Hardware manual

Group Administration Group monitoring
15–11
• Critical – Serious problem that can cause damage to the array or data loss. See Displaying critical alarms on
page 15-11.
When an alarm occurs:
• The Alarms panel header flashes. Click the header to
open
and close the panel.
• The group generates a corresponding event message.
• LEDs on the array chassis light.
The Alarms panel header is divided into two areas: Alarms and Ope
rations. Each header includes icons that match
the tabs in the panel.
Alarms header icons are as follows:
• Critical (red circle with an X) and a count of all critical alarms
• Warning (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark) and a count of all warning alarms
• Actions (light bulb) with a
coun
t of all actions needed
Operations header icons are as follows:
• Group operations (gear) with a count of all in-process operations
• F
ailback operations (volume cylinder with an arrow) and a count of all in-process failback operations
Each alarm entry includes the severity, the member that re
ported the alarm (if applic
able), and the message text.
Move the pointer over the message text to display more information.
Alarms remain in the Alarms panel until you correct the condition or complete the task. However,
the event
message associated with the alarm remains in the event log even after the task is complete or the condition is
corrected.
Click the Acknowledge all icon (
). in the Alarms panel to acknowledge all alarms.
Displaying critical alarms
Open the Alarms and Operations panel and click the Critical tab to display Critical alarms.
Table 15-7 shows the data fields available in the Critical tab.
Table 15-7: Alarms and Operations Panel - Critical Tab
Column Description User Actions
Severity Severity of the alarm. Monitoring alarms and operations on page
15-10
Accessing the alarms panel on page 3-4
Object Object
to which the alarm applies. Monitoring alarms and operations on page
15-10
Accessing the alarms panel on page 3-4
Co
ndition Condition that triggered the alarm. Monitoring alarms and operations on page
15-10
Accessing the alarms panel on page 3-4