Concept Guide

SWC Software configuration
SWU Software change
SYS System info
TMP Temperature
TMPS Temperature statistics
TST Test alert
UEFI UEFI event
USR User tracking
VDR Virtual drive
VF vFLash media
VFL vFlash event
VFLA vFlash absent
VLT Voltage
VME Virtual media
VRM Virtual console
Topics:
• Alert category definition
• Intended audience
Alert category definition
● System Health: Represents all the alerts that are related to hardware within the system chassis. For example, temperature
errors, voltage errors, and device errors.
● Storage Health: Represents alerts that are related to the storage subsystem. For example, controller errors, physical disk
drive errors, and virtual drive errors.
● Configuration: Represents alerts that are related to hardware, firmware, and software configuration changes. For example,
PCI-e card added or removed, RAID configuration changed, and iDRAC license changed.
● Audit: Category represents the audit log. Examples include, user login/logout information, Password authentication failures,
session info, power states.
● Update: Represents alerts that are generated because of firmware or driver upgrades and downgrades. This does not
represent firmware inventory.
Intended audience
This Error and Event Message reference guide is intended for system administrators and other users involved in managing and
troubleshooting Dell EMC Enterprise systems. For quick and easy reference, this guide is available on mobile devices also.
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Introduction