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The Events view allows users to find out what is happening in Abiquo. To open the Events view, click on the Events icon  in the main menu bar.

Event viewing can be restricted from no event privileges to events for the current enterprise only.

If the events you expected to display do not appear in Events view, check with your System Administrator.

To add new events to the list as they arrive, select the Update automatically checkbox. Otherwise, the list will refresh when you open the view.

Double-click on an event to see the event detail in the panel below the event list

The event list

The event list has the following columns:

Column

Description

Source

Shows the system object that is the source of the event or error and its full hierarchy. For example, en event about deploying a VM could show the name of the virtual appliance and the virtual datacenter it belongs to.

SeverityThe severity of the event. Can be INFO, WARN or ERROR
ActionThe action that generated the event. See Entity and Action Tables

Performed by

The user who performed the Action.

Date/time

The date and time when the event was generated.

UserThe user affected by the action

Trace

Additional information about the event that will display in the system logs.

 

Filtering events

To make it easier to find a specific event, use the filter tool. Click the filter button  at the top right of Events view. Enter your filter criteria and click Accept. To remove the filter, click Clear at the bottom of the popup.

Basic event filtering

Basic event filtering enables you to filter with the following fields:

Filter events by severity, action, user, dates and tenant

Event fieldDescription
SeverityPull-down list of Severity types
ActionPull-down list of Actions from Entity and Action Tables
Performed byThe name of the user who performed the action
Date fromStart date in format YYYY/MM/DD
Date toEnd date in format YYYY/MM/DD
EnterpriseEnterprise

 

Advanced event filtering

Click "See more" on the basic filter panel to filter on more fields. You can search for events related to specific entities.

Severity table

Events on the Abiquo platform are classified into three severity categories: info, warning and error. 

Severity

Description

INFO

General information events for the user as part of the normal use of the platform

WARNING

Warning about an abnormal situation that does not block normal use of the platform

ERROR

Error that blocks the normal use of the platform


Component List

These values can be used to filter the events by Component.

  • PLATFORM
  • DATACENTER
  • RACK
  • MACHINE
  • VIRTUAL_STORAGE
  • STORAGE_POOL
  • STORAGE_DEVICE
  • ENTERPRISE
  • USER
  • ROLE
  • ROLE_LDAP
  • VIRTUAL_APPLIANCE
  • VIRTUAL_MACHINE
  • VOLUME
  • NETWORK
  • APPLIANCE_MANAGER
  • IMAGE_CONVERTER
  • LICENSE_MANAGER
  • PERSISTENT_CONVERTER
  • INSTANCE_CONVERTER
  • API
  • WORKLOAD
  • HIGH_AVAILABILITY
  • PRICING_TEMPLATE
  • COSTCODE_CURRENCY
  • COSTCODE
  • UCS

Storage System List

These values can be used to filter the Events list by Storage System:

  • GENERIC_ISCSI
  • LVM
  • NETAPP
  • NEXENTA

Entity and Action Tables

The entity and action tables show events that will be displayed for Cloud Users, with a basic cloud user role and privileges.


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