HP 2/8q Fibre Channel - Manual (Page 42)

Switch Manager
42 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide
Figure 13: Event Browser
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Events that are generated by the application are not saved on the switch. They are permanently
discarded when you close a Switch Manager session, but you can save these events to a file on
the workstation before closing Switch Manager and can read it later with a text editor or
browser.
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Events that are generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and retrieved when the
application is restarted. Some alarms are configurable. See “ Configuring port threshold
alarms ” on page 66.
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Severity column
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Column sorting buttons
Table 7: Event severity levels
Severity Icon Description
Alarm—An Alarm is any event that is a “serviceable event.” This means that
attention by the user or field service is required. Alarms are events that get
posted asynchronously to the screen. Alarms cannot be turned off. If the alarm
denotes that a system error has occurred, the customer or field representative
will be directed to provide a “show support” capture of the switch.
Critical Event—An event generated by the Switch Manager application and
indicates a potential failure. Critical log messages are events that warrant
notice by the user. By default, these log messages are posted to the screen.
Critical log messages do not have alarm status because they require no
immediate attention from a user or service representative.
Warning Event—An event generated by the Switch Manager application that
indicates errors or other conditions that may require attention to maintain
maximum performance. Warning messages are not posted to the screen unless
the log is configured to do so. Warning messages are not disruptive and
therefore do not meet the criteria of Critical. The user need not be informed
asynchronously.
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Informative—An unclassified event generated by the Switch Manager
application that provides supporting information.
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