HP VAN SDN Controller Software Products 3.5.4 Alerts screen details, 3.5.3 Alert notification counter

3.5.3 Alert notification counter

The alert notification counter is displayed in top banner and appears on all controller screens. This counter indicates the number of active alerts:

•The controller increments this counter when each new alert occurs.

•The controller decrements this controller when you acknowledge an alert or when the controller deletes an alert according to the “alert age-out policy” (page 21) .

Figure 4 Alert notification counter

3.5.4 Alerts screen details

Screen component	Description
Refresh	Updates the alerts displayed on the screen. The controller does not update the display
	as new alerts are generated. Use this action to refresh the display.
Acknowledge	Changes the selected alert to an acknowledged state. The controller displays the alert
	in gray text. Use this action to indicate that you have read the alert.
UnAcknowledge	Changes the selected alert to an active, unacknowledged state.
Alert text color	Indicates the state of the alert:
	• The controller displays active, unacknowledged alerts the alert in the text color
	corresponding to the controller theme. For example, when the controller theme is
	daylight, the active alerts appear in black text.
	• The controller displays the selected alert in blue text. Click an alert to select it.
	• The controller displays acknowledged alerts in gray text.
Severity	Indicates the severity of the alert.
	Icon	Description
		Informational
		Warning
		Critical
Date/Time	Indicates the date and time the alert was generated.
Description	Describes the alert in human readable text.

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