Changing event severity levels

You can use the scomu.cmd CLI utility to change the severity level of logged events.

About this task

Depending on your environment and preferences, you can change the default severity level of logged events. This allows you to set automated alerts for events that their default severity does not match your particular environment and preference. You can lower the severity level of events about which you do not want to be alerted, or raise the severity level of events about which you do want to be alerted.

Note:

This feature is supported only with Storwize® V3500, Storwize V3700, Storwize V5000, Storwize V7000, Storwize V7000 Unified, SAN Volume Controller, and FlashSystem™ V9000.
The default alert severity level is Warning.

Use the --setseverity command to change event severity levels, as described in the following procedure.

Procedure

After the --setseverity command, specify the following parameters (CLI arguments followed by values):

Type of system for which the severity change should be made – Use -t followed by "svc".
ID of the event for which you want to change the severity level – Use --event_id followed by the ID number of the event.
The severity level that you want to set for the event – Use --severity followed by the name of the severity level that you want to set.

Note: Different severity level types are available depending on the IBM® storage system that you are using. For more information, see Monitoring.

Example

scomu.cmd --setseverity -t svc --event_id 980001 --severity information

What to do next

To display a list of all the customized severity levels, use the --listseverity command as follows:
```
scomu.cmd --listseverity
```
If you want to restore the severity level of a certain event to its default severity, use the --restoreseverity command as shown in this example:
```
scomu.cmd --restoreseverity -t svc --event_id 980001
```