Table 3. Common error messages
Event Message Fields
Item
Description
Message ID
The unique alphanumeric identifier for the event. This identifier can
be up to eight characters long and consist of two parts:
•
Message ID Prefix — Up to four alphabetic characters.
•
Message ID Sequence — Up to four numeric digits.
Message
The message text that is displayed to the user or logged as a result
of the event. If the message has variable content in it, the variable
substitution is reflected by text in
italics
. The substitution variables
are described in the Arguments field of the event.
Arguments
Describes the values for any substitution variables appearing in the
event message text. If there is no variable content in the message,
this field is omitted from the event description.
Detailed Description
Additional information describing the event.
Recommended Response Action
The recommended action to remedy the event described. The
response action can vary based on the specific platform.
Category
Dell Lifecycle Controller log filter used to select a subset of
messages from different domains or agents.
Subcategory
Additional filter to further subset the event.
Trap/EventID
The identification number used as the Trap ID for SNMP alert traps
and as the Event ID when the message is logged in operating
system logs.
Severity
The classification of the event based on its impact to the platform
or system. The severity can be:
•
Severity 1 Critical — Indicates a catastrophic production
problem that might severely impact production systems or
components, or systems are down or not functioning.
•
Severity 2 Warning — Indicates a high-impact problem where a
system or component is disrupted but can remain productive
and perform business-level operations.
•
Severity 3 Information — Indicates a medium-to-low impact
problem that involves a partial or noncritical loss of functionality;
operations are impaired but can continue to function.
LCD Message
The event message text that is displayed on the system's LCD.
Initial Default
Event messages result in event actions such as logging, SNMP or
email alerts. Generally, the event actions are configurable using the
Dell iDRAC event action filtering feature. This item describes the
initial default and possible event actions for the message.
Event Action Filter
Describes additional configurable actions that are available for the
event action for this message. This information is presented in a
table, and each entry has a value of
TRUE
or
FALSE
to indicate its
applicability.
•
Filter Visibility — Event visible to iDRAC event filtering.
•
IPMI Alert — Event can generate an IMPI alert.
•
SNMP Alert — Event can generate an SNMP trap.
•
Email Alert — Event can generate an email alert.
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