Configuring email and snmp settings – HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual
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IMPORTANT:
You must log on to HP XP7 Performance Advisor as an administrator or a user with
administrator privileges to perform the above-mentioned tasks. However, the administrator privileges
are not required to manage the custom groups and the fabricated LDEV records.
You can also configure the following specific settings:
•
Set
the threshold limits (PA and DB Settings+Threshold Setting) and monitor the overall usage
of
the XP and the XP7 disk arrays on the Dashboard screen. For more information on setting
thresholds,
see
dashboard threshold settings” (page 98)
•
Set the duration that HP XP7 Performance Advisor uses to predict the average read and write
response time of the LDEVs. For more information, see
“Setting the duration to predict the
.
•
Configure email notification settings to receive notifications from the HP XP7 Performance
Advisor Monitor service, which periodically monitors the statuses of the HP XP7 Performance
Advisor services. For more information, see
“Configuring SMTP parameters” (page 83)
.
Configuring email and SNMP settings
You can configure HP XP7 Performance Advisor to dispatch email notification when the following
events occur:
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Reports are generated on schedule
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Performance of components cross the set threshold limits
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Performance of components drop below the set threshold limits for the first time
•
Performance data collection fails
The settings that you specify for HP XP7 Performance Advisor to dispatch the email notifications
comprises of the following:
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Providing the source SMTP server IP address or host name and the port address
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Specifying the source email address for the alarms and reports notifications, and the data
collection failure notifications
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Specifying a separate destination email addresses for the alarms, reports, and the data
collection failure notifications
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Specifying a community name (Public or Private) for the SNMP server
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Specifying
separate subject lines for the report email notifications, XP7 Alarms email
notifications,
and the data collection failure notifications
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Specifying an appropriate title for the Good Information alarm email notifications
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