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Group Administration Group event logging
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Event priorities
Each event has a priority. Table 14-1 lists event priorities in order of lowest (least severe) to highest (most severe).
The first column lists the priorities, the
second describes them.
Table 14-1: Event Priorities
Priority Description
INFO Informational message. Indicates an operational or t
ransitional event that requires no action.
WAR NI NG Potential problem. Can become an event with Error priority if administrator intervention does not occur.
ERROR Serious failure. Identify and correct the problem as soon as possible.
FATAL Catastrophic failure. Identify and c
orrect the problem immediately
.
About hardware alarms
The group generates an alarm in the event of a persistent hardware condition in a group member (for example, high
temperature or a failed power supply). Alarms help you discover and correct problems before they disrupt
operations.
Alarms appear in the Alarms and Operations panel at the bot
tom of the Group Manager GUI. Click the panel
header to open and close the panel.
Each alarm has a priority level, either Warning or Critical, based on
the severity of the problem. An alarm always
has a corresponding event. For more information, see Monitoring alarms and operations on page 15
-10.
Event notification methods
Set up one or more event notification methods so the group notifies you when events occur.
You can configure the following event notification methods:
• E-mail notification. If an ev
ent occurs, the group automatically sends a message to designated e-mail
addresses.
The group collects multiple events into
a single message, eliminating the need for multiple e-mails. If only one
event occurs within one minute, the group sends e-mail to the addresses you configured for notification. If
another event occurs within one minute, the timer starts over and sends email after two minutes.
See Configuring E-Mail notification on pa
ge 14-3.
• E-Mail Home. If a hardware component fails or if
you update firmware, the group automatically notifies
customer support.
E-Mail Home is available to all PS Series customers, but response
time and assistance is based on the validity
and level of your support contract.
See Configuring E-Mail home on page
14-4.
• Remote syslog server
logging. The group logs events to a remote syslog server. You can then access events
from the syslog server. For example, you can log events to the syslog server provided by SAN HeadQuarters.
See Configuring syslog notification on pa
ge 14-5.