Event Browser Dialog Box; Port Operational States - HP StorageWorks 8/20q User Manual

To display the Event Browser, open the Fabric menu and select Show Event Browser. If the Show Event
Browser selection is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser preference. See
QuickTools preferences" (page 16).
Column sorting
buttons
Severity
column
Figure 12

Event Browser dialog box

The icons in the Severity column identify the operational state of the port, as described in
Table 4

Port operational states

State
No icon
NOTE: Events (Alarms, Critical, Warning, and Informative) generated by the web applet are not saved on
the switch. They are permanently discarded when you close a QuickTools session; however, you can save
these events to a file on the workstation before you close QuickTools and read it later with a text editor or
browser.
Events generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and are retrieved when the web applet is
restarted. Some alarms are configurable.
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Description
Alarm—An alarm is a "serviceable event." This means that attention by
the user or field service is required. Alarms are posted asynchronously to
the screen and cannot be turned off. If the alarm denotes that a system
error has occurred, the customer and/or field representative may be
directed to provide the support file from the switch.
Critical event—An event that 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 as they require no immediate attention from a user or service
representative.
Warning event—An event that indicates errors or other conditions that
may require attention in order 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
Informative—An unclassified event that provides only supporting
information.
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Table 4.
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