Alert Types Generated By The Raid Controller - IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Installation And User Manual

Alert Types
The following is a list of alert types:
System Information LED and Alert States
Active alerts have two default state attributes that are used to define how the
end-user is notified of system state changes. The first attribute is the email alert
attribute, which is used to notify the user of system state changes via email. The
second is the maskable state attribute, which is used to notify the user of system
state changes via light path diagnostics. If one or more alerts are in the unmasked
state, both the SAS RAID Module system information LED and the IBM
BladeCenter S chassis system information LED will illuminate.
Alert Masking
All alerts can be masked. The mask state of an alert determines if the alert
contributes to the overall state of the SAS RAID Module system information LED.
If an alert is masked, it does not contribute to the system information LED.
Consequently, if an alert is unmasked, then it contributes to the system information
LED status. The mask state of an alert may be toggled any number of times
through the RAID Controller command line interface or IBM Storage Configuration
Manager.
The default mask state of each alert is defined in the alert templates file, and can
be set to either masked or unmasked for the initial creation state of the alert. You
can use the "configure alert" on page 63 command to modify the initial mask state
of the alert; this is only supported through the RAID Controller CLI. Modifying the
default state does not affect any current instances of alerts (those currently
displayed in the active alert list). However, any new instances of an alert after the
modification are affected.
Alert Code Numbering Conventions
The following conventions have been applied in determining alert code
numbering.
v 0xxx – System Status Information Alert Codes
v 1xxx – Failure Detected or Predicted Alert Codes
v 2xxx – Ready for Service Alert Codes
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Table 10. Alert types generated by the RAID Controller
Type
Persistent
Ackable
Maskable
Self Clearing
Description
Alerts that relay critical system state and remain active until
corrected
Alerts that report important conditions and remain active until
corrected or acknowledged by the user or until an optional
timeout expires
Alerts that remain active until corrected. The user has the ability
to mask the alert, which prevents the alert from asserting the
information indicator.
Generally informational with no specific user action required.
These alerts are never included in the active alert list and
therefore do not assert the information indicator.