Administrator Guide

c From the Alert Denition drop-down menu, select CPU Usage.
6 (Optional) Select the All Objects check box to apply the threshold denition to all Storage Center controllers.
7 Congure the Storage Center controller CPU usage percentage that must be exceeded to trigger an error threshold alert with a
volume movement recommendation.
a In the Error Setting eld, type the CPU usage percentage that must be exceeded.
b Next to the Error Setting eld, in the Iterations before email eld, type the number of times the threshold must be exceeded to
trigger the alert.
8 Select the Recommend Storage Center check box.
9 Congure the other options as needed. These options are described in the online help.
10 When you are nished, click OK.
• If you selected the All Objects check box, the threshold denition is created and the Create Threshold Denition dialog box
closes.
• If you did not select the All Objects check box, the Add Objects dialog box appears.
11 Choose the Storage Center controllers that you want to monitor.
a In the table, select the Storage Center to which the controllers belong.
b Below the table, choose a method to select controllers:
• To apply the threshold denition to all controllers in a Storage Center, select All Controllers on Storage Center, then click
Finish. The threshold denition is added and the Create Threshold Denition dialog box closes.
• To apply the threshold denition to individual controllers in a Storage Center, select Select Controllers, then click Next. The
wizard advances to the next page and displays a table of volumes.
c Select the check box for each Storage Center controller that you want to monitor with the threshold denition, then click Finish.
The threshold denition is added and the
Create Threshold Denition dialog box closes.
Create a Threshold Denition to Monitor the Percentage of Used Storage
for a Storage Center
When the Storage Center storage usage percentage exceeds the value set for the error threshold, Storage Manager triggers a threshold
alert with a volume movement recommendation.
1 Click the Threshold Alerts view.
2 Click the Denitions tab.
3 Click Create Threshold Denition. The Create Threshold Denition dialog box appears.
4 In the Name eld, type a name for the threshold denition.
5 Congure the threshold denition to monitor Storage Center storage usage.
a From the Type drop-down menu, select Storage.
b From the Alert Object Type drop-down menu, select Storage Center.
c From the Alert Denition drop-down menu, select Percent Used.
6 (Optional) Select the All Objects check box to apply the threshold denition to all Storage Centers.
7 Congure the storage usage percentage that must be exceeded to trigger a threshold alert with a volume movement
recommendation.
a In the Error Setting eld, type the storage usage percentage that must be exceeded.
b Next to the Error Setting eld, in the Iterations before email eld, type the number of times the threshold must be exceeded to
trigger the alert.
8 Select the Recommend Storage Center check box.
9 Congure the other options as needed. These options are described in the online help.
10 When you are nished, click OK.
• If you selected the All Objects check box, the threshold denition is created and the Create Threshold Denition dialog box
closes.
• If you did not select the All Objects check box, the Add Objects dialog box appears.
11 Select the check box for each Storage Center that you want to monitor with the threshold denition, then click Finish. The Create
Threshold Denition dialog box closes.
Storage Center Threshold Alerts
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