Displaying Switch Events; Table 8 Event Severity Levels - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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There are four message severity levels: Critical, Error, Warning, and Info.
message severity levels displayed on the Switch Events tab and explains what qualifies event
messages to be certain levels.
On the Switch Events tab, you can click the Filter button to launch the Filter Events dialog box. The
Filter Events dialog box allows you to define which events should be displayed on the Switch Events
tab. For more information on filtering events, refer to
TABLE 8
Icon and level
Critical
Error
Warning
Info

Displaying Switch Events

The Switch Events tab displays a running log of events for the selected switch. Switch events are
polled and updated every 15 seconds; there is no refresh-on-demand option for switch events.
For two-switch configurations, all chassis-related events are displayed in the event list of each
logical switch for convenience.
Perform the following procedure to display Switch Events.
1. Select the switch from the Fabric Tree.
2. Select the Switch Events tab, if necessary.
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Severity level
Unique message identifier (in the form moduleID-messageType)
Detailed error message for root cause analysis
Event severity levels
Description
Critical-level messages indicate that the software has detected serious
problems that will eventually cause a partial or complete failure of a subsystem
if not corrected immediately. For example, a power supply failure or rise in
temperature must receive immediate attention.
Error-level messages represent an error condition that does not impact overall
system functionality significantly. For example, error-level messages might
indicate timeouts on certain operations, failures of certain operations after
retries, invalid parameters, or failure to perform a requested operation.
Warning-level messages highlight a current operating condition that should be
checked or it might lead to a failure in the future. For example, a power supply
failure in a redundant system relays a warning that the system is no longer
operating in redundant mode. The failed power supply must be replaced or
fixed.
Information-level messages report the current nonerror status of the system
components, such as the online and offline status of a fabric port.
The Switch View displays.
NOTE
You can click the column head to sort the events by a particular column, and drag the column
divider to resize a column. You can also right-click a column heading to resize one or all
columns, sort the information in ascending or descending order, or select which columns are
displayed.
Table 8
"Filtering Switch Events" on page 55.
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