Chapter 10 - Operating the BlackPearl System
Monitor the BlackPearl System
Check System Messages
Check the system messages regularly. These messages provide important information about
the BlackPearl system and its operation. Reviewing the messages is the first step in
troubleshooting.
Types of Message Severity
Messages displayed in the BlackPearl user interface use one of the below severities:
Type
Description
Information
Notifies the user about an event that requires no action and
does not fit the other categories.
Success
Notifies the user of successful completion of an event.
Alert
Notifies the user that a failure as part of normal operation
occurred which requires some sort of user interaction, and
until this occurs, adverse impact to the BlackPearl system
may occur.
Warning
Notifies the user of a failure that may adversely impact the
BlackPearl system.
Critical
Notifies the user of a failure that caused significant adverse
impact to the BlackPearl system.
If any system messages are generated by the system, the status bar displayed at the bottom
of all BlackPearl screens shows the severity, date, and time of the highest severity unread
message. If there are no system messages, this text does not display.
Figure 208
A system message displayed on the BlackPearl user interface
status bar.
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