Chapter 25. Events

25.1. Event Elements
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The rel="events" link obtained from the entry point URI accesses the events collection and lists system events from Red Hat Virtualization Manager.

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Table 25.1. Event elements
Element	Type	Description
`description`	string	A description of the system event
`code`	integer	The integer event code.
`severity`	One of `normal`, `warning`, `error` or `alert`	The level of severity for the event.
`time`	`xsd:dateTime` format: `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss`	The timestamp indicating when the event happened.
`correlation_id`	string	The identification string for an action that is spread across layers of Red Hat Virtualization.
`user id=`	GUID	The identification code for the user who triggered the event.
`origin`	string	The source of the event. Standard events are reported by `oVirt`.
`custom_id`	integer	A custom identification number for custom events. Standard events have a `custom_id` of `-1`.
`flood_rate`	integer	The time, in seconds, during which the same event cannot reoccur in the event list. The default value is `30`.
`external_status`	complex	The external health status of a host. Contains the `state` element, which can be one of `ok`, `info`, `error`, `warning`, or `failure`.

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