Administrator Guide

4. Click the Alerts and Logs tab.
5. Select the Send Alerts to Data Collector check box.
6. Click OK.
Events
Events are messages that have been generated by an event in Storage Manager.
You can view events on the Events tab or configure Storage Manager to email you when events occur.
Storage Manager Event Types
Storage Manager events are categorized by severity.
Table 5. Storage Manager Event Types
Status Description
Inform Provides information regarding an event that is occurring or has occurred on the Storage Center.
Warning Indicates a condition on the Storage Center that decreases performance or can become critical if
it is not corrected.
Error Indicates an error has occurred on the Storage Center.
Exception Indicates an exception occurred on the Storage Center.
Viewing Storage Manager Events
Use the Events tab to display and search Storage Manager events.
Display Storage Manager Events
View Storage Manager events on the Events tab.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Events.
2. Select the check boxes of the storage systems to display and clear the check boxes of the storage systems to hide. The
Events tab displays events for the selected storage systems.
3. To display duplicate events, select the Display Duplicates check box.
4. To refresh the event data, click Refresh.
Select the Date Range of Storage Manager Events to Display
You can view Storage Manager events for the last day, last 3 days, last 5 days, last week, last month, or specify a custom time
period.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Events.
2. Select the date range of the Storage Manager events to display by clicking one of the following options:
• Last Day – Displays the past 24 hours of event log data.
• Last 3 Days – Displays the past 72 hours of event log data.
• Last 5 Days – Displays the past 120 hours of event log data.
• Last Week – Displays the past 168 hours of event log data.
• Last Month – Displays the past month of event log data.
• Custom – Displays options that allow you to specify the start time and the end time of the event log data to display.
3. If you clicked Custom, perform the following tasks to specify the start time and end time of the event log data to display.
To specify the start time:
a. Select the start date of the time period to display from the date drop-down menu calendar.
b. Specify the start time of the time period in the time field.
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