Identifying the cause of alerts

The Alerts page of the Operations Center can help you identify the cause of alerts.

About this task

You can view a list of active and inactive alerts and the corresponding server messages that explain each alert.

Procedure

The following actions can help you identify the cause of alerts:

  • On the Overview page, review the Alerts area to see the number and types of alerts.
  • On the Alerts page, review the list of active and inactive alerts for all servers that are managed by the Operations Center.
    Tip: To view a list of alerts for an individual server, complete one of the following steps:
    • Filter the contents of the table by Server column.
    • Access an Alerts page that is dedicated to an individual server by completing the following steps:
      1. On the Servers page, select the server, and click Details.
      2. Click the Alerts tab.
  • In the Alert Message column of the Alerts table, review the messages, which are summary explanations of the alerts.
  • On the Alerts page, select an alert. In the Activity Log pane, review other server messages that were logged around the time of the latest occurrence of the selected alert.
    Tips:
    • To show or hide the Activity Log pane, double-click the Activity Log bar.
    • To resize the Activity Log pane, click and drag the Activity Log bar.
  • If an alert relates to a client, diagnose possible client errors by reviewing client-log entries from around the time of the alert. See the information about diagnosing client errors in the "Related tasks" section, later on this page.