Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I - Manual (Page 53)

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Event Monitor
An event monitor is provided with Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MD Storage Manager). The event
monitor runs continuously in the background and monitors activity on the managed storage arrays. If the event monitor
detects any critical problems, it can notify a host or remote system using e-mail, Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) trap messages, or both.
For the most timely and continuous notification of events, enable the event monitor on a management station that runs
24 hours a day. Enabling the event monitor on multiple systems or having a combination of an event monitor and MD
Storage Manager active can result in duplicate events, but this does not indicate multiple failures on the array.
The Event Monitor is a background task that runs independently of the Enterprise Management Window (EMW).
To use the Event Monitor, perform one of these actions:
• Set up alert destinations for the managed device that you want to monitor. A possible alert destination would be
the Dell Management Console. For more information on the Dell Management Console, see dell.com.
• Replicate the alert settings from a particular managed device by copying the emwdata.bin file to every
storage management station from which you want to receive alerts.
Each managed device shows a check mark that indicates that alerts have been set.
Enabling Or Disabling The Event Monitor
You can enable or disable the event monitor at any time.
Disable the event monitor if you do not want the system to send alert notifications. If you are running the event monitor
on multiple systems, disabling the event monitor on all but one system prevents the sending of duplicate messages.
NOTE: It is recommended that you configure the event monitor to start by default on a management station that
runs 24 hours a day.
Windows
To enable or disable the event monitor:
1. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel → Administrative Tools → Services or click Start → Administrative Tools
→
Services.
2. From the list of services, select Modular Disk Storage Manager Event Monitor.
3. Select Action → Properties.
4. To enable the event monitor, in the Service Status area, click Start.
5. To disable the event monitor, in the Service Status area, click Stop.
Linux
To enable the event monitor, at the command prompt, type SMmonitor start and press <Enter>. When the program
startup begins, the following message is displayed: SMmonitor started.
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