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VessRAID 1000i Series Product Manual
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Working with the Event Viewer
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 most important events over
multiple subsystem startups. NVRAM events are stored in non-volatile
memory
Working with the Event Viewer includes the following functions:
• Viewing Runtime Events (page 186)
• Clearing Runtime Events (page 186)
• Viewing NVRAM Events (page 186)
• Clearing NVRAM Events (page 187)
Viewing Runtime Events
To display Runtime Events:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Enter.
The log of Runtime Events appears. Events are added to the top of the list.
Each item includes:
• Sequence number – Begins with 0 at system startup.
• Device – Disk Array, Logical Drive, Physical Drive by its ID number.
• Severity – (lowest to highest) Information, Warning, Minor, Major,
Critical and Fatal
• Timestamp – Date and time the event happened.
• Description – A description of the event in plain language.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the log.
Clearing Runtime Events
To clear the Runtime Event log:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Enter.
2. Highlight Clear Runtime Event Log and press Enter.
3. Press Y to confirm.
Viewing NVRAM Events
This screen displays a list of and information about 63 most important events
over multiple subsystem startups.