transceiver changed	Info	@ifname part number changed from @old_part_number to @new_part_number	swp7 part number changed from FP1ZZ5654002A to MSN2700-CS2F0
cable	The serial number of a given transceiver changed	Info	@ifname serial number changed from @old_serial_number to @new_serial_number	swp4 serial number changed from 571254X1507020 to MT1552X12041
cable	The status of forward error correction (FEC) support for a given port changed	Info	@ifname supported fec changed from @old_supported_fec to @new_supported_fec	swp12 supported fec changed from supported to unsupported swp12 supported fec changed from unsupported to supported
cable	The advertised support for FEC for a given port changed	Info	@ifname supported fec changed from @old_advertised_fec to @new_advertised_fec	swp24 supported FEC changed from advertised to not advertised
cable	The FEC status for a given port changed	Info	@ifname fec changed from @old_fec to @new_fec	swp15 fec changed from disabled to enabled

CLAG/MLAG Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
clag	CLAG remote peer state changed from up to down	Error	Peer state changed to down	Peer state changed to down
clag	Local CLAG host MTU does not match its remote peer MTU	Error	SVI @svi1 on vlan @vlan mtu @mtu1 mismatched with peer mtu @mtu2	SVI svi7 on vlan 4 mtu 1592 mistmatched with peer mtu 1680
clag	CLAG SVI on VLAN is missing from remote peer state	Error	SVI on vlan @vlan is missing from peer	SVI on vlan vlan4 is missing from peer
clag	CLAG peerlink is not opperating at full capacity. At least one link is down.	Error	Clag peerlink not at full redundancy, member link @slave is down	Clag peerlink not at full redundancy, member link swp40 is down
clag	CLAG remote peer state changed from down to up	Info	Peer state changed to up	Peer state changed to up
clag	Local CLAG host state changed from down to up	Info	Clag state changed from down to up	Clag state changed from down to up
clag	CLAG bond in Conflicted state updated with new bonds	Info	Clag conflicted bond changed from @old_conflicted_bonds to @new_conflicted_bonds	Clag conflicted bond changed from swp7 swp8 to @swp9 swp10
clag	CLAG bond changed state from protodown to up state	Info	Clag conflicted bond changed from @old_state_protodownbond to @new_state_protodownbond	Clag conflicted bond changed from protodown to up

CL Support Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
clsupport	A new CL Support file has been created for the given node	Error	HostName @hostname has new CL SUPPORT file	HostName leaf01 has new CL SUPPORT file

Config Diff Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
configdiff	Configuration file deleted on a device	Error	@hostname config file @type was deleted	spine03 config file /etc/frr/frr.conf was deleted
configdiff	Configuration file has been created	Info	@hostname config file @type was created	leaf12 config file /etc/lldp.d/README.conf was created
configdiff	Configuration file has been modified	Info	@hostname config file @type was modified	spine03 config file /etc/frr/frr.conf was modified

EVPN Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
evpn	A VNI was configured and moved from the up state to the down state	Error	VNI @vni state changed from up to down	VNI 36 state changed from up to down
evpn	A VNI was configured and moved from the down state to the up state	Info	VNI @vni state changed from down to up	VNI 36 state changed from down to up
evpn	The kernel state changed on a VNI	Info	VNI @vni kernel state changed from @old_in_kernel_state to @new_in_kernel_state	VNI 3 kernel state changed from down to up
evpn	A VNI state changed from not advertising all VNIs to advertising all VNIs	Info	VNI @vni vni state changed from @old_adv_all_vni_state to @new_adv_all_vni_state	VNI 11 vni state changed from false to true

Lifecycle Management Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
lcm	Cumulus Linux backup started for a switch or host	Info	CL configuration backup started for hostname @hostname	CL configuration backup started for hostname spine01
lcm	Cumulus Linux backup completed for a switch or host	Info	CL configuration backup completed for hostname @hostname	CL configuration backup completed for hostname spine01
lcm	Cumulus Linux backup failed for a switch or host	Error	CL configuration backup failed for hostname @hostname	CL configuration backup failed for hostname spine01
lcm	Cumulus Linux upgrade from one version to a newer version has started for a switch or host	Error	CL Image upgrade from version @old_cl_version to version @new_cl_version started for hostname @hostname	CL Image upgrade from version 4.1.0 to version 4.2.1 started for hostname server01
lcm	Cumulus Linux upgrade from one version to a newer version has completed successfully for a switch or host	Info	CL Image upgrade from version @old_cl_version to version @new_cl_version completed for hostname @hostname	CL Image upgrade from version 4.1.0 to version 4.2.1 completed for hostname server01
lcm	Cumulus Linux upgrade from one version to a newer version has failed for a switch or host	Error	CL Image upgrade from version @old_cl_version to version @new_cl_version failed for hostname @hostname	CL Image upgrade from version 4.1.0 to version 4.2.1 failed for hostname server01
lcm	Restoration of a Cumulus Linux configuration started for a switch or host	Info	CL configuration restore started for hostname @hostname	CL configuration restore started for hostname leaf01
lcm	Restoration of a Cumulus Linux configuration completed successfully for a switch or host	Info	CL configuration restore completed for hostname @hostname	CL configuration restore completed for hostname leaf01
lcm	Restoration of a Cumulus Linux configuration failed for a switch or host	Error	CL configuration restore failed for hostname @hostname	CL configuration restore failed for hostname leaf01
lcm	Rollback of a Cumulus Linux image has started for a switch or host	Error	CL Image rollback from version @old_cl_version to version @new_cl_version started for hostname @hostname	CL Image rollback from version 4.2.1 to version 4.1.0 started for hostname leaf01
lcm	Rollback of a Cumulus Linux image has completed successfully for a switch or host	Info	CL Image rollback from version @old_cl_version to version @new_cl_version completed for hostname @hostname	CL Image rollback from version 4.2.1 to version 4.1.0 completed for hostname leaf01
lcm	Rollback of a Cumulus Linux image has failed for a switch or host	Error	CL Image rollback from version @old_cl_version to version @new_cl_version failed for hostname @hostname	CL Image rollback from version 4.2.1 to version 4.1.0 failed for hostname leaf01
lcm	Installation of a NetQ image has started for a switch or host	Info	NetQ Image version @netq_version installation started for hostname @hostname	NetQ Image version 3.2.0 installation started for hostname spine02
lcm	Installation of a NetQ image has completed successfully for a switch or host	Info	NetQ Image version @netq_version installation completed for hostname @hostname	NetQ Image version 3.2.0 installation completed for hostname spine02
lcm	Installation of a NetQ image has failed for a switch or host	Error	NetQ Image version @netq_version installation failed for hostname @hostname	NetQ Image version 3.2.0 installation failed for hostname spine02
lcm	Upgrade of a NetQ image has started for a switch or host	Info	NetQ Image upgrade from version @old_netq_version to version @netq_version started for hostname @hostname	NetQ Image upgrade from version 3.1.0 to version 3.2.0 started for hostname spine02
lcm	Upgrade of a NetQ image has completed successfully for a switch or host	Info	NetQ Image upgrade from version @old_netq_version to version @netq_version completed for hostname @hostname	NetQ Image upgrade from version 3.1.0 to version 3.2.0 completed for hostname spine02
lcm	Upgrade of a NetQ image has failed for a switch or host	Error	NetQ Image upgrade from version @old_netq_version to version @netq_version failed for hostname @hostname	NetQ Image upgrade from version 3.1.0 to version 3.2.0 failed for hostname spine02

Link Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
link	Link operational state changed from up to down	Error	HostName @hostname changed state from @old_state to @new_state Interface:@ifname	HostName leaf01 changed state from up to down Interface:swp34
link	Link operational state changed from down to up	Info	HostName @hostname changed state from @old_state to @new_state Interface:@ifname	HostName leaf04 changed state from down to up Interface:swp11

LLDP Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
lldp	Local LLDP host has new neighbor information	Info	LLDP Session with host @hostname and @ifname modified fields @changed_fields	LLDP Session with host leaf02 swp6 modified fields leaf06 swp21
lldp	Local LLDP host has new peer interface name	Info	LLDP Session with host @hostname and @ifname @old_peer_ifname changed to @new_peer_ifname	LLDP Session with host spine01 and swp5 swp12 changed to port12
lldp	Local LLDP host has new peer hostname	Info	LLDP Session with host @hostname and @ifname @old_peer_hostname changed to @new_peer_hostname	LLDP Session with host leaf03 and swp2 leaf07 changed to exit01

MTU Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
mtu	VLAN interface link MTU is smaller than that of its parent MTU	Error	vlan interface @link mtu @mtu is smaller than parent @parent mtu @parent_mtu	vlan interface swp3 mtu 1500 is smaller than parent peerlink-1 mtu 1690
mtu	Bridge interface MTU is smaller than the member interface with the smallest MTU	Error	bridge @link mtu @mtu is smaller than least of member interface mtu @min	bridge swp0 mtu 1280 is smaller than least of member interface mtu 1500

NTP Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
ntp	NTP sync state changed from in sync to not in sync	Error	Sync state changed from @old_state to @new_state for @hostname	Sync state changed from in sync to not sync for leaf06
ntp	NTP sync state changed from not in sync to in sync	Info	Sync state changed from @old_state to @new_state for @hostname	Sync state changed from not sync to in sync for leaf06

OSPF Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
ospf	OSPF session state on a given interface changed from Full to a down state	Error	OSPF session @ifname with @peer_address changed from Full to @down_state	OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Full to Fail OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Full to ExStart
ospf	OSPF session state on a given interface changed from a down state to full	Info	OSPF session @ifname with @peer_address changed from @down_state to Full	OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Down to Full OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Init to Full OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Fail to Full

ospf

OSPF session state on a given interface changed from Full to a down state

Error

OSPF session @ifname with @peer_address changed from Full to @down_state

OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Full to Fail

OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Full to ExStart

ospf

OSPF session state on a given interface changed from a down state to full

Info

OSPF session @ifname with @peer_address changed from @down_state to Full

OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Down to Full

OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Init to Full

OSPF session swp7 with 27.0.0.18 state changed from Fail to Full

Package Information Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
packageinfo	Package version on device does not match the version identified in the existing manifest	Error	@package_name manifest version mismatch	netq-apps manifest version mismatch

PTM Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
ptm	Physical interface cabling does not match configuration specified in topology.dot file	Error	PTM cable status failed	PTM cable status failed
ptm	Physical interface cabling matches configuration specified in topology.dot file	Error	PTM cable status passed	PTM cable status passed

Resource Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
resource	A physical resource has been deleted from a device	Error	Resource Utils deleted for @hostname	Resource Utils deleted for spine02
resource	Root file system access on a device has changed from Read/Write to Read Only	Error	@hostname root file system access mode set to Read Only	server03 root file system access mode set to Read Only
resource	Root file system access on a device has changed from Read Only to Read/Write	Info	@hostname root file system access mode set to Read/Write	leaf11 root file system access mode set to Read/Write
resource	A physical resource has been added to a device	Info	Resource Utils added for @hostname	Resource Utils added for spine04

Running Config Diff Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
runningconfigdiff	Running configuration file has been modified	Info	@commandname config result was modified	@commandname config result was modified

Sensor Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
sensor	A fan or power supply unit sensor has changed state	Error	Sensor @sensor state changed from @old_s_state to @new_s_state	Sensor fan state changed from up to down
sensor	A temperature sensor has crossed the maximum threshold for that sensor	Error	Sensor @sensor max value @new_s_max exceeds threshold @new_s_crit	Sensor temp max value 110 exceeds the threshold 95
sensor	A temperature sensor has crossed the minimum threshold for that sensor	Error	Sensor @sensor min value @new_s_lcrit fall behind threshold @new_s_min	Sensor psu min value 10 fell below threshold 25
sensor	A temperature, fan, or power supply sensor state changed	Info	Sensor @sensor state changed from @old_state to @new_state	Sensor temperature state changed from Error to ok Sensor fan state changed from absent to ok Sensor psu state changed from bad to ok
sensor	A fan or power supply sensor state changed	Info	Sensor @sensor state changed from @old_s_state to @new_s_state	Sensor fan state changed from down to up Sensor psu state changed from down to up

Services Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
services	A service status changed from down to up	Error	Service @name status changed from @old_status to @new_status	Service bgp status changed from down to up
services	A service status changed from up to down	Error	Service @name status changed from @old_status to @new_status	Service lldp status changed from up to down
services	A service changed state from inactive to active	Info	Service @name changed state from inactive to active	Service bgp changed state from inactive to active Service lldp changed state from inactive to active

services

A service status changed from down to up

Error

Service @name status changed from @old_status to @new_status

Service bgp status changed from down to up

services

A service status changed from up to down

Error

Service @name status changed from @old_status to @new_status

Service lldp status changed from up to down

services

A service changed state from inactive to active

Info

Service @name changed state from inactive to active

Service bgp changed state from inactive to active

Service lldp changed state from inactive to active

SSD Utilization Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
ssdutil	3ME3 disk health has dropped below 10%	Error	@info: @details	low health : 5.0%
ssdutil	A dip in 3ME3 disk health of more than 2% has occurred within the last 24 hours	Error	@info: @details	significant health drop : 3.0%

Version Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
version	An unknown version of the operating system was detected	Error	unexpected os version @my_ver	unexpected os version cl3.2
version	Desired version of the operating system is not available	Error	os version @ver	os version cl3.7.9
version	An unknown version of a software package was detected	Error	expected release version @ver	expected release version cl3.6.2
version	Desired version of a software package is not available	Error	different from version @ver	different from version cl4.0

VXLAN Events

Type	Trigger	Severity	Message Format	Example
vxlan	Replication list is contains an inconsistent set of nodes<>	Error<>	VNI @vni replication list inconsistent with @conflicts diff:@diff<>	VNI 14 replication list inconsistent with ["leaf03","leaf04"] diff:+:["leaf03","leaf04"] -:["leaf07","leaf08"]

System Events Reference

Agent Events

BGP Events

BTRFS Events

Cable Events

CLAG/MLAG Events

CL Support Events

Config Diff Events

EVPN Events

Lifecycle Management Events

Link Events

LLDP Events

MTU Events

NTP Events

OSPF Events

Package Information Events

PTM Events

Resource Events

Running Config Diff Events

Sensor Events

Services Events

SSD Utilization Events

Version Events

VXLAN Events

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