Click the Logs folder in the Logs Perspective to display the Alert Log, a listing of alerts that pertain to the Storage Foundation for Windows program. For each alert listing, you see information about the date and time of the message, the message text, and its class.

The most recent alert listings can also appear in the new section at the bottom of the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) GUI. This happens when the Console tab is selected from the bottom left corner of the VEA GUI. If the Tasks tab is selected, text appears in the bottom section of the window that gives the progress of system tasks, such as format, refresh, and rescan. These items also appear in the Logs Perspective under the Task Log tab.

You can view specific information on each event by double-clicking on it to display the Alert Log Details dialog box. This shows an alert description, recommended action, and properties. The dialog box provides an easier way to read the description of the event. The arrows that appear at the upper-right corner can be used for scrolling in the alerts listing.