IMPORTANT: Since the severity level for an element is set by the manufacturer, the meanings of the severity levels vary. It is best to view the description of the event.

•Unknown - The severity level is not known.

•Informational - An example of an informational event is a progress report event for firmware download operation currently in progress.

•Warning - An example of a warning is one or more new physical fabric objects (device port, switch, or fabric) have appeared.

•Minor - An example of a minor event is a physical fabric object (switch port or fabric) has changed state.

•Major - An example of a major event is one or more physical fabric objects (device port, switch, or fabric) have disappeared.

•Critical - An example of a critical event is Brocade switches that have a failed firmware download and the failure reason code for each respective switch.

4.After you select an event level, click OK.

5.Click the Finish button.

Providing a Custom Command for a Policy

You can configure Policy Manager to run a custom command on the management server when an element is being overused or when any of the following occurs:

•A new element is discovered

•Successful provisioning occurred

•An event occurred on one or more specified elements

The following instructions assume you have already created a policy. If you have not created a policy, see the following topics:

•”Creating a Utilization or Backup Policy” on page 533

•”Creating Policies for Discovery” on page 536

•”Creating Policies for Provisioning” on page 538

•”Creating Policies for Events” on page 539

To set up a custom script for a policy:

1.Access Policy Manager as described in ”Accessing Policy Manager” on page 532.

2.Click the button corresponding to the policy you want to modify.

3.Click the Execute Custom Command button.

4.Type a command that will execute the script in the field. Then, click OK. The software assumes you are in the %JBOSS4_DIST%\server\appiq\remotescripts directory on the management server when the script is executed. You can use environment variables in your script, such as POLICY_NAME and POLICY_DESCRIPTION. POLICY_NAME. POLICY_NAME

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