HP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP Software user guide (T1789-96025, October 2007)

9AlarmConﬁguration

Introduction

The Alarms Conﬁguration screen is located in the Conﬁguration tab in Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) as

shown in Alarm Conﬁguration screen.

Alarms are conditions that aler t designated personnel or programs about a system m a lfunction, a

detected condition, or an error. The Alarm Conﬁguration screen is located under the Conﬁguration tab.

Usethisscreentocreateandconﬁgure alarm types for speciﬁed performance metrics on an XP disk array.

Performance data is monitored for any currently conﬁgured and enabled alarm(s). A threshold level of

1, 2, or 3 is speciﬁed for each alarm. The higher the threshold level, the more critical the event. The

following examples show a description for each level:

Performance data is at threshold level 3 if its value is equal to or greater than threshold level 3.

___________Level 3 ___________

Performance data is at threshold level 2 if its value is equal to or greater than threshold level 2 and less

than threshold level 3.

___________Level 2 ___________

Performance data is at threshold level 1 if its value is equal to or greater than threshold level 1 and less

than threshold level 2.

___________Level 1 ___________

Performance data is at threshold level 0 if its value is less than threshold level 1.

Alarm events are created when an event moves from one threshold level to another threshold level.

Use the Alarm Conﬁguration screen to specify the threshold levels and the dispatch levels. When the

performance data of the currently c onﬁgured and enabled alarm enters or exits the dispatch level, an

event is generated. The event is ﬁrstsenttotheEventLogscreenandthentotherecipientthatyouhave

speciﬁed (by SNMP, email, or running a script) if it falls within the scheduled time period. The recipient

address must be a UNIX server ID.

If you have speciﬁed an em ail recipient for alarms, PA XP identiﬁes the difference between entering and

exiting the dipatch level within the text, in the subject line of the email. If the alarm is exiting the dispatch

level, PA XP identiﬁes the alarm as a normal a larm and populates the s ubject line of the em ail with XP

Alarm. If the alarm is entering the dispatch level, PA XP identiﬁes the alarm as a recovery alarm and

populates the subject line of the email with XP Alarm - Good Information A larm.

Using the Alarm Conﬁguration screen

Use the Alarm Conﬁguration screen to create and conﬁgure alarm t ypes and provide notiﬁcation to

designated personnel in the event of a system malfunction, detected condition, error, or recovery. The

Alarm Conﬁguration screen offers the following features:

• Creat

eandconﬁgure alarms to your own speciﬁcations

• View the state of the alarm conﬁguration

• Specify if an alarm is enabled or disabled

• Provi

de notiﬁcation to designated personnel by SNMP or email

• Set the maximum thresholds at which alarm events are generated

• Set the schedule for dispatching messages whenever a threshold level is crossed

• Perf

orm trend analysis on alarms

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