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

4. In the text box under Dispatch Level, specify the threshold level beyond which P9000 Performance
Advisor should trigger an alarm and dispatch notifications.
• The value 1 in the text box under Dispatch Level corresponds to Level - 1.
• The value 2 in the text box under Dispatch Level corresponds to Level - 2.
• The value 3 in the text box under Dispatch Level corresponds to Level - 3.
If you specify 1 as the Dispatch Level, it implies the following in the order specified, only after
an alarm is enabled on the component:
1. P9000 Performance Advisor generates an alarm when the current performance value of a
component crosses the threshold value mentioned in the text box under Level - 1.
2. P9000 Performance Advisor dispatches a notification to the intended recipient as per the
notification settings configured for the alarm. For more information on configuring alarm
notifications, see “Configuring alarm notifications” on page 150.
5. Click Edit when you complete providing the threshold and dispatch levels for all the selected
component records. The changes are updated in the P9000 Performance Advisor database. The
new threshold and dispatch levels are displayed under Level - 1, Level - 2, Level - 3, and Dispatch
Level respectively.
Alternatively, copy the threshold and dispatch levels from an existing record and apply it across
multiple other records. For more information, see “Applying a template” on page 155.
Related Topics
• “Adding or removing metric values” on page 144
• “Configuring alarm notifications” on page 150
• “Establishing scripts for alarms” on page 153
• “Enabling or disabling alarms” on page 154
• “Applying a template” on page 155
• “Deleting records in the Alarms table” on page 156
• “Filtering records in Alarms History table” on page 162
• “Viewing graph of metric value's performance” on page 165
• “Filtering event records” on page 167
Configuring alarm notifications
Alarms are triggered and notifications sent to selected users, when the current performance value of
a component crosses the set threshold level, which is also configured as the dispatch at threshold
level. P9000 Performance Advisor provides two destinations that you can configure for receiving
alarms notifications — email destination and SNMP destination.
If you have specified a SNMP recipient for alarms, you must provide the IP address or system name
of the SNMP server. The server receive the notifications in the form of traps that it forwards to the
intended recipient. For more information, see “Configuring email and SNMP settings” on page 92.
If you have specified an email recipient address for alarms, P9000 Performance Advisor identifies
the difference between entering and exiting the dispatch at threshold level within the text, in the subject
line of the email. If the alarm is entering the dispatch at threshold level, P9000 Performance Advisor
identifies the alarm as a normal alarm and populates the subject line of the email with P9000 Alarm.
If the alarm is exiting the dispatch at threshold level, P9000 Performance Advisor identifies the alarm
as a recovery alarm and populates the subject line of the email with P9000 Alarm - Good Information
Alarm. You can specify a common destination email address on the Email Settings screen, which is
used for receiving all alarm email notifications. The destination email address is automatically displayed
in Email Destination on the Alarms Configuration screen. For more information on specifying common
Configuring alarms and managing events150