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Severity of messages – HP UX B6941-90001 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Configuring ITO

Preconfigured Elements

Table 5-2

Message Severity Levels

NOTE

The severity column of the

Message Browser

window provides a

maximum of four characters to indicate a message’s severity level. Table
5-2 on page 188 shows this abbreviated form in
bold, underlined text.

Severity

Level...

is color

coded...

and means that...

Critical

Red

a service-affecting condition has occurred
and immediate corrective action is required

Major

Orange

the severity of the problem is relatively
high and normal use of the object is likely to
be impeded

Minor

Yellow

a problem of relatively low severity has
occurred, which should not impede normal
use of the object

Warning

Cyan

a potential or impending, service-affecting
fault has occurred. Action should be taken
to diagnose and correct the problem

Normal

Green

message output is expected: for example, a
process is starting or completing, or status
information is displayed

? Unknown

Blue

the severity level cannot be determined