Users Guide
Icon Severity Level
Critical/Failure/Error — The component has either failed or
failure is imminent. The component requires immediate attention
and may need to be replaced. Data loss may have occurred.
The specic component is not monitored.
The service is unavailable.
Views
You can monitor the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays using the following views:
• Alerts Views
• Diagram Views
• State Views
Alerts Views
The Dell MD Storage Array Alerts Views displays the alerts for the recovery failures, and SNMP traps related to the Dell PowerVault
MD Storage Arrays that you are monitoring.
To view the alerts for the Dell MD Storage Arrays:
1. In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring.
2. Click Dell → Alerts Views
The following alerts are displayed:
• MD Storage Array Alerts — displays the alerts for the recovery failures related to the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.
NOTE: Dell MD Storage Array Not Supported by Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite alert is
displayed for Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array devices that are no longer supported by the Dell MD Storage
Array Management Pack Suite.
• MD Storage Array SNMP Alerts — displays the SNMP alerts from supported Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.
3. Select any of the Alerts Views.
On the right pane of each of the individual Alerts Views, alerts that meet the criteria you specify, such as alert severity,
resolution state, or alerts that are assigned to you are displayed.
4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane.
Accessing Recovery Guru information
The recovery guru is a component of Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) that diagnoses critical events on the Dell PowerVault
MD Storage Array and recommends step-by-step recovery procedures for problem resolution.
To access the Recovery Guru information:
1. Select the alert in the Alerts view.
2. In the Alert Details pane, scroll down to view the details of the knowledge base.
The knowledge base contains information such as causes, important notes, recovery steps, or recovery procedure for storage
arrays with additional notes.
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