Reports email settings, Data collection email settings, Snmp settings – HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual

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The default destination email address for receiving the alarm notifications is
administrator@localhost

An

appropriate subject text for the alarm email notifications. HP XP7 Performance Advisor

uses

the specified subject line as the default subject line for all the notifications that are

dispatched

when a component is performing beyond the set threshold limit. The default

subject

line is XP7 Alarm.

An appropriate title text for the Good Information alarm (recovery alarm) email
notifications. HP XP7 Performance Advisor uses the specified title as the default title for
all the recovery alarm notifications. These notifications are dispatched when the
performance of a component drops below the set threshold limit for the first time. The
default title is Good Information Alarm.

Select the Good Info Alarm Flag check box to receive the respective Good Information
Alarm notifications. By default, HP XP7 Performance Advisor dispatches the Good
Information Alarm notifications.

Reports Email Settings

A valid destination email address as specified under Alarm Email Settings.

An

appropriate subject text for the report email notifications. HP XP7 Performance Advisor

uses

the specified subject text as the default text for all the notifications that are

dispatched

when a report is generated as scheduled. The default subject line is XP7

Performance

Report.

The name of the report you want to generate.

The name of the customer for whom the report is generated.

The name of the consultant who is associated with the customer.

The

location of the XP/XP7 disk array for which the report is generated. This

information

is useful if the XP/XP7 disk array is located in a different site, away from

the

management station.

Data Collection Email Settings

A valid destination email address, as specified under Alarm Email Settings.

An

appropriate subject text for the data collection failure notifications. HP XP7 Performance

Advisor

uses the specified subject text as the default for all the notifications that are

dispatched

whenever a performance data collection fails. The default subject line is XP7

Data

Collection Failed.

Select the Notify Data Collection Failure check box to receive the data collection failure
notifications. By default, HP XP7 Performance Advisor does not dispatch the data collection
failure notifications.

SNMP settings

The purpose of specifying an SNMP community name is to separate emails that belong to a
particular group (community). You can specify only two community names: Public (default) or
Private.

To validate the SNMP server settings, click Test SNMP. If the SNMP server address entered is
valid, the following message is displayed:

Trap dispatched to the SNMP server

If the SNMP server address entered is invalid or the SNMP server is not accessible, the following
message is displayed:

Configuring email and SNMP settings

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