HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.5 User Guide (T1789-96337, Februrary 2013)

1. Click PA and DB Settings+Configure Alarms in the left pane.
2. In the Alarms table, select the component records for which you want to specify the threshold
level.
You can also filter component records in the Alarms table.
3. Enter the threshold level under the Threshold column for each component record. By default,
999999 is set as the threshold level for new component records.
The threshold level that you provide for each record is automatically stored in the list under
the Threshold column. The next time you want to edit a threshold level, you can provide a
new value or choose an existing value from the list.
NOTE: The threshold values are grouped based on the same type of Metric Category.
Alternatively, copy the threshold from an existing record and apply it across multiple other
records. For more information, see “Applying a template” (page 125).
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor does the following:
1. Generates an alarm when the current performance value of a component crosses the configured
threshold value for a specified number of times.
2. 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” (page 121).
Related Topics
• “Adding or removing metric values” (page 117)
• “Configuring alarm notifications” (page 121)
• “Establishing scripts for alarms” (page 123)
• “Enabling or disabling alarms” (page 124)
• “Applying a template” (page 125)
• “Deleting records in the Alarms table” (page 126)
• “Filtering records in Alarms History table” (page 133)
• “Viewing graph of metric value's performance” (page 135)
• “Filtering event records” (page 138)
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. HP XP 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” (page 73).
If you have specified an email recipient address for alarms, HP XP 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, HP XP 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, HP XP 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
Configuring notification and monitoring settings 121