NOTE: The Event Status button () is disabled in Capacity Manager and Performance Manager.

Table 34

Severity Levels

 

 

 

 

 

Icon

Severity Level

Description

 

 

 

 

The event has a critical

Denotes elements that have a critical severity level. The

 

impact.

elements may also have events of lower severity levels.

 

 

Example: A Brocade switch has a failed firmware

 

 

download. The failure reason code for each respective

 

 

switch is displayed.

 

 

 

 

The event has a major

Denotes elements that have a major severity level. The

 

impact.

elements may also have events of lower severity levels.

 

 

Example: one or more physical fabric objects (device port,

 

 

switch, or fabric) have disappeared.

 

 

 

 

The event has a minor

Denotes elements that have a minor severity level. The

 

impact.

elements may also have events of lower severity levels.

 

 

Example: A physical fabric object (switch port or fabric)

 

 

has changed state.

 

 

 

 

The event is providing a

Denotes elements that have a warning severity level. The

 

warning.

elements may also have events of lower severity levels.

 

 

Example: One or more new physical fabric objects (device

 

 

port, switch, or fabric) have appeared.

 

 

 

 

The event is providing

Denotes elements that have an informational severity level.

 

information.

The elements may also have events of lower severity levels.

 

 

Example: A progress report event for a firmware download

 

 

operation is currently in progress.

 

 

 

 

The severity of the event is not

Denotes elements that have an unknown severity level. It

 

known.

displays icons for the following severity levels:

 

 

•

Critical

 

 

•

Major

 

 

•

Minor

 

 

•

Information

 

 

 

 

The icon corresponding to the highest severity is shown. For example, the management server displays an icon for a critical event next to an element that might also have minor events.

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