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

Alarms table.3
4. After you enable alarms on components, P9000 Performance Advisor does the following:
a. Collects the latest performance values of components in every collection frequency cycle and
compares them with the set threshold levels.
b. Based on whether the performance values have exceeded or dropped below the threshold
level, P9000 Performance Advisor dispatches the appropriate alarm notifications.
P9000 Performance Advisor also displays the appropriate time for the above-mentioned
events under Time Posted, Time Updated, and Time Dispatched in the Alarm History table.
For more information, see “Alarm History screen” on page 160.
c. Logs a record for those components in the Alarm History table (see the following image)
under the Alarms History tab. P9000 Performance Advisor starts logging records from the
subsequent data collection cycle when it starts monitoring the selected components.
Alarms History table.4
Selecting components and metrics
You can configure alarms on XP and P9000 disk arrays, corresponding component types, or individual
components. To select components and metrics:
1. Click Alarms in the left pane.
2. In the component selection tree under Alarms, select components on which you want to configure
alarms. For more information on selecting components and related metrics, see “Selecting
components and metrics” on page 268.
You can also search for components on which you want to configure alarms. For more information,
see “Searching for components” on page 157.
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