Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Administrator's Guide

Event history

If you are having a problem with the system, review the event history (Maintenance > Support > Event History) to view event details and recommended actions before calling technical support. Information shown might enable you to resolve the problem.

All events are logged, regardless of notification settings. For information about notification settings, see Notification settings. The event history table lists a collapsed view of the most recent events logged by either controller module, up to 1000. For each event, the table shows the date and time when the event occurred (with one-second granularity), the severity, which controller module logged the event, the event code, and a message. For information about using tables, see Tips for using tables.

Table 1. Event severity icons and meanings

Icon	Severity	Meaning
	Critical	A failure occurred that may affect data integrity, system stability, or cause a controller to shut down. Correct the problem immediately.
	Error	A failure occurred that may affect data integrity or system stability. Correct the problem as soon as possible.
	Warning	A problem occurred that may affect system stability but not data integrity. Evaluate the problem and correct it if necessary.
	Informational	A configuration or state change occurred, or a problem occurred that the system corrected. No action is required
	Resolved	A condition that caused an event to be logged has been resolved. No action is required.

When reviewing the event history, look for recent Critical, Error, or Warning events. For each, click the icon to view additional information and recommended actions. Follow the recommended actions to resolve the problems. To take action to correct an event, see the Alerts panel.