User`s guide

4-3
Monitoring the System
Status Pane
When you log onto the PAM Web site, you are able to check system status at a glance via
the Status pane which provides quick access to CSS Module availability status, server
functional status, and pending event message information.
Figure 33. PAM Status pane
CSS Availability Status
When the CSS Module is operating correctly, the CSS Availabilty Status bar is green. If the
CSS Module is not responding to PAM software, the bar is red.
System Functional Status
If the system is operating correctly, the System Functional Status icon is green. Table 12.
explains possible system functional status indications.
Icon
Status Explanation
Green
NORMAL No problem detected. The system is operating correctly.
Yellow
WARNING Minor problem reported. The system is still operational.
CRITICAL
Serious problem reported. The system is no longer
capable of operating correctly. PAM may generate an OS
Orange
CRITICAL
capable of operating correctly. PAM may generate an OS
shutdown request.
FATAL
Major problem reported. PAM may automatically shut
down the OS. The system is partially or totally stopped.
Red
FATAL
Major problem reported. PAM may automatically shut
down the OS. The system is partially or totally stopped.
Purple
NOT ACCESSIBLE Status cannot be computed (detection circuit error).
Table 12. CSS hardware functional status icons
Important:
If the system functional status icon and/or CSS availability status bar is/are not
green, see What to Do if an Incident Occurs, on page 4-25.