Event Monitoring; Opening The Log Information Viewer; Opening An Event Information Window - Mylex Global Array Manager Installation Manual And User's Manual

Event Monitoring

Event Monitoring
The Global Array Manager Server driver subcomponent monitors activity
and performance of all devices and controllers attached to the server. When
an identified activity occurs which results in an "event" (whether severe,
such as a hard disk failure, or informational, such as assignment of a drive to
hot spare status), the event is sent to selected workstations running GAM
Client.
Events are displayed in the Log Information Viewer. An "event" can be any
of the following:
• Server attach and detach (Guest, User, and Administrator)
• Error or warning condition in a RAID subsystem (such as a power, fan,
or drive failure)
• Any administrative activity (taking a drive off-line, killing, or
rebuilding a drive)
Note
It is recommended that the Global Array Manager
Client be kept active.

Opening the Log Information Viewer

The Log Information Viewer is opened when the program is started and one
or more controllers are detected (see "Components of the Log Information
Viewer" on page 3-4). The viewer displays the contents of gam2cl.log, an
ASCII text file. This file contains a chronological log of all the events that
occur while this session of the program is executing. By default, the log file
is named gam2cl.log. The log file name and location can be changed on the
Alert Preferences page or in the gam2cl.ini file.

Opening an Event Information Window

If you wish to obtain additional information about any event displayed in the
Log Information Viewer, the program allows you to open an event
information window. Appendix A documents the entire list of event
descriptions, causes (details), and actions.
To open the event information window for a particular event:
5-2 GAM Client User's Guide