HP ProCurve 2520 The Alert Log, Sorting the Alert Log Entries, Bold, Alert, Alert, Status, Description, Description, Figure 5-13.Example of the Alert Log

Using the ProCurve Web Browser Interface

Status Reporting Features

The Alert Log

The web browser interface Alert Log, shown in the lower half of the screen, shows a list of network occurrences, or alerts, that were detected by the switch. Typical alerts are Broadcast Storm, indicating an excessive number of broadcasts received on a port, and Problem Cable, indicating a faulty cable. A full list of alerts is shown in the table on page 5-21.

Figure 5-13. Example of the Alert Log

Each alert has the following fields of information:

■Status – The level of severity of the event generated. Severity levels can be Information, Normal, Warning, and Critical. If the alert is new (has not yet been acknowledged), the New symbol is also in the Status column.

■Alert – The specific event identification.

■Date/Time – The date and time the event was received by the web browser interface. This value is shown in the format: DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS AM/PM, for example, 16-Sep-99 7:58:44 AM.

■Description – A short narrative statement that describes the event. For example, Excessive CRC/Alignment errors on port: 8.

Sorting the Alert Log Entries

The alerts are sorted, by default, by the Date/Time field with the most recent alert listed at the top of the list. The second most recent alert is displayed below the top alert and so on. If alerts occurred at the same time, the simultaneous alerts are sorted by order in which they appear in the MIB.

Bold characters in a column heading indicate that the alert field alert log entries. You can sort by any of the other columns by clicking on the column heading. The Alert and Description columns are sorted alphabetically, while the Status column is sorted by severity type, with more critical severity indicators appearing above less critical indicators.

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