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Figure 5-7 Alerts
5-5-1 Viewing Alerts
Device Manager allows you to view a list of all alerts for all storage subsystems, the detailed information for a
specific alert, and the alerts for a specific subsystem. Note that local system administrators, local storage
administrators, and local guests do not have access rights to these functions.
Viewing all alerts. To view a list of all alerts for all storage subsystems, select the Alerts object in the navigation
frame. The list displays a maximum of 100 alerts in chronological order (starting with the most recent alert).
The List Objects – Alerts subwindow in the information frame (see Figure 5-7) displays the following
information for each alert:
• Description: description of the alert
• Severity: severity of the alert
• Source: storage subsystem name (subsystem-name@IP-address)
• Time of Alert: date (yyyy/mm/dd) and time (hh:mm:ss) of the alert
Viewing details on a specific alert. To view the detailed information for a specific alert:
1. Select the Alerts object in the navigation frame to display the List Objects – Alerts subwindow in the
information frame.
2. Select the desired alert in the information frame. The Detailed Information – Alert panel (see Figure 5-8)
displays the following information for the selected alert:
• Number: serial number assigned to the alert by the Device Manager server
• Type: type of alert: Server (alert detected by server polling), or Trap (alert reported from the device)
• Source: storage subsystem name
• Severity: severity of the alert
• Component: location
• Description: description of the alert
• Action To Take: handling method
• Data: supplemental information
• Time Of Alert: occurrence date and time of the alert
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