HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96322, August 2011)

8 Configuring alarms and managing events

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• “Introduction” on page 141

• “Configuring alarms and viewing alarms history” on page 141

• “Managing alarm history” on page 158

• “Viewing events” on page 166

Introduction

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 under

the Alarm Configuration tab. P9000 Performance Advisor also maintains history of alarms for

components under the Alarms History tab 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 access the Alarm Configuration tab and the Alarms History tab on

the Alarms screen that is displayed when you click Alarms in the left pane.

You can also view events generated by P9000 Performance Advisor in response to various activities

that are performed using P9000 Performance Advisor. All the events generated in response to various

activities you perform using P9000 Performance Advisor are automatically displayed on the Event

Log screen. It is displayed when you click Event Log in the left pane.