Configuring Severity Color Preferences

Perform the following steps to change severity color display characteristics:

  1. Click Consoles from the Event Console Configuration view.
  2. Click Consoles and then right-click Consoles to display the pop-up menu.
  3. Select Console Preferences from the pop-up menu. The Console Preferences dialog box is displayed.
  4. Select Severity Colors on the left side of the Console Preferences dialog box. Options for severity colors are shown in the right pane of the panel.
  5. Toggle Flyover Highlighting on or off by selecting or deselecting the check box.
  6. For Column Highlight Options, select one of the following three highlight options by clicking the radio button adjacent to your selection:
  7. Toggle the Allow Operators To Customize settings on or off by selecting or deselecting the check boxes for Severity Colors and Column Highlight Options. These settings indicate whether operators can customize their severity colors or column highlight options. You can check one or both boxes.
  8. The Restore Defaults button will restore the severity colors to their default settings.
  9. You can optionally customize the color of each severity level by clicking on any color swatch in the Severity Colors dialog and selecting a custom color from the pop-up color palettes. Preview colors and sample text are provided during navigation in the bottom pane of each panel.
  10. Click OK to save changes and close the Console Preferences dialog box.

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