Administrator Guide

Storage Center Monitoring
Storage Manager provides a centralized location to view Storage Center and PS Series group alerts, events, indications, and logs collected
by the Storage Center. System events logged by the Storage Center can also be viewed.
Storage Alerts
Storage alerts and indications warn you when a storage system requires attention.
Alerts represent current issues present on the storage system, which clear themselves automatically if the situation that caused them is
corrected. Indications warn you about a condition on the storage system that might require direct user intervention to correct.
Status Levels for Alerts and Indications
Status levels indicate the severity of storage system alerts and indications.
Table 21. Alert and Indication Status Levels
Status Description
Complete Indicates that an operation on the Storage Center has completed.
Critical
• Indicates an item on the Storage Center is in a critical state and may be nearing failure.
• Indicates a serious problem on the PS Series group that can cause damage to the array or data loss
Degraded Indicates an item on the Storage Center is currently operating in a degraded mode. Items in this
condition may operate in degraded mode indenitely, but are not functioning to their full capability.
Down Indicates an item on the Storage Center is down and not currently operational.
Emergency Indicates an item on the Storage Center requires immediate attention in order to remain operational.
Inform/Okay Provide information regarding some operation that is occurring or has occurred on the Storage Center.
Unavailable Indicates that an item on the Storage Center that is expected to be present cannot currently be found
for use.
Warning Indicates a condition on the PS Series group that decreases performance or can become critical if it is
not corrected.
Viewing Storage System Alerts
Use the Alerts tab in the Storage view or the Storage Alerts tab in the Monitoring view to display and search storage system alerts.
Alerts represent current issues present on the storage system, which clear themselves automatically if the situation that caused them is
corrected.
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