Users Guide

Monitoring
The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 6.0 enables you to monitor the discovered
Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array devices. The health status indicators help you to monitor the health of
your Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array devices on the network.
Health status indicators
The following table lists the icons that indicate the health status of the discovered Dell PowerVault MD
Storage Array devices and their components in the OpsMgr console.
Table 4. Severity level indicators
Icon Severity Level
Normal/OK — The component is working as
expected.
Warning/Noncritical — A probe or other
monitoring device has detected a reading for the
component that is above or below the acceptable
level. The component may still be functioning, but
it could fail. The component may also be
functioning in an impaired state.
Critical/Failure/Error — The component has either
failed or failure is imminent. The component
requires immediate attention and may need to be
replaced. Data loss may have occurred.
The specific component is not monitored.
The service is unavailable.
Views
You can monitor the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays using the following views:
• Alerts Views
• Diagram Views
• State Views
Alerts Views
The Dell MD Storage Array Alerts Views displays the alerts for the recovery failures, and SNMP traps
related to the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays that you are monitoring.
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