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Events and alerts from and XClarity Administrator

From the web interface, you can view information about all management-server and hardware-related events and alerts that are raised or collected by the Lenovo XClarity Administrator. These messages are listed in events or alerts log.

The following information is provided for each event message.
Event identifier
A string that uniquely identifies the event or class of events. This is a 12-character string in the following format.

FQXHMccnnnns

where:

  • cc identifies the component where the event originated. XClarity Administrator events use the following component IDs.
    • CN. Console
    • CP. Configuration patterns
    • CR. Virtual appliance
    • DI. Discovery and device management
    • DM. Data management
    • EM. Events and monitoring
    • FC. Operating-system deployment
    • JM. Jobs management
    • MF. Metric data collection and forwarders
    • MI. Data migration
    • NM. Network management
    • RC. Remote Control
    • SE. Security
    • SP. Switch ports
    • SS. Service and support
    • ST. Storage management
    • TS. ThinkServer management
    • UP. Updates
  • nnn identifies the specific message.
  • s identifies the severity, as follows.
    • I. Information No action is required
    • F. Warning. No action is required
    • G. Warning. Action can be deferred
    • H. Warning (minor). Action can be deferred
    • J. Warning (minor). Immediate action is required
    • K. Critical. Action can be deferred
    • L. Critical. Immediate action is required
    • M. Critical. Immediate action is required
    • N. Critical. Immediate action is required
Arguments
A description of each substitution variable, such as [arg1] or [arg2], that is included in the event description.
Severity
An indication of the level of concern for the condition, as follows.
  • Informational. The event was recorded for audit purposes. This is usually a user action or a change of states that is normal behavior.
  • Warning. The event is not as severe as an error, but if possible, the condition should be corrected before it becomes an error. It might also be a condition that requires additional monitoring or maintenance.
  • Critical. The event is a failure or critical condition that impairs service or an expected function.
Alert Category
Alerts are grouped into categories, such as Audit -- User Action.
Serviceable with log
An indication of whether an action (either by you or by Lenovo Support) is required to correct the problem.
Automatically Notify Support
An indication of whether a service ticket is opened automatically, and diagnostic files are transferred to the Lenovo Support Center for this event if Call Home is configured and enabled in XClarity Orchestrator or the resource managers.
User Action
The actions to perform to solve the event.

Perform the steps in the order shown until the problem is solved. If the problem is not resolved after performing all recommended actions, contact Lenovo Support.