Administrator Guide

Display Alerts for Multiple Storage Centers
Alerts for managed storage systems can be displayed on the Alerts tab of the Health view.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Alerts.
2. Select the check boxes of the storage systems to display and clear the check boxes of the storage systems to hide. The Alerts
tab displays alerts for the selected storage systems.
3. To display indications, select the Show Indications check box.
4. To display acknowledged alerts, select the Show Acknowledged Alerts check box.
5. To refresh the alert data, click Refresh.
Display Alerts for a Single Storage Center
Alerts for a single storage system can be displayed on the Alerts tab of the Health view for that Storage Center.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Health tab. The Alerts tab displays alerts for the selected Storage Center.
4. To display indications, select the Show Indications check box.
5. To display acknowledged alerts, select the Show Acknowledged Alerts check box.
6. To refresh the alert data, click Refresh.
Select the Status Level of Storage Alerts to Display
By default, storage alerts are displayed for all status levels. Use the Severity drop-down menu to display alerts of one status level
only.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Alerts.
2. Select the check boxes of the storage systems to display and clear the check boxes of the storage systems to hide.
3. Select an alert status level from the Severity drop-down menu. The Alerts tab displays alerts for the selected status level.
Search for Storage Alerts
Use the Find field to find text in the list of storage alerts.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Alerts.
2. Enter the text to search for in the Find field.
3. Press Enter or click the Find icon.
The Alerts tab displays all alerts that matched the searched text.
Acknowledge Storage Center Alerts
Acknowledge alerts to indicate to the Storage Center that you have read the alert message and are aware of the problem.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Alerts.
2. Select the Storage Center alerts to acknowledge, then click Acknowledge. The Acknowledge dialog box opens.
NOTE: The option to acknowledge an alert will not appear if an alert has already been acknowledged.
3. Click Yes to acknowledge the Storage Center alerts displayed in the Acknowledge dialog box.
Send Storage Center Alerts and Indications to the Data Collector Immediately
By default, the Data Collector retrieves alerts and indications from a Storage Center at a regular interval. However, if you want
alerts and indications to appear in Storage Manager immediately when they are triggered, configure a Storage Center to send them
to the
Data Collector.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. In the Summary tab, click Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
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