HP StorageWorks 8000 NAS - Manual (Page 119)

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Monitoring the NAS Server
Monitoring Events
Viewing the Hardware Event Log
The hardware event log collects information on the NAS server hardware
(temperature, voltage, cooling fans, memory, power supplies) and generates
a table listing the:
■ #: The number of the event (most recent event listed first)
■ Status: The state of the event
■ Code: Additional information about the event and possible solutions
■ Event type: Indicates the system or subsystem where the event occurred
(such as, network card, SCSI card, processor, and so on)
■ Description: A brief explanation of the event that occurred
■ Date/time: The date and time the event was logged
The hardware event log can hold only 512 events. When the log reaches 256
events, a yellow alert message informs you that the log is filling up. When the
log reaches 450 events, a red alert message prompts you to clear the log. If
you do not clear the hardware event log, the log can not capture new events.
The system does write every event to both the hardware event log and the
system log.
If an event from the system event log causes the overall health of the NAS
server to change, you must clear the hardware event log to reset the overall
health status. The overall health status appears in the Command View NAS
web interface's upper left corner.
To view the hardware event log:
1 In the Command View NAS web interface, click the Status tab.
2 Navigate down the tree to Logs, then select Hardware Event Log.
Using the drop-down list that appears at the beginning of the log, you can
choose a refresh rate for the log. You can also select Actions > Delete Event
Log Entries. When you clear the hardware event log, a warning advises you
that the log's information will be permanently deleted. Because the System