Q-Logic FIRMWARE VERSION 7.4 manual Events and Event Logging, Understanding Severity Levels

2 Events and Event Logging

Messages originate from the switch, from Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007, or from the QuickTools web applet in response to events that occur in the fabric. This chapter describes the following topics:

„Understanding Severity Levels

„Displaying Events using the Event Browser

„Displaying the Events Using the Command Line Interface

„Configuring the Event Log

„Archiving and Downloading the Event Log

„Configuring Port Alarm Thresholds

Understanding Severity Levels

Events are classified by the following severity levels:

	Table 2-1. Event Serverity Levels
Severity Level	Description
Fault	Describes events that may require assistance from your autho-
	rized maintenance provider. Each fault event has a corresponding
	alarm message.
Alarm	Describes events that are disruptive to the administration or oper-
	ation of a fabric and require administrator intervention. Alarms are
	always logged and always displayed on the screen. Alarm thresh-
	olds can be defined for certain port errors, allowing you to custom-
	ize the point at which an alarm will be generated.
Critical	Describes events that are generally disruptive to the administra-
	tion or operation of the fabric, but require no action.
Warning	Describes events that are generally not disruptive to the adminis-
	tration or operation of the fabric, but are more important than the
	informative level events.
Informative	Describes routine events associated with a normal fabric.

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