HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

DescriptionSecurity levelStatus icon
Events of this type indicate a warning
condition that can escalate into a serious
problem.
Minor
Events of this type indicate that this event is
not a problem.
Normal
Events of this type indicate that this event is
of unknown severity or caused by an
unknown problem.
Unknown
Currently in a state that might become a
problem.
Note: In HP SIM 5.0, only WBEM indications
map to this level.
Warning
Events of this type require no attention and
are provided as useful information.
Informational
Related topics
• Event table view page
• Navigating the event table view page
Event details section
When you click a link in the Event Type column on the event table view page, the Event Details section
is displayed, providing detailed information about a particular event . Events are generated by SNMP traps,
HTTP events, or internally generated events.
NOTE: Events can be generated from Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) if you have subscribed
to WBEM events on the managed system. See “Subscribing to WBEM indications” for more information
about subscribing to WBEM events.
NOTE: Events are tracked only on systems that have been discovered. See Automatic Discovery , see the
“Configuring automatic discovery” for more information about configuring and running Automatic Discovery.
Event identification and details
The following information is provided for each HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) event:
• Event Severity Displays the severity of the event
• Cleared Status Shows if the event is Cleared, Not Cleared, or Unknown
• Event Source Displays the system from which the event originated
• Associated System Displays the system that generated the event
• Associated System Status Shows the current status of the system that generated the event, which
changes as the status of the system changes
• Event Time Displays the time the event was received by the Central Management Server (CMS)
• Description Explains the source or type of event, which can be an SNMP trap, a Desktop Management
Interface (DMI) indication, or an internally generated message, such as the discovery of a system
• Assignee Displays the user to which the event has been assigned
• Comments Displays comments entered by a user
Depending on the event type, the following information is displayed in the Details box:
• Servers in Enclosure For enclosure events, this section lists all of the servers in the affected enclosure
• Enclosures in Rack For rack events, this section lists all of the enclosures in the affected rack
244 Monitoring systems, clusters, and events