Owner's Manual

14 Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite Operations
Health Status Indicators
Table 2-1 lists the icons that indicate the health status of the discovered Dell
EqualLogic devices on the Operations Console. For more information on
severity propagation, see
State View .
Alerts View
The Alerts View displays the alerts for:
• SNMP traps received from the individual EqualLogic devices that you are
monitoring. Alerts are associated with the Ethernet interface card of the
device.
• Health state change notification from
Volumes group and Disks group
unit monitors. These alerts are automatically resolved when the health
state of the groups changes to normal.
• Incorrect installation of the Dell EqualLogic Management Pack Suite.
This alert is automatically resolved after you repair the installation.
NOTE: If you manually close an auto-resolving alert, it is cleared from the
Operations Console Alerts View and not generated again.
Table 2-1. Health Status Indicators
Icon Health Status
Normal/OK. The component is working as expected.
Warning/Non-critical. A probe or other monitoring device has detected
a reading for the component that is above or below the acceptable level.
The component may still be functioning, but it could fail.
The component may also be functioning in an impaired state.
Critical/Failure/Error.The component has either failed or failure is
imminent. The component requires immediate attention and may need
replacement. Data loss may have occurred.
The specific component is not monitored.
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