Messages Reference Guide

8 Introduction
Messages Not Described in This Guide
This guide describes only event messages created by Server Administrator and
displayed in the Server Administrator Alert log. For information on other
messages produced by your system, consult one of the following sources:
• Your system’s Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
• Other system documentation
• Operating system documentation
• Application program documentation
Understanding Event Messages
This section describes the various types of event messages generated by
the Server Administrator. When an event occurs on your system, the Server
Administrator sends information about one of the following event types to
the systems management console:
Table 1-1. Understanding Event Messages
Icon Alert Severity Component Status
OK/Normal
An event that describes the successful operation of a unit.
The alert is provided for informational purposes and does
not indicate an error condition. For example, the alert may
indicate the normal start or stop of an operation, such as
power supply or a
sensor reading returning to normal.
Warn in g/
Non-critical
An event that is not necessarily significant, but may indicate a
possible future problem.
For example, a Warning/Non-critical
alert may indicate that a component (such as a temperature
probe in an enclosure) has crossed a warning threshold.
Critical/
Failure/Error
A significant event that indicates actual or imminent loss of
data or loss of function.
For example, crossing a failure
threshold or a hardware failure such as
an array disk.