HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.x Administrator Guide (AA-RUQSF-TE, September 2005)

Fabric Manager 5.x administrator guide 83
Figure 38 Alert display options
3. Select the type of alert to be displayed in bold text in the table.
4. Click OK.
Monitoring fabric events
Fabric events are events generated by the Fabric OS. Fabric Manager retrieves the last 100 events of a
fabric, switch, or switch group and displays them in the Events table. These events are not stored in the
Fabric Manager database.
This section describes how to use the Events view in Fabric Manager. The Events view provides a list of
events for the element selected from the SAN Elements tab. Fabric events are displayed at the fabric,
switch, and switch group levels.
Viewing fabric events
You can monitor fabric, switch, and switch group events from the Events view. The Events view allows you to
refresh the information on demand (see ”Refreshing fabric events” on page 84), filter events to include only
the information you want (see ”Filtering fabric events” on page 84), save the table, sort the contents, and
customize the view (see Chapter 20, “Storing data and performing backups”).
HP recommends that you view fabric events on a periodic basis to determine whether any action is
required. How often you should check depends on your company’s requirements.
Events have the following severities:
• Panic
• Critical
• Error
• Warning
• Information
• Debug
To view fabric events:
1. Select a fabric, switch, or switch group from the SAN Elements tab.
2. Click Events.
The Events view displays a list of all the events for the fabric, switch, or switch group you selected from
the SAN Elements tab (see Figure 39).