Specifications

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workInG wIth the event vIewer
Working with the Event Viewer includes the following functions:
• "Viewing Runtime Events" on page 84
• "Saving Runtime Events" on page 84
• "Clearing Runtime Events" on page 84
• "Viewing NVRAM Events" on page 85
• "Saving NVRAM Events" on page 85
• "Clearing NVRAM Events" on page 85
TheEventViewerdisplayslogofsubsystemevents.Eventsareclassiedas:
• Runtime Events – A list of and information about the 1023 most recent runtime events recorded since the
subsystem was started.
• NVRAM Events – A list of and information about the most important events over multiple subsystem
startups. NVRAM events are stored in non-volatile memory.
Event Severity Levels
Level Description
Fatal Non-recoverableerrororfailurehasoccurred.
Critical Actionisneedednowandtheimplicationsoftheconditionareserious.
Major Actionisneedednow.
Minor Actionisneededbuttheconditionisnotaseriousatthistime.
Warning Usercandecidewhetherornotactionisrequired.
Information Informationonly,noactionisrequired.
vIewInG runtIme eventS
To display Runtime Events:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Events icon.
The log of Runtime Events appears. Events are added to the top of the list. Each item includes:
•
Indexnumber–Beginswith0atsystemstartup.
• Device–DiskArray,LogicalDrive,PhysicalDrivebyitsIDnumber.
• EventID–Hexadecimalcodeforthespecicevent
• Severity–SeetheTableabove.
• Timestamp–Dateandtimetheeventhappened.
• Description–Adescriptionoftheeventinplainlanguage.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the log.
SavInG runtIme eventS
ThisfeaturesavesaplaintextleofruntimeeventstoyourhostPCorserverusingyourbrowser.
To save the Runtime Events log:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Events icon.
3. Click the Save button.
4. Followyourbrowser’sproceduretosavetheeventletothedesiredlocation.
clearInG runtIme eventS
To clear the Runtime Events log:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Events icon.
3. Click the Clear button.
4. IntheConrmationbox,typetheword“conrm”intheeldprovidedandclicktheConrmbutton.