Update the Status of the "event" System

Use this dialog to select the type of resource status that is to be set or cleared. When the selected resource status generates an event, the status of the system associated with the resource is set or cleared according to your selection.

Status
Select the source description and appropriate severity level (information, error, or warning) that is to be set or cleared for the system for which the event is generated.
Action
Choose one of the following options for setting or clearing the description selected in the Status field:
Set status
Sets the status definition until it is reset by restarting the server.
Set status (persistent)
The status definition is set and is not reset if the server is restarted.
Clear status
Clears the status definition until it is reset by restarting the server.
Clear status (persistent)
The status definition is cleared and is not reset by restarting the server.