HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software v4.6 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96094, June 2010)

2. Under the Alarms Configuration tab, select the check boxes for the corresponding resource
records. The Edit option is enabled only when you select the check boxes for resource records,
for which you want to enable or disable an alarm.
You can also filter resource records based on their alarm status, and then enable or disable
alarms on these resources. For more information, see “Filtering records in Alarms
table” on page 123.
• To enable alarms on resources, click Enable. By default, the current state for a newly added
resource record appears as NO under Active on the Alarm Configuration screen.
The state under Active changes to YES, which implies that the selected resource now be
monitored by XP Performance Advisor.
• To disable alarms on resources, click Disable.
The state under Active changes to NO. In the Alarm History table, a new record is displayed
for this resource and the Level is shown as Closed, which implies that there is no further
activity related to this resource record till the time the alarm generation is enabled again.
Related Topics
See the following related topics:
• “Adding or removing metric values” on page 121
• “Setting threshold and dispatch levels” on page 125
• “Configuring alarm notifications” on page 127
• “Establishing scripts for alarms” on page 129
• “Applying a template” on page 131
• “Deleting records in the Alarms table” on page 133
• “Filtering records in Alarms History table” on page 138
• “Forecasting THP pools' utilization” on page 142
• “Viewing graph of metric value's performance” on page 143
• “Filtering event records” on page 145
Applying a template
You can manually configure the threshold and dispatch settings, and alarm notification settings, or
use the details from an already configured resource record as a template and apply the same settings
across multiple other selected records.
IMPORTANT:
You cannot enable or disable alarms on the selected resource records using this option. For more
information on enabling or disabling alarm notifications, see “Enabling or disabling
alarms” on page 130.
To apply settings across multiple records:
1. Click Alarms in the left pane.
2. Under the Alarm Configuration tab, select the resource record whose settings should be applied
across multiple records. (It is not mandatory that you click the check box for a resource record
to select it).
You can also filter resource records in the Alarms table. For more information, see “Filtering
records in Alarms table” on page 123.
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