OVNPM 1.5.2 - Performance Agent for NonStop Display Agent Guide

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9-4 Managing Thresholds
Creating a threshold includes choosing a critical SystemInsight metric for monitoring, setting limits for the metric,
and defining the alarm that should be sent when the limit is reached.
You can adapt a threshold as follows:
• Set delays before an alarm is sent to avoid triggering alarms on noise conditions.
• Limit the monitoring period of a threshold. For example, you may not want to monitor certain thresholds
during the night.
• Set the severity level, from low to urgent. Each user can determine appropriate actions, which are
based on the severity level.
• Send a single alarm or repeat the alarm as long as the threshold remains in alert status.
• Select additional destinations for alarm messages. For example, you may want to send alarm messages
to host log files, or to the host console.
9-4-1 Creating a Threshold
When you create a threshold, you must select a metric and unit. Follow the steps below to select a Metric and
Unit for the threshold.
1. From the Alert tab page, click on the Configuration button. The Groups and Thresholds Configuration dialog
box opens.
2. Click on the Thresholds tab to access the corresponding tab page.
Figure 9-4 Groups and Threshold Configuration Dialog Box Thresholds Tab Page
3. On the Thresholds tab page, click on the Create button. The Create Thresholds dialog box is displayed.
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