Alert Log
Use this window to view system events. All users can see the logs. Only administrators can clear the log.
NOTE: Due to the limitations
of the VMware ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature
is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
Alert Log | User, Power User, Administrator | Administrator |
NOTE: For more
details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.
Alert Log
Each event appears with a Severity, Event ID, Date and Time, and Description. Clicking a column heading sorts by the column or changes the sort direction of the column. To interpret the messages, see the Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide.
Severity | Indicates whether the event type is Normal/OK, Warning/Noncritical, or Critical/Nonrecoverable. |
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ID | Displays the event ID. Click on a particular event ID for a detailed list of that event ID and its corresponding description, severity, and cause. See the Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide for the detailed list of an event ID and its corresponding description, severity, and cause. |
Date and Time | Displays the day, month, date, time (hours, minutes, and seconds), and year of the event. |
Category | Indicates the subsystem that generated the alert. Current categories include Instrumentation Service and Storage Service. |
Description | Briefly describes what happened and the components involved. |
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator
Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.