Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Administrator's Guide

Expanded view

The expanded view shows the scrollable Active Alerts table and lists detailed alert information. The alerts that display are dynamic and based on the type of alerts you want to view (Health Alerts, Information Alerts, Alerts to Acknowledge, or History).

Click the name of an alert type to view more information. For each alert, the table shows:

• How long the alert has been active.
• The alert severity.
• The affected system component.
• A description of the problem.
• Whether the alert has been resolved (Alerts to Acknowledge table).
• Whether the alert has been acknowledged (Health Alerts, Information Alerts, and Alerts to Acknowledge tables).

  The Alerts to Acknowledge view shows only alerts that have note been acknowledged.

Click to see additional detail:

• The date and time when the issue was detected.
• The date and time when the issue was resolved, if applicable.
• A more detailed description of the problem, if available
• One or more recommended actions to resolve the problem, if applicable
• A View on System link to view component details, for certain types of events

To acknowledge an alert, click Acknowledge. If the alert is resolved, the entry is removed from the Alerts to Acknowledge table and will only appear in the History table. Unresolved alerts remain in the Health Alerts or Information Alerts list until they are resolved.

To acknowledge all alerts, click Acknowledge All Alerts in the Alerts to Acknowledge table. Acknowledging all alerts removes all current alerts from the list and place them in the History table. Unresolved alerts remain in the Health Alerts or Information Alerts list until they are resolved.

Click History to view a scrollable, read-only log of conditions that have caused the system to generate alerts. Use it to identify components that repeatedly cause alerts. This information can provide valuable troubleshooting information. Historical alerts remain in the History table until it reaches its threshold limit of 512, after which the table content wraps.