Specifications

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A.2.2 About Severity Levels
Each event is assigned one of three levels of severity. The table below provides a guide to
the severity levels in the tables.
Severity level Explanation
Information Reports status.
Indicates normal operation, or a transition between normal
operating states.
Typically, no action is required.
Error Reports an exception to normal operations.
Depending on the event and its context with other events, it
requires no action, monitoring, troubleshooting, or referral.
Warning Alerts you to a failure or an impending failure—for example,
when a service or hardware component is disabled.
In most cases, a warning requires immediate response and
resolution.
Table A-1 Severity Level Descriptions