How to log an event as Critical using WriteEvent

Question

I am trying to set an event level as Critical using the below method:

WriteEvent(id, categoryName, EventSeverity.ErrorCritical, entry);

But in the event log it only show event level as Error instead of Critical. Is there any other configuration and parameter I need to set?

Answer 1

Do you mean Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.EventSeverity? It's used by ShP and maps to its own event log.

The correct way to use System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntryType which maps to Windows event log:

Error
Warning
Information
SuccessAudit
FailureAudit