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Chapter 5: Management with the CLU
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Working with the Event Viewer
Working with the Event Viewer includes the following functions:
• Viewing Runtime Events (page 275)
• Clearing Runtime Events (page 276)
• Viewing NVRAM Events (page 276)
• Clearing NVRAM Events (page 276)
The Event Viewer displays log of subsystem events. Events are classified as:
• Runtime Events – A list of and information about the 1023 most recent
runtime events recorded since the subsystem was started
• NVRAM Events – A list of and information about the most important events
over multiple subsystem startups. NVRAM events are stored in non-volatile
memory
Viewing Runtime Events
To display Runtime Events:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Enter.
The log of Runtime Events appears. Events are added to the top of the list.
Each item includes:
• Sequence number – Begins with 0 at system startup.
• Device – Disk Array, Logical Drive, Physical Drive by its ID number.
• Severity – See the table above.
• Timestamp – Date and time the event happened.
• Description – A description of the event in plain language.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the log.
Event Severity Levels
Level Description
Fatal Non-recoverable error or failure has occurred.
Critical Action is needed now and the implications of the condition are
serious.
Major Action is needed now.
Minor Action is needed but the condition is not a serious at this time.
Warning User can decide whether or not action is required.
Information Information only, no action is required.