HP XP Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 79)

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.
5. Click Apply Action to apply the attributes of the template to the new alarm.
6. Click Commit/Refresh to save your changes to the database.
Enabling an alarm
To enable an alarm, complete the following steps:
1. Select the row(s) that you want to configure for the alarm(s).
2. Select the Enable Alarm checkbox.
3. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, select Enable/Disable alarm on selected items.
4. Click Apply Action. An asterisk (*) in the Mod column indicates that modifications are made to
the highlighted item.
5. Click Commit/Refresh to apply your changes to the database. YES in the Active column indicates
that the alarm is now active for that metric category.
After the alarm is enabled, you can configure several aspects for the alarm, such as establishing the
threshold level or specifying the destination for the alarm when it is dispatched.
Setting threshold levels
You can designate the threshold level (or performance metric data value [1, 2, or 3]) at which an alarm
becomes active. Whenever you change threshold levels, new events appear in the Event Log screen,
where you can view the threshold level and the time when the event was posted and updated. The
higher the threshold level, the more critical the event.
To set the threshold level, complete the following steps:
1. Select the row(s) that you want to configure for the alarm.
2. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, click Change threshold levels on selected items.
3. Enter the levels you want in the Threshold Levels [1, 2, 3] fields.
4. Click Apply Action.
5. Click Commit/Refresh to commit your changes to the database.
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