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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 7: MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus | Monitoring Battery Backup Units
7.3.2 Event Log Panel The lower part of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window displays the system event
log entries. New event log entries appear during the session. Each entry has an ID, an
error level indicating the severity of the event, the timestamp and date, and a brief
description of the event.
For more information about the event log, see Chapter 9, Monitoring Controllers and Its
Attached Devices For more information about the event log entries, see Appendix A,
Events and Messages .
7.3.3 Menu Bar Here are brief descriptions of the main selections on the MegaRAID Storage Manager
menu bar. Specific menu options are described in more detail in
Chapter 8 , Chapter 9 ,
and Chapter 10 of this guide.
7.3.3.1 Manage Menu The Manage menu has a Refresh option for updating the display in the MegaRAID
Storage Manager window (refresh is seldom required; the display usually updates
automatically) and an Exit option to end your session on MegaRAID Storage Manager.
The Server option shows all the servers that were discovered by a scan. In addition, you
can perform a check consistency, initialize multiple virtual groups, and show the
progress of group operations on virtual drives.
7.3.3.2 Go To Menu The Go To menu is available when you select a controller, drive group, physical drive,
virtual drive, or battery backup unit in the main menu screen. The menu options vary
depending on the type of device selected in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage
Manager main menu. The options also vary depending on the current state of the
selected device. For example, if you select an offline drive, the Make Drive Online
option appears in the Physical Drive menu.
Configuration options are also available. This is where you access the Configuration
Wizard that you use to configure drive groups and virtual drives To access the Wizard,
select the controller in the left panel, and then select Go To >> Controller >> Create
Virtual Drive.
7.3.3.3 Log Menu The Log menu includes options for saving and clearing the message log. For more
information about the Log menu, see
Appendix A, Events and Messages .
7.3.3.4 Tools Menu On the Tools menu, you can select Tools >> Configure Alerts to access the Configure
Alerts dialog, where you can set the alert delivery rules, event severity levels,
exceptions, and email settings. For more information, see
Section 9.2, Configuring Alert
Notifications .
7.3.3.5 Help Menu On the Help menu, you can select Help >> Contents to view the MegaRAID Storage
Manager online help file. You can select Help >> About MegaRAID Storage Manager
to view version information for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software.
NOTE: When you use the MegaRAID Storage Manager online help, you might see a
warning message that Internet Explorer has restricted the file from showing active
content. If this warning appears, click on the active content warning bar, and enable the
active content.