HP -UX B6941-90001 Administrator's Reference Manual page 188

Table 5-2
NOTE
Configuring ITO
Preconfigured Elements
Message Severity Levels
Severity is color
Level... coded...
Critical Red
Major Orange
Minor Yellow
Warning Cyan
Normal Green
? Unknown Blue
The severity column of the Message Browser window provides a
maximum of four characters to indicate a message's severity level. Table
5-2 on page 188 shows this abbreviated form in bold, underlined text.
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and means that...
a service-affecting condition has occurred
and immediate corrective action is required
the severity of the problem is relatively
high and normal use of the object is likely to
be impeded
a problem of relatively low severity has
occurred, which should not impede normal
use of the object
a potential or impending, service-affecting
fault has occurred. Action should be taken
to diagnose and correct the problem
message output is expected: for example, a
process is starting or completing, or status
information is displayed
the severity level cannot be determined
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