Table 45 Severity Levels (continued)

Severity Level

Description

 

 

Informational

Provides informational data. For example, for a Brocade switch, it could be a list of

 

switches that have successfully completed firmware download.

 

 

Warning

Provides warning data. For example, for a Brocade switch, one or more new

 

physical fabric objects (device port, switch, or fabric) have appeared.

 

 

Minor

Provides a message to indicate a minor problem. For example, for a Brocade

 

switch, a physical fabric object (switch port or fabric) has changed state.

 

 

Major

Provides a message to indicate a major problem. For example, for a Brocade

 

switch, one or more physical fabric objects (device port, switch, or fabric) have

 

disappeared.

 

 

Critical

Provides a message to indicate a major problem. For example, for a Brocade

 

switch, a device connected to the switch has gone offline.

 

 

Accessing Event Manager

To access Event Manager, do one of the following:

•To view events from all elements the management server monitors, select Tools > Storage Essentials > Home. Click Event Manager () in the left pane.

•To view events from a specific element, take one of the following actions:

•Double-click the element in Capacity Manager, Performance Manager or System Manager, and then click the Events tab. Only events from the element that was double-clicked are displayed.

NOTE: You cannot access the Element Type filter using this method.

•Right-click the element in Capacity Manager, Performance Manager or System Manager and then select the Show Events option in the menu.

•Select a discovered host in Backup Manager and then click Events in the lower-right corner.

To change your user preferences for Event Manager, by selecting Tools > Storage Essentials > Home > Configuration > Events. See ”Controlling the Display of Cleared and Deleted Events” on page 195.

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