HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 137)

7 Configuring alarms and managing events
This chapter discusses the following topics:
• “ Introduction ” on page 137
• “ Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history ” on page 137
• “ Managing alarm history ” on page 150
• “ Viewing events ” on page 157
Introduction
P9000 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. P9000
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 P9000 Performance Advisor in response to various activities
that are performed using P9000 Performance Advisor. All the events generated in response to various
activities you perform using P9000 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
• “ Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history ” on page 137
• “ Managing alarm history ” on page 150
• “ Viewing events ” on page 157
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:
• Threshold and dispatch settings on the components.
• Alarm notification settings that include the email notifications and SNMP notifications. In addition
to notifications, you can also configure P9000 Performance Advisor to run an XML file or a script
when the component's performance value crosses the set threshold.
• Enable or disable alarms on the components.
HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software User Guide 137