CHAPTER 15
BFDD System Log Messages
This chapter describes messages with the BFDD prefix. They are generated by the
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection protocol process (bfdd), which detects failures in the
bidirectional path between two routing platforms.
BFDD_MIRROR_ERROR
System Log Message Unable to establish BFD mirror connection between Routing Engines: error-message
Description The Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process (bfdd) could not establish the mirror
connection (which supports nonstop routing) between the master and backup Routing
Engines.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity warning
Facility LOG_DAEMON
Cause The master and backup Routing Engines are running incompatible versions of the Junos
OS.
Action Update the Junos OS to compatible versions on the master and backup Routing Engines.
BFDD_MIRROR_VERSION_MISMATCH
System Log Message Versions of BFD mirror software on Routing Engines are incompatible: error-message
Description While trying to establish the mirror connection (which supports nonstop routing) between
the master and backup Routing Engines, the Bidirectional Forwarding Detection process
(bfdd) determined that the versions of Junos OS on the Routing Engines were
incompatible.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity warning
Facility LOG_DAEMON
Action Update the Junos OS to compatible versions on the master and backup Routing Engines.
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