3PAR InForm® OS 2.2.4 CLI Administrator's Manual (320-200113 Rev A, March 2009)

11.2
Monitoring and Managing Alerts
3PAR InForm OS CLI Administrator’s Manual InForm OS Version 2.2.4
11.2 Monitoring and Managing Alerts
Alerts are system events that require your immediate attention. An alert may be triggered by a
single event, a combination of events, or by repeated occurrences of the same event. The
system administrator is responsible for responding to alerts. For detailed information about
alerts, see the InForm OS Concepts Guide and the InForm OS Messages and Operator’s Guide.
11.2.1 Viewing Alerts
X To display system alerts, issue the showalert -d command.
You can additionally display alerts by type (fixed alerts, acknowledged alerts, etc.). Refer to
the InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference for information about alert display
options.
11.2.2 Setting an Alert State
X To mark an alert as new, fixed, or acknowledged, issue the setalert new|fixed|ack
<alert_ID>
command, where <alert_ID> is the alert whose status you wish to
acknowledge.
11.2.3 Removing an Alert
X To remove an alert, issue the removealert <alert_ID> command, where <alert_ID>
is the alert you wish to remove.
11.3 Setting System Alerts
While most system alerts are generated automatically without any need for user
configuration, there are several types of alerts that you can specifically configure.
 Limits relating to common provisioning groups can be set by the user when creating a CPG
and can later trigger alerts. For information on setting the growth increment limits, see 4.0
Common Provisioning Groups on page 9.5. For details about CPG creation precautions,
refer to the InForm OS Concepts Guide.
 Limits for virtual volumes capable of allocating space on demand are also user-configurable
and can trigger alerts. For information about on-demand virtual volume space allocation,
refer to the InForm OS Concepts Guide.