HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage - Manual (Page 118)

Configuring Rules for Email Alerts
System Reporter can be configured to evaluate numerous rules and generate email alerts to specified
recipients for each rule whose conditions are met.
Adding an Alert Rule
To add an alert rule:
1.
Point your browser at the Web server where Apache HTTP Server and the HP 3PAR System
Reporter Web server scripts are installed.
The 3PAR System Reporter main window appears.
2. Click Policy Settings in the Extras Menu area.
The 3PAR System Reporter Policies window appears.
3. Choose the Alert Rules tab.
4. Click Add Alert.
5. Choose the Data Table to which the rule applies from the drop-down list.
6. Choose the Resolution of the samples to which the rule applies from the drop-down list. The
rule will be evaluated for each sample of the chosen resolution.
7. Choose the System to which the rule applies from the drop-down list. Leave this blank if you
wish the rule to apply to all systems.
8. Choose the Metric that the rule should calculate from the down-list. The available metrics
depend on the chosen Data Table and changing the Data Table will reset the selected Metric.
9. Choose the Direction that the determines how the Metric is compared to the Limit Value from
the drop-down list. The available values are > (greater than) and < (less than).
10. Enter the Limit Value as a number. The metric is compared against this number.
11. Enter the Limit Count as an integer (zero or larger). For each sample interval, an alert email
will only be generated if the Metric exceeds the Limit Value (as compared by Direction) for
more than Limit Count objects.
12. Enter the Condition (min_read_iops, min_write_iops, min_total_iops) to indicate the type of
condition that is to be monitored.
13. Enter the Condition Value to specify the minimum amount that is to be met for the associated
condition.
14. Enter the Recipient email address to whom the alert for this rule should be sent.
15. Click Submit Query.
16. An alert window appears confirming that the alert rule was added.
17. Click OK to return to the Sampling Policies window.
Changing an Alert Rule
To change an alert rule:
1.
Point your browser at the Web server where Apache HTTP Server and the HP 3PAR System
Reporter Web server scripts are installed.
The 3PAR System Reporter main window appears.
2. Click Policy Settings in the Extras Menu area.
The 3PAR System Reporter Policies window appears.
3. Choose the Alert Rules tab.
4. Click Change next to the existing alert that you want to modify
The Change Alert Rule menu appears.
5. Make the necessary modifications.
6. Click Submit Query.
118 Configuring the System Reporter Policy Settings