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

PA Settings
Personalize Arrays
User Settings
Custom Groups
Data Grid Update
Security
Threshold Settings
Another link under Settings is Threshold Settings that enables you to set threshold limits and mon-
itor the overall usage of XP arrays on the Dashboard screen. For more information on setting
thresholds, see Configuring threshold limits and viewing dashboard on page 99.
Related topics
See the following related topics:
Configuring email and SNMP settings on page 76
Setting time zone for management stations on page 82
Setting severity level on page 81
Setting the duration to predict the LDEV response time on page 83
Registering the XP array SVP IP address in XP Performance Advisor on page 80
Providing user-friendly names for XP arrays on page 80
Managing custom groups on page 83
Managing fabricated LDEV records on page 89
Managing XP Performance Advisor user profiles on page 94
Configuring email and SNMP settings
You can configure Performance Advisor to dispatch email notification when the following events occur:
Reports are generated on schedule
Performance of resources cross the set threshold limits
Performance of resources drop below the set threshold limits for the first time
Performance data collection fails
The settings that you specify for XP Performance Advisor to dispatch email notifications comprises of
the following:
Providing source SMTP server IP address or host name, and port address
Specifying source email address for alarms and reports notifications, and data collection failure
notifications
Specifying separate destination email addresses for alarms, reports, and data collection failure
notifications
Specifying a community name (Public or Private) for the SNMP server
Specifying separate subject lines for report email notifications, XP Alarms email notifications, and
data collection failure notifications
Specifying an appropriate title for Good Information alarm email notifications
Configuring common settings for XP Performance Advisor76