After you select components and metrics, and click Add alarm(s), records for the components are
added to the Alarms table. You must configure the following settings for the components, so that
HP XP7 Performance Advisor can monitor the selected components:

•

Setting threshold levels. For more information, see

“Setting threshold level” (page 121)

•

Specifying destinations. For more information, see

“Configuring alarm notifications” (page 122)

•

Specifying script destinations. For more information, see

“Establishing scripts for alarms”

(page 124)

•

Enabling or disabling alarms (see

“Enabling or disabling alarms” (page 125)

•

Using the configured settings of a previous record as a template. For more information, see

“Applying a template” (page 126)

•

Deleting component records. For more information, see

“Deleting records in the Alarms table”

(page 127)

If you want to configure notification and monitoring settings across component records, use the
Shift key for sequential selection of records and Ctrl key for random selection of records.

Filtering records based on metrics and alarm status

The

alarm filters are available in the Show section above the Alarms table. You can use a particular

filter

or a combination of filters to view alarm records that match a specific criteria. These filters

are

enabled only when you add alarm records for a component in the Alarms table. By default,

all

the alarm records configured on the selected XP and XP7 disk arrays, and component are

displayed

in the Alarms table.

Filtering records is based on the metrics and status of alarms configured on components and
provides records specific to a selected metric and alarm status.

To filter records:
1.

Go to the Show section above the Alarms table.

120 Configuring alarms and managing events

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