SNMP Reference Guide

700 Storage Management Alert Reference
NOTE: You can also view these alerts in the Windows Event Viewer. Every alert
consists of the following:
• Severity — Shows the severity of alert.
• Date and Time — Date and time when Storage Management logged the alert.
• Description — A brief description of the alert. To expand or collapse the alert
description, click the Description column heading.
Alert Severity Levels
Each alert message in the Storage Management alert log has a severity level.
The severity level is displayed in the Severity field of the alert message. The
severity level indicates the nature of the alert.
The alert severity levels are as follows:
Table 27-1. Storage Management Alert Severity
Alert Severity Component Status
OK/Normal/Informational No action is required. The alert is provided for
informational purposes and does not indicate an error
condition. For example, the alert may indicate the
normal start or stop of an operation.
Warning/Non-critical A component requires attention. This alert indicates a
potential problem, but does not necessarily mean that
the system has currently lost data or is nonfunctional.
For example, a Warning/Non-critical alert may indicate
that a component (such as a temperature probe in an
enclosure) has crossed a warning threshold.
Critical/Failure/Error A component has either failed or failure is imminent.
This alert indicates a serious problem such as data loss or
a loss of function. For example, a Critical/Failure/Error
alert may indicate that an array disk has failed.
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