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VRTX Alert Management
Chassis Alert Enablement
Enable Chassis Event Alerts can be configured using the Web interface (see Figure 2), RACADM
Command Life Interface (CLI), or WS-MAN to send an alert for any registered event.
Events can be configured to send alerts through email, SNMP trap, or Remote Syslog option. Events
are not enabled until the Enable Chassis Event Alerts option is enabled. After Enable Chassis Event
Alerts is enabled, any monitored event that has been configured will send an alert using the
configured interfaces after its threshold is reached.
The alert message has various categories; System Health (monitors the overall system health of the
VRTX Chassis and the components of a), Storage (Monitored Storage Components HDD, Expander,
Storage Adapters, and Backplane), Updates (related to all chassis updates), Configuration (IO
virtualization), Audit (Events for Chassis Administrators). The events have three severity levels;
Critical, Warning and Informational.
Types of Logging
Chassis Log
Chassis log events are logged with the following categories: System Health, Storage Configuration,
Audit, Updates, with severities of Critical, Warning, and Informational. Chassis log is stored in a non-
volatile storage area in the chassis and retained on the chassis AC cycle.
Chassis Log Format
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1. SeqNumber =
2. Message ID =
3. Category =
4. AgentID =
5. Severity =
6. Timestamp =
7. Message Arg 1 =
8. Message =
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