Administrator Guide

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Storage Manager Log Monitoring
Storage Manager provides a centralized location to view Storage Center alerts, indications, and logs collected by the Storage
Manager Data Collector. System events logged by Storage Manager can also be viewed.
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 may require direct user intervention to
correct.
Status Levels for Alerts and Indications
Status levels indicate the severity of storage system alerts and indications.
Table 4. Alert and Indication Status Levels
Status Description
Okay/Inform Provide information regarding some operation that is occurring or has occurred on the Storage
Center.
Degraded Indicates an item on the Storage Center is currently operating in a degraded mode. Items in this
condition may operate in degraded mode indefinitely, but are not functioning to their full
capability.
Down Indicates an item on the Storage Center is down and not currently operational.
Critical Indicates an item on the Storage Center is in a critical state and may be nearing failure.
Complete Indicates that an operation on the Storage Center has completed.
Emergency Indicates an item on the Storage Center requires immediate attention in order to remain
operational.
Deleting Indicates that an item on the Storage Center has been deleted.
Unavailable Indicates that an item on the Storage Center that is expected to be present cannot currently be
found for use.
Undefined Indicates a condition on the Storage Center that is not defined by one of the other categories.
Warning Indicates a condition on the Storage Center that decreases performance or can become critical if
it is not corrected.
Viewing Storage Center Alerts
Use the Alerts tab in the Health 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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