Asus DS300 G2 Series, User Manual

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Working with the Event Viewer includes the following functions:
• "Viewing Runtime Events" on page 84
• "Saving Runtime Events" on page 84
• "Clearing Runtime Events" on page 84
• "Viewing NVRAM Events" on page 85
• "Saving NVRAM Events" on page 85
• "Clearing NVRAM Events" on page 85
The Event Viewer displays log of subsystem events. Events are classified as:
• Runtime Events – A list of and information about the 1023 most recent runtime events recorded since the
subsystem was started.
• NVRAM Events – A list of and information about the most important events over multiple subsystem
startups. NVRAM events are stored in non-volatile memory.
Event Severity Levels
Level Description
Fatal Non-recoverable error or failure has occurred.
Critical Action is needed now and the implications of the condition are serious.
Major Action is needed now.
Minor Action is needed but the condition is not a serious at this time.
Warning
User can decide whether or not action is required.
Information Information only, no action is required.
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To display Runtime Events:
1. Click the
Administration
tab.
2. Click the
Events
icon.
The log of Runtime Events appears. Events are added to the top of the list. Each item includes:
• Index number – Begins with 0 at system startup.
• Device – Disk Array, Logical Drive, Physical Drive by its ID number.
• Event ID – Hexadecimal code for the specific event
• Severity – See the Table above.
• Timestamp – Date and time the event happened.
• Description – A description of the event in plain language.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the log.
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This feature saves a plain text file of runtime events to your host PC or server using your browser.
To save the Runtime Events log:
1. Click the
Administration
tab.
2. Click the
Events
icon.
3. Click the
Save
button.
4. Follow your browser’s procedure to save the event file to the desired location.
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To clear the Runtime Events log:
1. Click the
Administration
tab.
2. Click the
Events
icon.
3. Click the
Clear
button.
4. In the Confirmation box, type the word “
confirm
” in the field provided and click the Confirm button.