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n
<
n
<=
n
=
n
!=
compare-value
Threshold value. Can be a floating number for regular metrics or a string
value for string metrics.
wait-cycle
Number of consecutive violations that can occur before generating an alarm.
cancel-cycle
Number of consecutive violation-free cycles that can occur before canceling
the alarm.
The following definition contains two thresholds. In the first definition, the criticality level is critical, the
operator is >=, the threshold value is 90, the wait cycle is 2, and the cancel cycle is 3. In the second definition,
the criticality level is immediate, the operator is =, the threshold value is 70, and the wait and cancel cycles
are both 3.
"critical,>=,90,2,3;immediate,=,70,3,3"
Managing Resource Kinds
You can use dbcli commands to manage resource kinds.
You can also use the Custom user interface to perform resource kind operations. See Chapter 3,
“Configuring Resources,” on page 19.
Configure Resource Kind Default Settings
You can use the dbcli reskind configure command to set the default packages to use for a resource kind
and specify whether resources generate early warning smart alerts and use dynamic thresholds by default.
The reskind configure command has the following syntax.
reskind configure "adapterkind-key:resourcekind-key" [--package {none | "package-name"}] [--
smpackage {none | "smpackage-name"}] [--dt {true | false} ] [--smartalert {true | false}]
adapterkind-key:resourcekind-key defines the resource kind to configure. The value consists of an adapter kind
key and a resource kind key. If the keys contain spaces, you must enclose the combination of both values in
quotes, for example,"SampleStorage:Volume".
The reskind configure command has certain options.
Table 13‑7. reskind configure Command Options
Option Description
--package {none | "package-name"}
Name of an attribute package to use as the default attribute
package for the specified resource. Type none instead of an
attribute package name to reset the default attribute
package.
-smpackage {none | "smpackage-name"}
Name of a super metric package to use as the default super
metric package for the specfiied resource. Type none
instead of a super metric package name to reset the default
super metric package.
--dt {true | false}
Enables or disables dynamic threshold calcuation for
resources of the specfiied resource kind.
--smartalert {true | false}
Enables or disables early warning smart alert generation
for resources of the specified resource kind.
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