HP Storage Essentials V5.00.01 application guide (T4283-96014, January 2006)

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Viewing Events for a Microsoft Exchange Instance
You can view events pertaining to a Microsoft Exchange instance and its dependent elements, such
as switches and storage systems by doing the following:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer.
2. Expand the node for the Microsoft Exchange instance from which you want to obtain event
information.
3. Click Path Events.
The events for that Microsoft Exchange instances and its dependent elements are displayed in the
right pane.
The management server provides the following information about the events:
• ID- The identification number assigned to the event
• Element - The source of the event. An element can be a switch, host, application, fabric or
anything else on the network.
• Severity - Provides the severity level
• Time - The time the event was recorded.
• Summary Text - A brief explanation of the event. When you click the summary text, the details
of the event are displayed.
• Rank - The cost implication
Refer to the Chapter "Managing Events" in the User Guide for more information.
Viewing Properties
This section describes the following:
• ”Assigning a Custom Name” on page 25
• ”Properties of a Microsoft Exchange Host” on page 26
• ”Properties of a Storage Group” on page 27
• ”Properties of a Store” on page 27
Assigning a Custom Name
To make it easier to identify an element instance in the system, assign the instance a Custom Name.
The Custom Name also appears in Chargeback Manager.