This topic describes the Message Browser window in IBM Director.
Introduction
You
can use the Message Browser to view events (alerts) that are sent to IBM Director Console and
clear messages that are no longer needed.
Menubar
- File
- Close
- Select this option to close this dialog.
- Message >
- Clear
- You can use this option to remove one or more messages from the list.
- Selected Messages
- Removes selected messages from the list. You can also remove Individual
messages by highlighting the message, which is then displayed in the right-hand
pane, and selecting Clear This Message.
- All Messages
- Remove all messages.
Fields
- Message Information
- The messages that are currently available. The number of messages is enclosed
in the parentheses. If you select a message from Message Information,
the Message Title and the message appear in the Message Details pane.
- Message Title
- Identifies the source of the message; for example, an Event notification
identifies an event as the source of information.
- Date
- Identifies the day the message was generated.
- Time
- Identifies the time the message was generated.
- Status
- Identifies whether you have viewed this message. This field is empty if
the message has not been viewed.
- Message Details
- When an event notification is selected in the Message Information pane,
this pane displays the event messages.
- Date
- Identifies the day the event was generated.
- Time
- Identifies the time of day the event was generated.
- Event Type
- Provides origination information and descriptive detail to help identify
the source and cause of the event.
- Event Text
- Provides additional descriptive detail to help identify the cause of the
event.
- System Name
- Identifies the name of the system that sent the event.
- Severity
- Identifies the severity level of the event.
- Category
- Identifies the status of the event, for example, whether the problem causing
the event has been resolved.
- Group Name
- Identifies the name of the group to which the event action plan was applied.
- Sender Path
- Specifies the transport protocol and address used by the sender of the
event, for example, tcpip::host_name.
- Sender Name
- Specifies the name of the system from which the event was sent.
- Band
- Specifies whether the event is in-band or out-of-band.
- Clear This Message
- Clears the displayed message. To clear multiple messages,
click from the menu bar.