Online Diagnostics (EMS and STM) Administrator's Guide March 2013

Table 17 PSM Configuration File Fields (continued)
DescriptionValuesKeyword
Identifies the type of state handling the
monitor performs.
Following are the valid values:MONITOR_STATE_HANDLING
(optional)
• NO_UP_CONTROL (default) —
The monitor uses the severity
mapping of events to control the
DOWN state. The UP state is
controlled by the set_fixed
command.
• UP_STATE_CONTROL — The
monitor uses the severity
mapping of events to control the
DOWN state. The monitor itself
controls the UP state.
• ALL_STATE_CONTROL — The
monitor controls both states.
Defines the event severity level used with
DOWN_SEVERITY_OPERATOR.
Following are the valid values:
CRITICAL
SERIOUS (default)
DOWN_SEVERITY_THRESHOLD
(optional)
This keyword is required only if
DOWN_SEVERITY_OPERATOR is specified).
MAJOR WARNING
MINOR WARNING
INFORMATIONAL
Defines the operator used with the event
severity and DOWN_SEVERITY_THRESHOLD
as operands.
Following are the valid values:
=
!=
DOWN_SEVERITY_OPERATOR
(optional)
The event severity received is the left
operand and the
<
<=
>
>= (default)
DOWN_SEVERITY_THRESHOLD value is the
right operand.
Monitoring Request Parameters
This section discusses the monitoring request parameters.
Specifying When to Send Events — <Notify>
Table 3-10 describes the PSM status.
Table 18 PSM Status
DescriptionOption
Enables you to define the conditions under which you want to be notified. Following are the
available operators:
When value is …
• =
• not equal
• >
• >=
• <
• <=
Values returned by the monitor are UP, DOWN, and UNKNOWN. Text values are mapped
to numerical values.
Notifies you when the value changes. You can use this parameter for a resource whose value
does not change frequently, but you need to know each time the value changes.
When value changes
Notifies you at each polling interval. You can use this option to set reminders or to gather data
for system analysis. However, you must use this option for only a small number of resources
At each interval
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