Administrator Guide

16. Click OK to create the threshold definition.
• If you selected the All Objects check box, the threshold definition is created and the Create Threshold Definition dialog box
closes.
• If you did not select the All Objects check box, the Add Objects dialog box opens.
17. Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed.
18. Click Finish.
View an Existing Threshold Definition
Select a threshold definition on the Definitions tab to view assigned objects, current threshold alerts, and historical threshold alerts.
Steps
1. If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click
(Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2.
From the
MONITORING menu, click Thresholds.
The Thresholds view is displayed.
3. Click the Definitions tab.
4. In the right pane of the Definitions tab, click the name of the threshold definition to view.
The Summary tab for the threshold definition is displayed. The Summary tab displays the threshold definition settings and the
storage objects assigned to the threshold definition.
The following tabs are also displayed in the Thresholds view:
• Active Alerts – Displays the threshold alerts that are active for the selected threshold definition.
• Historical Alerts – Displays recent threshold alerts that are no longer active for the selected threshold definition.
Edit an Existing Threshold Definition
Edit a threshold definition to change the name, notification settings, or schedule settings.
Steps
1.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
2. From the MONITORING menu, click Thresholds.
The Thresholds view is displayed.
3. Click the Definitions tab.
4. Select the threshold definition to edit and click (Edit).
The Edit Threshold Definition wizard opens.
5. To change the name of the threshold definition, enter a new name in the Name field.
6. To generate Volume Advisor recommendations to move one or more volumes to a different Storage Center when the error threshold
is exceeded, select the Recommend Storage Center check box.
NOTE:
The Recommend Storage Center check box is available only for threshold definitions that support the Volume
Advisor.
7. Click Next.
8. To change the threshold value and email notification settings for the Error threshold alert, enter new values in the Error Settings
fields.
9. To change the threshold value and email notification settings for the Warning threshold alert, enter new values in the Warning
Settings fields.
10. To change the threshold value and email notification settings for the Info threshold alert, enter new values in the Inform Settings
fields.
11. To change the days of the week that Unisphere Central monitors the threshold definition:
a) Select or clear the Day Constraint check box to enable or disable the days of the week constrain
b) If the Day Constraint check box is selected, click the days of the week to not monitor the threshold definition.
NOTE: The days of the week that the threshold definition is monitored are displayed in blue.
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