HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v6.0 User Guide

The default destination email address for receiving the alarm notifications is
administrator@localhost
• An appropriate subject text for the alarm email notifications. HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor uses the specified subject line as the default subject line for all the notifications
that are dispatched when a component is performing beyond the set threshold limit. The
default subject line is P9000 Alarm.
• An appropriate title text for the Good Information alarm (recovery alarm) email
notifications. HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor uses the specified title as the default title
for all the recovery alarm notifications. These notifications are dispatched when the
performance of a component drops below the set threshold limit for the first time. The
default title is Good Information Alarm.
• Select the Good Info Alarm Flag check box to receive the respective Good Information
Alarm notifications. By default, HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor dispatches the Good
Information Alarm notifications.
Reports Email Settings
• A valid destination email address as specified under Alarm Email Settings.
• An appropriate subject text for the report email notifications. HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor uses the specified subject text as the default text for all the notifications that are
dispatched when a report is generated as scheduled. The default subject line is P9000
Performance Report.
• The name of the report you want to generate.
• The name of the customer for whom the report is generated.
• The name of the consultant who is associated with the customer.
• The location of the XP or the P9000 disk array for which the report is generated. This
information is useful if the XP or the P9000 disk array is located in a different site, away
from the management station.
Data Collection Email Settings
• A valid destination email address, as specified under Alarm Email Settings.
• An appropriate subject text for the data collection failure notifications. HP XP P9000
Performance Advisor uses the specified subject text as the default for all the notifications
that are dispatched whenever a performance data collection fails. The default subject
line is P9000 Data Collection Failed.
• Select the Notify Data Collection Failure check box to receive the data collection failure
notifications. By default, HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor does not dispatch the data
collection failure notifications.
SNMP settings
The purpose of specifying an SNMP community name is to separate emails that belong to a
particular group (community). You can specify only two community names: Public (default) or
Private.
To validate the SNMP server settings, click Test SNMP. If the SNMP server address entered is
valid, the following message is displayed:
Trap dispatched to the SNMP server
If the SNMP server address entered is invalid or the SNMP server is not accessible, the following
message is displayed:
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