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# View alert details

You can configure Unisphere to monitor storage systems for specific events or error conditions. When an event or error of interest occurs, Unisphere displays an alert and, if configured to do so, notifies you of the alert by way of email, SNMP, or Syslog.

## Prerequisites

See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

## Steps

1. Select EVENTS > Alerts, or select Home and then select to open the Alerts list view.
2. Select an alert and click to open the Alerts Details view.

   The following properties display:

   Alert ID | Unique number assigned by Unisphere.
   State | State of the alert. Possible values are new or acknowledged.
   Severity | Alert's severity. Possible values are: Fatal Critical Warning Information Normal
   Type | Type of alert. Possible values are Array, Performance, Server, System, SLO compliance type, and File.
   Array | ID of the storage system generating the alert.
   Object | Object to which the alert is related. For more information, click the object to open its details view.
   Created | Date and time the alert was created.
   Description | Description of the alert.
   Acknowledged | Shows the date on which the alert was acknowledged (if it has been).