HP XP Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 78)

Creating an alarm
To create an alarm, complete the following steps:
1. Click Add/Remove alarm in the Alarm Configuration screen.
2. In the Array drop-down menu, select an array.
3. In the Category drop-down menu, select a category such as LDEV IO.
4. In the Metric Category drop-down menu, select a metric category such as Total IO.
5. For the alarm type, select either Level or Trend. For more information about this feature, see Level
and Trend alarm types .
6. In the Item list box, highlight the LDEV or port number.
7. Click Add to add the new settings to the list box.
8. Click Exit to return to the Alarm Configuration screen.
The new alarm appears at the bottom of the list box with a N appended (for New) in the Mod
(Modified) column. At this point, you can manually fill in the fields in the lower portion of the Alarm
Configuration screen, or you can use a template to fill in the fields. For information about using a
template to fill the fields, see Configuring an alarm .
CAUTION:
Ensure that you click Commit/Refresh before leaving the Alarm Configuration screen,
or you will lose the new alarm.
Enabling email notifications
To receive the alarm notification by email, you must add the SMTP server names to the
serverparameters.properties file. To add the SMTP server names, complete the following steps:
1. In the PA XP Management server, navigate to the folder: \hpss\pa\properties
2. Select the serverparameters.properties file and open it using a text editor.
3. Search for the field SMTP_Servers_And_Ports and enter one or more SMTP server names. See the
comments in the serverparameters.properties file for more information.
4. Go to Start —> Programs —> HP StorageWorks —> Restart services, to restart the Performance
Advisor XP service.
This restarts the HpssApache, HpassPaSolid, and HpssPaTomcat services.
NOTE:
You must restart the service every time you modify the serverparameters.properties file.
Configuring an alarm
Alarms can be configured by manually entering the appropriate attributes in the fields that appear below
the list box (the table displaying the alarm settings), or by using a previously-configured alarm as a
template. To use a template, complete the following steps:
1. Highlight the configured alarm that you want to use for the template.
2. Click Fill From Top Selection. The lower portion of the screen displays the attributes of the alarm you
select, such as threshold level, dispatch level, and email destination.
3. Highlight the alarm to which you want to apply the attributes of the configured alarm.
4. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, select Apply to all attributes on selected item.
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