Administrator Guide

Export Threshold Alerts
Threshold alert data can be exported to CSV, HTML, PDF, or Excel file formats.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list, click (Home) in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. From the MONITORING menu, click Thresholds.
The Thresholds view is displayed.
3. Click the Alerts tab.
4. Click Export.
The Export Thresholds dialog box appears.
5. Select the type of file to export from the Output Type drop-down menu.
6. To export historical threshold alerts, select the Historical Thresholds checkbox.
7. To export active threshold alerts, select the Realtime Thresholds checkbox.
8. Click OK.
View the Threshold Definition that Generated an Alert
If you want to view the threshold definition that generated an alert in detail, you can go to the definition directly from the alert.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list, click (Home) in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. From the MONITORING menu, click Thresholds.
The Thresholds view is displayed.
3. Click the Alerts tab.
4. Click the Active Alerts or Historical Alerts subtab.
5. In the Definition column, click the name of the threshold definition that generated the alert.
The threshold definition that triggered the alert is displayed.
Delete Historical Threshold Alerts
If a historical alert is no longer needed, you can delete it.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list, click (Home) in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. From the MONITORING menu, click Thresholds.
The Thresholds view is displayed.
3. Click the Alerts tab.
4. Click (Delete).
The Delete Alerts dialog box opens.
5. Click OK.
Configuring Email Notifications for Threshold Alerts
Unisphere Central can be configured to send email notification when a threshold alert is exceeded.
To receive email notifications for threshold alerts:
1. Configure the SMTP server settings on the Data Collector.
2. Add an email address to your user account.
3. Configure your user account settings to send an email notification when a threshold alert is exceeded.
NOTE:
Unisphere Central can send only one threshold alert email for every 24 hour period. The number of threshold
alert emails per 24 hour period cannot be configured.
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