Monitoring failure information in the Windows event log
You can manage the Windows error information by outputting failure information to the
event log.
Before you begin
â–
The storage system status in the storage device list must be READY.
Procedure
1. Open a Windows command prompt with administrator permissions in SVP.
2. Execute the following command to move the current directory:
cd /d C:\Mapp\wk\m
odel-identification-number\DKC200\mp\pc
â– The default installation directory is C:\Mapp:<installation-directory-of-SVP>
Note:
â– C:\Mapp
indicates the installation directory of Device Manager -
Storage Navigator. If you speciî ´ed another directory, replace C:
\Mapp: with the speciî ´ed installation directory.
â– Without mo
ving the current directory, failure information is not
output to the Windows event log if you execute the batch î ´le in
step 3.
â– model-identiî ´cation-number: Use the format 83<model-name>
<serial-
number>, where <model-name> is one of the following:
VSP G200: 2000
VSP G400 or VSP F400, VSP G600 or VSP F600: 4000
VSP G800 or VSP F800: 6000
For example, for a VSP G600 that has the serial number 400102, the value is
834000400102.
3. Execute the following batch î ´le:
eventlog.bat a
ction monitoring-period
â– action: Specify one of the following:
0: Stop outputting failure information
1: Start outputting failure information
when this parameter is omitted, 0 is set.
â– monitoring-period: If you speciî ´ed 1 for action, specify the monitoring period,
fr
om 5 to 720 minutes.
â– A space is required between eventlog.bat and action.
â– A space is required between action and monitoring-period.
â– The command prompt is displayed if the command î ´nishes without any errors.
Monitoring failure information in the Windows event log
Chapter 6: Alert
notiî ´cations
System Administrator Guide for VSP Gx00 models and VSP Fx00 models 183