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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 9: Monitoring Controllers and Its Attached Devices | Alert Delivery Methods
Chapter 9
The MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to monitor the activity of all the
controllers present in the system and the devices attached to them.
When you perform an operation on devices (such as the creation of a new virtual drive)
or when devices automatically go from an optimal state to a different state (such as a
created virtual drive goes to a degraded state or a Battery Backup Unit goes bad), the
MegaRAID Storage Manager software gets those events from the controller and gives a
notification to you, using different alert delivery methods
9.1 Alert Delivery Methods Based on the severity level (Information, Warning, Critical and Fatal), the default alert
delivery methods change. By default, each severity level has one or more alert delivery
methods configured for it, as shown in
Table 148 . To modify these alert delivery
methods, see Configuring Alert Notifications . The different alert delivery methods are as
follows:
 Vivaldi Log/MegaRAID Storage Manager Log
 System Log
 Pop-up Notification
 E-mail Notification
Monitoring Controllers and Its Attached Devices
This chapter explains how to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to monitor
the status of drives, virtual drives, and other storage devices.
Table 148: Severity Level and Default Alert Delivery Methods
Severity Level Default Alert Delivery Method Meaning
Information Vivaldi log/MegaRAID Storage
Manager log and System log Informational message. No
user action is necessary.
Warning Vivaldi log/MegaRAID Storage
Manager log and System log Some component might be
close to a failure point.
Critical Vivaldi log/MegaRAID Storage
Manager log, System log, and
Popup Notification A component has failed, but
the system has not lost data.
Fatal Vivaldi log/MegaRAID Storage
Manager log, System log, Popup
Notification, and E-mail Notification A component has failed, and
data loss has occurred or will
occur.