Viewing Events
Events are triggered by an occurrence or the detection of certain conditions in the
switch. For example, when the temperature of the device reaches warning levels, or
when the fan speed changes, an event is triggered. You can view these details from
the
Events tab for individual switches, stacks and switch groups.
The alarms generate for the switch also reflect in the page.
- On the menu, click to display the Switches window.
- In the
Organization tab, select a or Switch Group and select the
Switch. In the Details tab,
click Events tab. The following information is displayed in the Events tab:
- Date and Time: Displays the date and time when the event occurred
- Code: Displays the event code (see the Alarm and Event Reference Guide for your controller platform more information)
- Type: Displays the type of event that occurred (for example, Switch configuration updated)
- Severity: Displays the severity level assigned to the events such as Critical, Debug, Informational, Warning, Major etc .
- Activity: Displays additional details about the event
Click
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to export the events
details to a CSV file. Check the default download folder of your web browser
and look for a file named events.csv and view it
using a spreadsheet application You can also view alarms by their severity, date and time. Click
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