Acer Altos RAIDWatch, Manual

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10.3 Displaying the Event Log
Altos RAIDWatch Manager can display a running log of all events that occur in the disk array system
ranging from simple notifications, to warnings, to alerts.
Note The Event Log only displays events that occur while Altos RAIDWatch Manager is running.
1 Click on the Event Log command button or select the Event Log command from the Open menu.
The Event Log window will appear
The events in the window are listed according to the date and time they occurred with the
most recent event at the bottom. A description of each event is provided.
2 To scroll through the list, use the vertical scroll bars.
Figure 10–10 event log Window
Note If events occur and the Event Log window is not open, a red Event Flag button will appear on the
button bar. The Event Log can be accessed by clicking on this button.
10.4 Monitoring Statistics
Altos RAIDWatch Manager includes a statistics monitoring feature to report on the overall
performance of the disk array system. This feature provides a continually updated real-time report
on the current throughput of the system, displaying the number of bytes being read and written
per second, and the percentage of data access being handled by cache memory. These values are
displayed in a graphical format.
• To access the Statistics window: Click on the Statistics command button or select the Statistics
command from the Open menu. Then choose either Cache Hits or Disk R/W (disk read/write).
• The Cache Hits Statistics window displays what percentage of data is being accessed via
cache memory. Read values appear in blue and Write values in red.