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Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide

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show alerts

Description Shows information about the active alerts on the storage system.
NOTE:The system presents a maximum of 512 alerts that are either unresolved, or resolved but unacknowledged. If further alerts are detected, resolved alerts are deleted to generate active alerts. If all 512 alerts are active, no new alerts are generated.
Minimum role monitor
Syntax show alerts

[component <component-name>|<component-type>]

[unresolved|resolved|acknowledged|unacknowledged]

[detail]

Parameters component <component-name>|<component-type>

Optional. Shows active alerts for a specific component name or type.

  • A valid name is any value shown by the Component property in the command output.
  • A valid type is any of the following values: controller, disk, drawer, drawer_slot, enclosure, expander, fan, fan_control_ module, fan_module, firmware_info, host_port, iom, mgmt_port, midplane, peer_connections, power_supply, sas_port, sensor, sideplane, slot, storage_pool, super_cap, system.
  • unresolved|resolved|acknowledged|unacknowledged

Optional. Shows only alerts with the specified status.

detail

Optional. Shows the time each active alert was detected and resolved.

Output ID

The alert sequence number.

Component

The component name.

Severity
  • CRITICAL: A failure occurred that may 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

Shows whether the alert is resolved.

Acknowledged

Shows whether the alert has been acknowledged.

Time Detected

Shown by the detail parameter. The most recent date and time when the alert condition was detected.

Time Resolved

Shown by the detail parameter. If Resolved is Yes, the date and time when the alert condition was resolved.

Reason

A message describing the alert condition.

Recommended Action

The recommended action to take to resolve the alert condition.

Examples Show active alerts.

# show alerts

Show active alerts for a specific component.

# show alerts component controller_a

Show resolved alerts for sensor components.

# show alerts resolved component sensor

Show detailed information about unresolved alerts.

# show alerts unresolved detail

Basetypes

alerts

status

See also

clear alerts

set alert

show alert-condition-history


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