The recommended procedure for handling events is as follows.
You become aware of the event, either via the rolling event log or status icons.
Access the Event Console (by clicking the Events tab at the top of the Fabric Manger user interface) and find the event that you are interested in.
Select the event by clicking anywhere on the row containing the event. Examine the information about the event given in the Event Details region.
If the Status of the event is OK, Running, Success, Initiated, or Informational, you can safely close the event. (An event with a Status of Stopped can usually also be safely closed.) Closing an event removes it from the Event Console display. However, the event remains in the event log for the duration of the event log retention period.
Procedure:
Select the event by clicking on the event row.
Click the Close button appearing between the list of events and the Event Details region.
No more handling of the event is necessary.
However, if the Status of the event is Critical, Unknown, Warning, or Failed (or in some cases Stopped), proceed to the next step.
If the Severity of the event is Critical, Unknown, Warning, or Failed (or in some cases Stopped), proceed as follows:
Inform the Fabric Manager that you are aware of the event by accepting the event.
Procedure:
Select the event by clicking on the event row.
Click the Accept button appearing between the list of events and the Event Details region.
Note that accepting the event does nothing to solve the problem (or non-problem) represented by the event. It merely informs the Fabric Manager that you are aware of the event and intend to do something about it. However, as a result of accepting the event, the Fabric Manager does change status icons back to a normal state.
Solve the problem represented by the event. That is, take whatever corrective action is required.
Inform the Fabric Manager that you have corrected the problem by closing the event.
Procedure:
Select the event by clicking on the event row.
Click the Close button appearing between the list of events and the Event Details region.
No more handling of the event is necessary.
If you close an event without actually correcting the problem
The Fabric Manager might prevent you from taking certain actions. For example, it may continue to not monitor a given partition.
The Fabric Manager issues the event again.