Administrator Guide

Set Threshold Alert Definitions for a Front-End IO Port
Configure one or more Threshold Alert Definitions for an IO port if you want to be notified when an IO port reaches specific bandwidth or
latency thresholds.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Fault Domains, then click the Front End Ports subtab.
4. Double-click the IO port.
The Hardware tab for the IO port opens.
5. Click Set Threshold Alert Definitions.
The Set Threshold Alert Definitions dialog box opens.
6. From the Selected Alert Definitions table, select the alert definition for which you want to configure a threshold alert and click
Create Threshold Definition.
The Create Threshold Definition dialog box opens.
7. Configure the threshold definition attributes as needed, then click OK. These attributes are described in the online help.
8. From the Available Alert Definitions table, click the new alert definition.
The threshold alert is automatically set for the selected alert definition.
9. (Optional) To remove the Threshold Alert Definition, hold Ctrl and click the alert definition in the .Selected Alert Definitions table,
then hold Ctrl and click the threshold alert in the .Available Alert Definitions table.
The alert threshold is removed from the alert definition.
10. Click OK.
Configure Front-End I/O Ports (Fibre Channel and SAS)
On SCv2000 series and SCv3000 series storage systems, unconfigured Fibre Channel and SAS ports must be configured before they can
be used as front-end ports.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Fault Domains, then click the Unconfigured Ports subtab.
4. In the right pane, select an unconfigured Fibre Channel or SAS I/O port.
5. Click Configure Port.
Configure Front-End I/O Ports (iSCSI)
On SCv2000 series and SCv3000 series storage systems, unconfigured iSCSI ports must be configured before they can be used as front-
end ports..
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Fault Domains, then click the Unconfigured Ports subtab.
4. In the right pane, select an unconfigured iSCSI I/O port.
5. Click Configure Port.
6. Type an IP address for the port.
7. Click OK.
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