Adaptec 2169400-R User Guide - Page 92

Viewing the Full List of Events, Clearing the Event Log, What Do the Status Icons Mean?

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Chapter 8: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 92 Viewing the Full List of Events To open a full-screen version of the event log, click the Events button (shown at right). To make it easier to find a specific event, click on the column heads to sort the events. (Sort events by status icons to help you find specific Error- or Warning-level events. Clearing the Event Log To clear all event logs belonging to all controllers in a selected system: 1 In the Enterprise View, click on the system you want. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then select Clear logs on all controllers. 3 Click Yes to clear the log. The log for the selected system is cleared, except for one event reporting that the log was cleared. What Do the Status Icons Mean? Adaptec Storage Manager indicates event status with icons. This table lists the three categories, or types, of events based on severity. Icon Status Examples Information ● The local system successfully connected to a remote system. ● A logical drive was created. ● A hot spare was created. ● A logical drive was deleted. Warning ● A logical drive is in a degraded state. ● A disk drive is being rebuilt. ● A controller is not responding to an enclosure. ● An enclosure fan or power supply has failed. Error ● A controller has failed. ● A logical drive has failed. ● A hot spare has failed. ● A disk drive within a logical drive has failed. ● An enclosure is overheating. ● Multiple fans or power supplies within an enclosure have failed. ● An enclosure is not responding. Warning- and Error-level icons appear next to components (such as systems and logical drives) affected by a failure or error, creating a trail, or rapid fault isolation, that helps you identify the source of a problem when it occurs. See Identifying a Failed or Failing Component on page 134 for more information. Note: All Warning- and Error-level events also cause the audible alarm to sound. See page 107 for more information.

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Chapter 8: Monitoring Your Storage Space
92
Viewing the Full List of Events
To open a full-screen version of the event log, click the
Events
button (shown at
right).
To make it easier to find a specific event, click on the column heads to sort the events. (Sort
events by status icons to help you find specific Error- or Warning-level events.
Clearing the Event Log
To clear all event logs belonging to all controllers in a selected system:
1
In the Enterprise View, click on the system you want.
2
In the menu bar, select
Actions
, then select
Clear logs on all controllers
.
3
Click
Yes
to clear the log.
The log for the selected system is cleared, except for one event reporting that the log was
cleared.
What Do the Status Icons Mean?
Adaptec Storage Manager indicates event status with icons. This table lists the three categories,
or types, of events based on severity.
Warning- and Error-level icons appear next to components (such as systems and logical
drives) affected by a failure or error, creating a trail, or
rapid fault isolation
, that helps you
identify the source of a problem when it occurs. See
Identifying a Failed or Failing Component
on page 134
for more information.
Note:
All Warning- and Error-level events also cause the audible alarm to sound. See
page 107
for
more information.
Icon
Status
Examples
Information
The local system successfully connected to a remote system.
A logical drive was created.
A hot spare was created.
A logical drive was deleted.
Warning
A logical drive is in a degraded state.
A disk drive is being rebuilt.
A controller is not responding to an enclosure.
An enclosure fan or power supply has failed.
Error
A controller has failed.
A logical drive has failed.
A hot spare has failed.
A disk drive within a logical drive has failed.
An enclosure is overheating.
Multiple fans or power supplies within an enclosure have failed.
An enclosure is not responding.