Monitoring critical errors
You can configure the DS-System to monitor for critical errors. If the number of critical errors exceeds the specified limit within the configured time period, the status of the DS-System changes to Critical. When in Critical status, the configured administrative processes are stopped or prevented from starting, which prevents any automatic corrective deletion of data by those processes.
To configure critical error monitoring:
1. On the Setup menu, click Critical Errors Monitoring.
2. Click the Configuration tab, and then do the following:
a) To enable critical error monitoring, select the Enable DS-System Critical Errors Monitor check box.
b) If the DS-System in critical status, click Reset.
c) In the Set DS-System to Critical status when errors limit reached box, enter the number of errors that must occur for the DS-System status to change to Critical.
d) In the Time Period box, select the time period that the specified number of errors must occur within for the DS-System status to change to critical.
3. To add or modify a monitored event, click the Monitored Errors tab, and then do one of the following:
• To add a monitored event, click Add and then do the following:
a) In the Event # box, type the unique number assigned to the specific event you want to be monitored.
b) In the Category box, select the event category.
c) In the Type box, select the event type.
d) In the Description box, type a description for the event.
e) Click Add.
• To modify a monitored event, select the event, click Modify, and then do the following:
a) In the Type box, select the event type.
b) In the Description box, type a description for the event.
c) Click Modify.
• To search for a specific event that has occurred on the DS-System, select the event, and the click
Select. For more information, see
“Viewing the Event Log”.
• To delete a monitored event, select the event, and then click Remove.
4. To configure the administrative processes that must be stopped when the DS-System is in a critical status, click the Administrative Processes tab, and then do the following:
a) To add an administrative process, click Add.
b) In the Administrative Processes box, select the administrative process, and then click Add.
5. Click OK.