Viewing alerts using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

You can view alerts in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 from either the main console page or from the PRO Tip view.

Viewing alerts from the VMM 2008 console

This task uses the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 console.

Procedure

1. In the navigation pane, click Jobs.
2. Locate jobs with the name Set State of a PRO Tip or with a result name that starts with either Lenovo HW PRO Pack Alert or Lenovo Hardware PRO Pack Alert.
   Note

   By selecting Hosts > All Hosts > group_name properties and Automatically implement PRO Tips on the PRO tab, the view will be displayed as resolved even if an alert is active.

   Figure 1. Host summary
   
   

Viewing alerts from the PRO Tips view

This task uses the PRO Tips view for viewing alerts.

1. On the toolbar, click PRO Tips.
   Active alerts are displayed.

   Note

   By selecting Hosts > All Hosts > group_name properties and Automatically implement PRO Tips on the PRO tab, the view will be displayed as resolved even if an alert is active.

   Figure 2. Host summary
   
   
2. From the server manager, expand Diagnostics > Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application.
   The Lenovo Hardware PRO Pack events are displayed with a source of VMM PRO.

What to do next

Learn how to use Health Explorer to identify, examine, and resolve critical problems. See Using Health Explorer to identify and resolve problems for more information.