HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 29)

8/20q Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools switch management user guide 29
The Event Browser ( Figure 11 ) lists events that have occurred, displaying the severity, time, source, type,
and description of the events. The maximum number of entries allowed in the Event Browser is 10,000. The
maximum number of entries allowed on a switch is 1,200. Once the maximum is reached, the oldest
events in the event list are deleted when new events occur. Event entries from the switch, use the switch time
stamp, while event entries generated by the web applet have a workstation time stamp. You can filter, sort,
and export the contents of the Event Browser to a file. The Event Browser begins recording when it is
enabled and QuickTools is running.
If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog box, the next time QuickTools is started all
events from the switch log will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when QuickTools is started
and later enabled, only those events that occur after the time the Event Browser was enabled will be
displayed.
To display the Event Browser, open the Fabric menu and select Show Event Browser. If the Show Event
Browser selection is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser preference. See ” Setting
QuickTools preferences ” on page 19.
Figure 11 Event Browser dialog box
The icons in the Severity column identify the operational state of the port, as described in Table 5 .
Column sorting
buttons
Severity
column
Table 5 Port operational states
State Description
Alarm—An alarm is a "serviceable event." This means that
attention by the user or field service is required. Alarms are
posted asynchronously to the screen and cannot be turned
off. If the alarm denotes that a system error has occurred,
the customer and/or field representative will generally be
directed to provide the support file from the switch.
Critical event—An event that indicates a potential failure.
Critical log messages are events that warrant notice by the
user. By default, these log messages will be posted to the
screen. Critical log messages do not have alarm status as
they require no immediate attention from a user or service
representative.