Chapter 9: Event Logs

Controller Event Messages

Description

Cause

Action

 

 

 

 

Controller x

The specified controller has

Failure or removal

Replace the

Failed/Removed

been removed, or has failed.

of one controller

controller.

 

Message is generated by the

(partner) in an

 

 

partner controller.

Active-Active

 

 

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

Controller x Timeout

The specified controller has

Failure or removal

Replace the

 

not responded in the allotted

of one controller

controller.

 

time. Message is generated

(partner) in an

 

 

by the partner controller.

Active-Active

 

 

 

configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

Controller x Present

The specified controller has

Partner controller

No action

 

been inserted.

has been inserted.

necessary.

 

 

 

 

Controller x Valid

The specified controller has

Partner controller

No action

 

passed its selftest and is

is ready to fail

necessary.

 

now ready (failback).

back.

 

 

 

 

 

Controller Failover Started

The process of failing over to

Failure or removal

No action

 

the remaining controller has

of the partner

necessary.

 

started.

controller.

 

 

 

 

 

Controller Failover

The process of failing over to

Completion of

No action

Completed

the remaining controller has

failover process.

necessary.

 

completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controller Failback Started

The process of failing back

Partner controller

No action

 

to a replacement controller

started failback.

necessary.

 

has started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controller Failback

The process of failing back

Completion of

No action

Completed

to a replacement controller

failback process.

necessary.

 

has completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controller Powered On

The controller has been

The controller was

No action

 

powered on or reset.

powered on.

necessary.

 

 

 

 

Controller Powered Off

The controller has been

Removal of

No action

 

powered off or removed.

controller or

necessary.

 

 

power.

 

 

 

 

 

Controller Reset

The controller has been

User initiated a

No action

 

reset either locally or

controller reset.

necessary.

 

remotely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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