Event data

To help you interpret and solve the issue that triggered an event, each event provides a variety of data, depending upon the event logging mechanism used.

To help you interpret and solve the issue that triggered an event, each event provides a variety of data, depending upon the event logging mechanism used.

The following table describes the event data and indicates where it is used.

vertica.log ACTIVE_EVENTS
(column names)
SNMP Syslog Description
N/A NODE_NAME N/A N/A The node where the event occurred.
Event Code EVENT_CODE Event Type Event Code A numeric ID that indicates the type of event. See Event Types in the previous table for a list of event type codes.
Event Id EVENT_ID Event OID Event Id A unique numeric ID that identifies the specific event.
Event Severity

EVENT_

SEVERITY

Event Severity Event Severity

The severity of the event from highest to lowest. These events are based on standard syslog severity types:

0 – Emergency

1 – Alert

2 – Critical

3 – Error

4 – Warning

5 – Notice

6 – Info

7 – Debug

PostedTimestamp

EVENT_

POSTED_

TIMESTAMP

N/A PostedTimestamp The year, month, day, and time the event was reported. Time is provided as military time.
ExpirationTimestamp

EVENT_

EXPIRATION

N/A ExpirationTimestamp The time at which this event expires. If the same event is posted again prior to its expiration time, this field gets updated to a new expiration time.
EventCodeDescription

EVENT_CODE_

DESCRIPTION

Description EventCodeDescription A brief description of the event and details pertinent to the specific situation.
ProblemDescription

EVENT_PROBLEM_

DESCRIPTION

Event Short Description ProblemDescription A generic description of the event.
N/A

REPORTING_

NODE

Node Name N/A The name of the node within the cluster that reported the event.
DatabaseName N/A Database Name DatabaseName The name of the database that is impacted by the event.
N/A N/A Host Name Hostname The name of the host within the cluster that reported the event.
N/A N/A Event Status N/A

The status of the event. It can be either:

1 – Open

2 – Clear