Monitoring System Alerts; Using The Dashboard Alerts Page; Viewing The System Alerts - Dell PowerVault Storage Area Network Administrator's Manual

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NOTE: To display additional information about certain elements in the DR Series system GUI, click the
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Monitoring System Alerts

You can monitor the DR Series system alerts and display the current state of the system using the navigation panel, the
Dashboard page, and its options:
• Using the Dashboard page, you can access the Alerts page via the Number of Alerts link.
• Using Dashboard→ Alerts, you can access the Alerts page from the navigation panel.
• The Alerts page lists the number of system alerts, the current time zone, and provides a summary table of alerts
defined by index number, timestamp of the system alert, and a brief message describing the alert. For more
information, see Displaying System

Using the Dashboard Alerts Page

To use the Dashboard page to display the current number of system alerts, complete the following:
NOTE: This method in convenient when you are already at the Dashboard page and want to quickly display more
information about system alerts.
1. Click Number of Alerts on the Dashboard page.
The Number of Alerts in the System Status bar provides a link (which indicates the number of alerts, in this case 2
alerts, which are listed in the Number of Alerts: 2 link).
2. Click the Number of Alerts link (in this example, 2).
The Alerts page is displayed.
3. View the list of system alerts in the System Alerts summary table, identified by index number, timestamp, and a brief
message that describes the alert.
For more information, see

Viewing the System Alerts

To use the DR Series navigation panel to display the current number of system alerts, complete the following:
1. Click Dashboard → Alerts in the navigation panel.
The Alerts page is displayed, which lists the number of system alerts in the System Alerts summary table, and
provides the current timezone (for example, US/Pacific).
2. Review the system alerts listed in the System Alerts summary table, which identifies each alert by:
– Index number (for example: 1, 2, ...).
– Timestamp (in yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format; for example, 2012–10–30 10:24:53).
Alerts.
Dashboard Page and Options and Displaying System Alerts.
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