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159 Chapter 4: Repair information
• Previous Status - The status of the director prior to the reported
status change (Operational, Degraded, Failed, OutofBand Online, or
Unknown). An Unknown status indicates the SAN management
application cannot communicate with the director.
• New Status - The status of the director after the reported status
change (Operational, Degraded, Failed, OutofBand Online, or
Unknown).
Element Manager logs
The Element Manager application provides access to logs that contain
switch-level maintenance information. At any application view, click
(select) the desired log option from the Logs menu.
Event log
The Event Log records events or errors. Entries reflect the status of the
management interface and managed product.
The log describes:
• Date/Time - The date and time the event occurred.
• Event - The three-digit event code associated with the event. See
Appendix A, Event code tables for an explanation of event codes.
• Description - A brief description of the event.
•
Severity -
The severity of the event (Informational, Minor, Major, or
Fatal).
• FRU-Position - An acronym representing the FRU type, followed
by a number representing the FRU chassis position.
• Event Data - Supplementary event data (if available) in
hexadecimal format. See Appendix A, Event code tables for an
explanation of the supplementary event data.
Hardware log
The Hardware Log records a history of FRU removals and
replacements (insertions) for the director.
The log describes:
• Date/Time - The date and time the FRU was inserted or removed.
• FRU - An acronym representing the FRU type.
• Position - A number representing the FRU chassis position. The
chassis (slot) position for a nonredundant FRU is 0. The chassis
positions for redundant FRUs are 0 and 1.