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Event Severity Levels
The following table lists the severity levels for Power Center events:
NOTE: There may be an inconsistency between the severity levels defined in
Power Center and the levels defined on monitored devices. For example, a severe-
level event in other platforms might be a warning-level event in Power Center.
Viewing Events
You can see the critical events notification from the Current Status section in
the left pane of the Power Center management console, with the total critical
events number shown.
You can view events from the following pages:
• Power Overview page
This page lists events at Critical and Warning severity levels only.
Go to Power Overview → Physical/Logical Groups. This page displays events
at different device/group levels. The events you see at a device/group level
include all the events that occurred on the groups/devices within this
device/group.
This page lists events for critical and warning severity levels, from most recent
to earlier. You can click the arrow buttons <> to see the previous/next page.
• Event Logs page
This page lists all the events at all severity levels.
Table 14-4. Event Severity Levels
Severity Level Icon Description
Critical For errors that caused the managed devices or Power
Center to stop working properly. You need to take action
to solve the issue.
Warning For errors that require attention. You need to look into
the root cause and decide whether to take action.
Informative An indication of an event that is not an error or warning.
This is an informational event; you do not need to take
any action.
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