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7 Configuring alarms and managing events
This chapter discusses the following topics:
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“Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history” (page 117)
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“Managing alarm history” (page 132)
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Introduction
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor enables you to activate alarms on components, so that timely
notifications can be dispatched to intended recipients when the performance of components rise
beyond a particular limit. The performance values of components are verified against threshold
limits that you set. HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor also maintains history of alarms for
components from the time alarms are activated on components. It monitors performance and logs
new records whenever the performance of components rise beyond or drop below the set threshold
limits. This activity continues till the associated alarms are disabled or the corresponding component
records deleted. You can also view performance graphs for components on which alarms are
generated. If you are monitoring the ThP pool utilization and have activated alarm notifications
for the same, you can also forecast the date and time when the utilization exceeds the next threshold
limit.
You can also view events generated by HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor in response to various
activities that are performed using HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor. All the events generated
in response to various activities you perform using HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor are
automatically displayed on the Event Log screen. It is displayed when you click Monitoring+Event
Log in the left pane.
Related Topics
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“Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history” (page 117)
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“Managing alarm history” (page 132)
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Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history
For activating alarms on components, you must first select the components and the corresponding
metrics for which the performance must be monitored. Then, proceed to configure alarms on those
components. It includes specifying the following settings:
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Threshold and number of occurrences on the components.
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Alarm notification settings that include the email notifications and SNMP notifications. In
addition to notifications, you can also configure HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor to run an
XML file or a script when the component's performance value crosses the set threshold.
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Enable or disable alarms on the components.
IMPORTANT:
You can configure and activate alarms on components only if you have logged
into HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor as an Administrator, or a user who is granted administrator
privileges.
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