2.In Event Manager click the event summary, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 67 Accessing Event Details The event details are displayed.
The Event Details pane provides information on one or more of the following items:
•Serial Number - The number assigned to the event.
•Status - Indicates whether the event has been cleared.
•Component - If the event came from a component of an element, the component is listed.
•Element - The source of the event. An element can be a switch, host, application, fabric, or anything else on the network. If this box is blank, the event did not come from an element.
•Severity - The severity level, which can be one of the following:
•Clear
•Unknown
•Informational
•Warning
•Minor
•Major
•Critical
•Time Reported - The time and date the event was reported to the management server.
•Type - A brief label of the event.
•Summary Text - An explanation of the event.
•Probable Cause - An explanation of a probable cause.
•Recommended Actions - Provides recommendations.
•Journal Entries - Use this box to enter additional information and then click Add Journal Entry. This box is limited to 4,000 characters. See ”Adding Journal Entries” on page 339.
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