
134 Monitoring the Pathlight VX
Understanding Service Tickets
Administrative users use the Pathlight VX User Interface to view service ticket information. When an event
in the Pathlight VX is detected and localized isolation and recovery is attempted, the event is reported to
one of the monitoring daemons. The monitoring daemon reports the event to the service daemon. The
service daemon then logs the event and applies additional logic to determine whether the event warrants a
service ticket. If the event is not critical, the process for the event is completed. If the event is critical, the
service daemon creates and logs a service ticket and notifies the user interface that a new service event
needs attention. If Pathlight VX detects that the problem is resolved, the ticket is closed. If the user indicates
that the problem has been resolved, the ticket can be closed manually. At this point, the service daemon
updates the ticket database and notifies the Pathlight VX User Interface.
To help users determine the criticality of events occurring in the Pathlight VX, service tickets grade events
as Low, Medium, or High severity.
• Low - A serious event has occurred which needs to be resolved, but it generally does not affect the
operation or performance of the Pathlight VX.
• Medium - A more serious event has occurred which needs to be resolved, but it does not
necessarily need to be fixed as soon as possible. The operation and performance of the Pathlight
VX may be degraded.
• High - A critical event has occurred which needs to be resolved as soon as possible. The operation
and performance of the Pathlight VX is degraded and there is a risk of impending system failure or
data loss.
Service tickets provide guidance to users on how to resolve certain events in the Pathlight VX. Some service
tickets (and/or associated recommended actions files) guide users through a series of steps that may
resolve the problem prior to contacting ATAC. The procedures described in service tickets or recommended
actions files are intended to be performed by users who are familiar with the Pathlight VX. At any time, a
user may contact ATAC for assistance or if the user is concerned about what specific actions to take.
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