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

• If you select the P9000 disk array DKC, the records pertaining to the respective components on
which alarms are configured appear in the Alarms History table
Filtering based on Alarm History filters
After filtering the existing set of records in the Alarm History table for specific components, you can
further filter them using the second level of filters, the Alarm History filters, which further refines the
search and provides specific results. To filter alarm history records based on Alarm History filters:
1. Click Alarms in the left pane and select the Alarms History tab on the Alarms screen.
The Alarms History screen appears.
2. Filter and view component records based on the following options. For description on each of
the filters, see “Alarm History filters” on page 163:
• Time Stamp list: Displays the time stamps for records posted, updated, and notifications dis-
patched.
• Level list: Displays the range of set threshold levels.
• Error Status list: Displays the type of errors generated when alarm notifications are not
triggered.
• Metric list: Displays the metrics for which components are selected and alarms configured on
them.
If you have used the first level of filters, the Metric list displays only those metrics for which
alarms are created on the selected components.
In addition, the All option lists all the alarms history records that are created on the different
components in the selected XP or P9000 disk array.
• Alarm Type list: Displays the type of alarms that are generated.
• Start Time, End Time: Start and end time for the selected time stamp.
3. Click Filter. P9000 Performance Advisor filters the existing set of records and displays only those
that match the selection criteria on the Alarm History screen. The records are displayed in an
ascending order. For more information on Alarms History screen, see “Alarm History
screen” on page 160.
Click Clear Filter any time while selecting values from the filter options. It removes the current
selection and display all the records in the Alarms History table. Also, the current selection on
the XP or P9000 disk array or component in the component selection tree under Alarms is
removed.
When you click Clear Filter, the Filter button is automatically disabled. To enable the Filter button,
select an XP or a P9000 disk array in the component selection tree under Alarms.
Alarm History filters
The following table describes the Alarm History filters.
DescriptionScreen ele-
ments
Displays the metrics for which components are selected and alarms configured on them.
In addition, the All option lists all the alarms history records that are created on the different
components in the selected XP or P9000 disk array.
Metric list
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