Debugging
To use the debugging logs feature:
Enable debugging. Run:
switch(config) # debug ethernet allDisplay the debug level set. Run:
switch(config) # show debug ethernetDisplay the logs. Run:
switch(config) # show log debug {match |continue}
For more information about this feature and its potential applications, please refer to the following community post:
debug ethernet all
debug ethernet all Enables debug traces for Ethernet modules.  | ||
Syntax Description  | N/A  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet dcbx
debug ethernet dcbx {all | management | fail-all | control-panel | tlv} Configures the trace level for DCBX.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enables all traces  | 
management  | Management messages  | |
fail-all  | All failure traces  | |
control-panel  | Control plane traces  | |
tlv  | TLV related trace configuration  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet dcbx all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet ip igmp-snooping
debug ethernet ip igmp-snooping {all | forward-db-messages | group-info | init-shut | packet-dump | query | source-info | system-resources-management | timer | vlan-info | filter | max-groups} no debug ethernet ip igmp-snooping {all | forward-db-messages | group-info | init-shut | packet-dump | query | source-info | system-resources-management | timer | vlan-info | filter | max-groups} Configures the trace level for IGMP snooping.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enable track traces  | 
forward-db-messages  | Forwarding database messages  | |
group-info  | Group information messages  | |
init-shut  | Init and shutdown messages  | |
packet-dump  | Packet dump messages  | |
query  | Query related messages  | |
source-info  | Source information messages  | |
system-resources-management  | System resources management messages  | |
timer  | Timer messages  | |
vlan-info  | VLAN information messages  | |
filter  | Filter profile messages  | |
max-groups  | Filter max-groups messages  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
3.9.2100  | Added support for IGMP snooping filtering option (filter and max-groups options)  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet ip igmp-snooping all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet ip interface
debug ethernet ip interface {all | arp-packet-dump | buffer | enet-packet-dump | error | fail-all | filter | trace-error | trace-event} Configures the trace level for interface.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enable track traces  | 
arp-packet-dump  | ARP packet dump trace  | |
buffer  | Buffer trace  | |
enet-packet-dump  | ENET packet dump trace  | |
error  | Trace error messages  | |
fail-all  | All failures including Packet Validation Trace  | |
filter  | Lower layer traces  | |
trace-error  | Trace error messages  | |
trace-event  | Trace event messages  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet ip interface all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet lacp
debug ethernet lacp {all | all-resource | data-path | fail-all | init-shut | management | memory | packet} Configures the trace level for LACP.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enables all traces  | 
all-resource  | BPDU related messages  | |
data-path  | Init and shutdown traces  | |
fail-all  | Management messages  | |
init-shut  | Memory related messages  | |
management memory  | IP packet dump trace  | |
memory  | All failure traces  | |
packet  | OS resource trace  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet lacp all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet lldp
debug ethernet lldp {all | control-panel | critical-event | data-path | fail-all | init-shut | management | memory | neigh-add | neigh-age-out | neigh-del | neigh-drop | neigh-updt | tlv} Configures the trace level for LLDP.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enables all traces  | 
control-panel  | Control plane traces  | |
critical-event  | Critical traces  | |
data-path  | IP packet dump trace  | |
fail-all  | All failure traces  | |
init-shut  | Init and shutdown traces  | |
management  | Management messages  | |
memory  | Memory related messages  | |
neigh-add  | Neighbor add traces  | |
neigh-age-out  | Neighbor ageout traces  | |
neigh-del  | Neighbor delete traces  | |
neigh-drop  | Neighbor drop traces  | |
neigh-updt  | Neighbor update traces  | |
tlv  | TLV related trace configuration  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet lldp all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet port
debug ethernet port all Configures the trace level for port.  | ||
Syntax Description  | N/A  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet port all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet qos
debug ethernet qos {all | all-resource | control-panel | fail-all | filters | init-shut | management | memory | packet} Configures the trace level for QoS.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enables all traces  | 
all-resource  | OS resource traces  | |
control-panel  | Control plane traces  | |
fail-all  | All failure traces  | |
filters  | Lower layer traces  | |
init-shut  | Init and shutdown traces  | |
management  | Management messages  | |
memory  | Memory related messages  | |
packet  | BPDU related messages  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet port all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet spanning-tree
debug ethernet spanning-tree {all | error | event | filters | init-shut | management | memory | packet | port-info-state-machine | port-receive-state-machine | port-role-selection-state-machine | port-transit-state-machine | port-transmit-state-machine | protocol-migration-state-machine | timers} Configures the trace level for spanning-tree.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enables all traces  | 
error  | Error messages trace  | |
event  | Events related messages  | |
filters  | Lower later traces  | |
init-shut  | Init and shutdown traces  | |
management  | Management messages  | |
memory  | Memory related messages  | |
packet  | BPDU related messages  | |
port-info-state-machine  | Port information messages  | |
port-receive-state-machine  | Port received messages  | |
port-role-selection-state-machine  | Port role selection messages  | |
port-transit-state-machine  | Port transition messages  | |
port-transmit-state-machine  | Port transmission messages  | |
protocol-migration-state-machine  | Protocol migration messages  | |
timers  | Timer modules message  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet spanning-tree all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
debug ethernet vlan
debug ethernet vlan {all | fwd | priority | filters} Configures the trace level for VLAN.  | ||
Syntax Description  | all  | Enables all traces  | 
fwd  | Forward  | |
priority  | Priority  | |
filters  | Lower layer traces  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | config  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | switch (config) # debug ethernet vlan all  | |
Related Commands  | show debug ethernet  | |
Notes  | ||
show debug ethernet
show debug ethernet {dcbx | ip {arp | dhcp-relay | igmp-snooping | interface | ospf} | lacp | lldp | port | qos | spanning-tree | vlan} Displays debug level configuration on a specific switch.  | ||
Syntax Description  | dcbx  | Displays the trace level for spanning tree  | 
ip  | Displays debug trace level for ethernet routing module: 
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lacp  | Displays the trace level for LACP  | |
lldp  | Displays the trace level for LLDP  | |
port  | Displays the trace level for port  | |
qos  | Displays the trace level for QoS  | |
spanning-tree  | Displays the trace level for spanning tree  | |
vlan  | Displays the trace level for VLAN  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | Any command mode  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
3.6.6000  | Updated Example  | |
Example  | switch (config) # show debug ethernet dcbx  | |
Related Commands  | debug ethernet all  | |
Notes  | ||
show log debug
show log debug [continuous | files | matching | not] Displays current event debug-log file in a scrollable pager.  | ||
Syntax Description  | continuous  | Displays new event log messages as they arrive  | 
files  | Displays archived debug log files  | |
matching  | Displays event debug logs that match a given regular expression  | |
not  | Displays event debug logs that do not meet certain criteria  | |
Default  | N/A  | |
Configuration Mode  | Any command mode  | |
History  | 3.3.4150  | |
Example  | ||
switch (config) # show log debug Jun 15 16:20:47 switch-627e4c last message repeated 7 times  | ||
Related Commands  | ||
Notes  | ||