Events and Messages : Error Levels

Error Levels

Each message that appears in the event log has a Severity level that indicates the severity of the event, as shown in the following table.

Table 5. Event Error Levels

Severity Level

Meaning

Information

Informational message. No user action is necessary.

Warning

Some component might be close to a failure point.

Critical

A component has failed, but the system has not lost data.

Fatal

A component has failed, and data loss has occurred or will occur.