1.Access Event Manager as described in ”About Event Manager” on page 409.

2.Do one of the following in Event Manager:

•Right-click an event, and select Event Details from the drop down menu, as shown in the following figure:

Figure 62 Right-clicking Event Details

•In Event Manager click the event summary, as shown in the following figure. Figure 63

Accessing Event Details

The event details are displayed.

The Event Details pane provides information on one or more of the following:

•Serial Number - The number assigned to the event

•Summary Text - A brief explanation of the event

•Element - It is the source of the event. An element can be a switch, host, application, fabric or anything else on the network. If this field is blank, the event did not come from an element.

•Source - If the event came from an element, the name of the element is provided.

•Time Reported - The time the event was reported to the management server.

•Probable Cause - Provides an explanation of a probable cause.

•Recommended Actions - Provides recommendations.

•Event Type - Provides a description of the event.

•Correlated Indications - Information obtained from the provider.

•Severity - Provides the severity level, which can be one of the following:

•Clear

•Unknown

•Informational

•Warning

•Minor

•Major

•Critical

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