Providing a custom command for a policy – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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Managing Policies

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IMPORTANT:

Since the severity level for an element is set by the manufacturer, the

meanings of the severity levels vary. It is best to view the description of the event.

Unknown - The severity level is not known.
Informational - An example of an informational event is a progress report event for firmware

download operation currently in progress.

Warning - An example of a warning is one or more new physical fabric objects (device port,

switch, or fabric) have appeared.

Minor - An example of a minor event is a physical fabric object (switch port or fabric) has

changed state.

Major - An example of a major event is one or more physical fabric objects (device port,

switch, or fabric) have disappeared.

Critical - An example of a critical event is Brocade switches that have a failed firmware

download and the failure reason code for each respective switch.

4.

After you select an event level, click OK.

5.

Click the Finish button.

Providing a Custom Command for a Policy

You can configure Policy Manager to run a custom command on the management server when an

element is being overused or when any of the following occurs:

A new element is discovered

Successful provisioning occurred

An event occurred on one or more specified elements

The following instructions assume you have already created a policy. If you have not created a

policy, see the following topics:

Creating a Utilization or Backup Policy

” on page 593

Creating Policies for Discovery

” on page 597

Creating Policies for Provisioning

” on page 599

Creating Policies for Events

” on page 600

To set up a custom script for a policy:

1.

Access Policy Manager as described in ”

Accessing Policy Manager

” on page 592.

2.

Click the

button corresponding to the policy you want to modify.

3.

Click the Execute Custom Command button.

4.

Type a command that will execute the script in the field. Then, click OK. The software assumes

you are in the %JBOSS4_DIST%\server\appiq\remotescripts directory on the

management server when the script is executed. You can use environment variables in your

script, such as POLICY_NAME and POLICY_DESCRIPTION. POLICY_NAME. POLICY_NAME

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