public int getSeverity() {
    return severity;
  }
Returns the <code>AlertLevel</code> with the given name

@param name the name of the <code>AlertLevel</code> to return
@return the <code>AlertLevel</code> with the given name

@throws IllegalArgumentException If there is no alert level named <code>name</code>
geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/admin/AlertLevel.java