HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager user guide (AG781-96017, March 2009)

Viewing the event log for the local domain
The event log for the local domain is accessed through the Event Viewer node in the navigation tree.
You can choose between two sub-nodes underneath the Event Viewer Node:
• Recent Logs—Displays one page that shows the most recent event logs (up to 1,000 events).
• All Logs—Displays all event logs.
To view the event log for the domain to which you are connected, do one of the following:
• In the navigation tree, click the Event Viewer node. The complete event log (All Logs) appears.
• In the navigation tree, expand the Event Viewer node and click Recent Logs or All Logs.
The event log for the domain to which you are connected appears. The following properties are
displayed, by default, for each event.
Table 141 Event properties
DescriptionProperty
The row number. In the Recent Logs node, the lowest row number (1) represents
the most recent event. In the All Logs node, the lowest row number (1) represents
the oldest event in the log.
No
The severity of the event. Possible values:
• Critical (
)—The event was a fatal error from which VSM could not recover
without rebooting. When a critical event occurs, the VSM server reboots.
• Major (
)—A recoverable error, such as a virtual disk entering Partial status
or an async mirror group or task entering Failed status. The system tries to re-
cover from an error of this type. No immediate action is required by a user
unless the problem persists.
• Minor (
)—An event usually requiring user handling, such as a VSM server
stopped sending a keepalive, in which case, you would probably need to
check the reported VSM server’s status.
•
Informational (
)—An event reported for informational purposes. For example,
a backup of the setup virtual disk took place or a user had logged in.
Severity
The time at which the source entity recorded the event.Event Time
The time at which the VSM client logged the event.Log Time
The entity in which the event occurred.Source
The user or agent that initiated the event.User
The category in which the event occurred. Possible values:
• API
• Device
• Election
• ExternalHost
• General
• Init
• Storage
• SyncMirror
• Target
• View
Module
Using the VSM event viewer348