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Responding to the Alert Monitor
Unavailable: Alerts with an alert status of Unavailable indicate that an item on the Storage
Center that is expected to be present cannot currently be found for use.
Inform: Alerts with an alert status of Inform provide information regarding some operation
that is occurring or has occurred on the Storage Center.
Complete: Alerts with an alert status of Complete indicate that an operation on the Storage
Center has completed.
Viewing the System Alert Monitor
1 Click System Status at the top of the System Explorer. The Alert Monitor view appears.
2 Click the
Alerts folder to view all alerts.
Figure 203. Alert Monitor
Selecting an alert displays additional information about the system message.
• To view more information about an alert, select an alert. The shortcut menu displays
additional commands for the alert. For example, Show displays the object in the System
Manager. Some alerts do not have a related object to be shown. For these alerts, the
Object column is blank.
• To acknowledge an alert, select Acknowledge . Acknowledging an alert acknowledges it
for all users.
• Properties displays additional information. Click the Advanced tab in the Alert Properties
window to display a Reference number. The Reference number may be important for
communication with Dell Support Services.
Acknowledged Alerts
Alerts in the Alert and Maintenance categories can be acknowledged to indicate to the
Storage Center that you have read the alert message and are aware of the problem. Once
all alerts have been acknowledged, the System Status icon will return to the green (normal)
state until additional alerts occur.