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7 Configuring alarms and managing events
This chapter discusses the following topics:
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“Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history” (page 117)
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“Managing alarm history” (page 131)
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Introduction
HP XP7 Performance Advisor enables you to activate alarms on components, so that timely
notifications can be dispatched to intended recipients when the performance of components rise
beyond a particular limit. The performance values of components are verified against threshold
limits that you set. HP XP7 Performance Advisor also maintains history of alarms for components
from the time alarms are activated on components. It monitors performance and logs new records
whenever the performance of components rise beyond or drop below the set threshold limits. This
activity continues till the associated alarms are disabled or the corresponding component records
deleted. You can also view performance graphs for components on which alarms are generated.
If you are monitoring the ThP pool utilization and have activated alarm notifications for the same,
you can also forecast the date and time when the utilization exceeds the next threshold limit.
You can also view events generated by HP XP7 Performance Advisor in response to various activities
that are performed using HP XP7 Performance Advisor. All the events generated in response to
various activities you perform using HP XP7 Performance Advisor are automatically displayed on
the Event Log screen. It is displayed when you click Monitoring+Event Log in the left pane.
Related Topics
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“Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history” (page 117)
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“Managing alarm history” (page 131)
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Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history
For activating alarms on components, you must first select the components and the corresponding
metrics for which the performance must be monitored. Then, proceed to configure alarms on those
components. It includes specifying the following settings:
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Threshold and number of occurrences on the components.
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Alarm notification settings that include the email notifications and SNMP notifications. In
addition to notifications, you can also configure HP XP7 Performance Advisor to run an XML
file or a script when the component's performance value crosses the set threshold.
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Enable or disable alarms on the components.
IMPORTANT:
You can configure and activate alarms on components only if you have logged
into HP XP7 Performance Advisor as an Administrator, or a user who is granted administrator
privileges.
Once the alarms are activated, you can view history for these alarms, which provides data on the
following:
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When the performance of components went beyond or dropped below the set threshold limits
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Time stamps of alarm notifications dispatched to the intended recipients
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