Viewing the 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 find these details in the Events tab, accessible for individual switches, stacks, and switch groups.

The alarms generate for the switch also reflect in the Monitor > Events and Alarms > Events page.

  1. On the menu, click Network > Wired > Switches to display the Switches window.
  2. From the system tree, select a Domain > Switch Group or Switch Group and select the Switch.
  3. In the Details pane, click the Events tab.

    Events Tab

    Events Tab
  4. The following information is displayed in the Events tab.
    1. Date and Time: Displays the date and time when the event occurred.
    2. Code: Displays the event code (see the Alarm and Event Reference Guide for your controller platform more information).
    3. Type: Displays the type of event that occurred (for example, Switch configuration updated).
    4. Severity: Displays the severity level assigned to the events such as Critical, Debug, Informational, Warning, Major etc.
    5. Activity: Displays additional details about the event.
  5. Click 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.
  6. Click Filter to filter the alarms by their severity, date and time.
Parent topic: Monitoring Switch Status