ASA message 609001

[danielnunes]

Folks,

I am getting many erros on ASDM like this. (609001, 609002)

Everything sound works perfect but I saw that messages are related with error messages, however there is no actions to do about that message.

does anyone knows about that message? or anything wrong about it.

7

Dec 12 2010

19:20:27

609001

200.201.202.203

Built local-host Internet:200.201.202.203

7

Dec 12 2010

19:20:27

609002

200.201.202.203

Teardown local-host Internet:200.201.202.203 duration 0:00:00

thanks a lot

[Jennifer Halim]

Yes, nothing to worry at all. It just advised you when a new connection is being built and when it is being torn down.

Here is the syslog message explaination for your reference:

609001:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/system/message/logmsgs.html#wp4774514

and 609002 is just the next one down the page.

Hope that helps.

[danielnunes]

Why does Cisco put this message as a "Error Message "? if this message is not related with errors?

thanks

[Jennifer Halim]

It's syslog messages

[danielnunes]

Could you explain a little bit more about?

because on ASA Guide that messages are related with errors..

"609001 Error Message %PIX|ASA-7-609001: Built local-host interface_name:IP_address"

I know that message is a debug level but there is no error, is a normal behaviour.

thanks

[Jennifer Halim · Accepted solution]

It's not really an error. It falls under debugging messages, and it provides you with additional information if you are troubleshooting for anything in particular.

If you do not want to get those debugging messages as if you configure debugging level (level 7) syslog, it will give you or log a lot of information which is only important during troubleshooting/investigation.

I would recommend that you lower down the syslog level to informational or notification, so it doesn't log all those debugging messages.

Here is what each syslog level logged for your reference:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/system/message/logsevp.html