Reference Guide

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Introduction
The Event Message Reference contains the error and event information generated by firmware and other
agents that monitor system components. These events might be logged, presented to the user on one of
the system management consoles, or both logged and displayed.
Each event consists of the following fields:
Message ID The unique alphanumeric identifier for the event. This identifier can be up to eight
characters long and consists of two parts:
Message ID
Prefix
Up to four alphabetic characters.
Message ID
Sequence
Up to four numeric digits.
Message The message text that is displayed to the user or logged as a result of the event.
If the message has variable content in it, the variable substitution is reflected by text
in italics. These substitution variables are described in the Arguments field of the
event.
Arguments Describes the values for any substitution variables appearing in the event message
text.
If there is no variable content in the message, this field is omitted from the event
description.
Detailed
Description
Additional information describing the event.
Recommended
Response
Action
The recommended action to remedy the event described. The response action can
vary based on the specific platform.
Category Dell Lifecycle Controller log filter used to select a subset of messages from
different domains or agents.
Subcategory Additional filter to further subset the event.
Trap/EventID The identification number used as the Trap ID for SNMP alert traps and as the Event
ID when the message is logged in operating system logs.
Severity The classification of the event based on its impact to the platform or system. The
severity can be:
Severity 1
Critical
Indicates a catastrophic production problem that might
severely impact production systems or components, or
systems are down or not functioning.
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