Switch Manager

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Figure 13: Event Browser

Note:

■Events that are generated by the application are not saved on the switch. They are permanently discarded when you close a Switch Manager session, but you can save these events to a file on the workstation before closing Switch Manager and can read it later with a text editor or browser.

■Events that are generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and retrieved when the application is restarted. Some alarms are configurable. See “Configuring port threshold alarms” on page 66.

Table 7: Event severity levels

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Description

 

Alarm—An Alarm is any event that is a “serviceable event.” This means that

 

attention by the user or field service is required. Alarms are events that get

 

posted asynchronously to the screen. Alarms cannot be turned off. If the alarm

 

denotes that a system error has occurred, the customer or field representative

 

will be directed to provide a “show support” capture of the switch.

 

 

 

Critical Event—An event generated by the Switch Manager application and

 

indicates a potential failure. Critical log messages are events that warrant

 

notice by the user. By default, these log messages are posted to the screen.

 

Critical log messages do not have alarm status because they require no

 

immediate attention from a user or service representative.

 

 

 

Warning Event—An event generated by the Switch Manager application that

 

indicates errors or other conditions that may require attention to maintain

 

maximum performance. Warning messages are not posted to the screen unless

 

the log is configured to do so. Warning messages are not disruptive and

 

therefore do not meet the criteria of Critical. The user need not be informed

 

asynchronously.

 

 

 

Informative—An unclassified event generated by the Switch Manager

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application that provides supporting information.