Event Monitor

An event monitor is provided with MD Storage Manager. When enabled, the event monitor runs continuously in the background and monitors activity on the managed storage arrays. If the event monitor detects any critical problems, it can notify a host or remote system using e-mail, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap messages, or both.

For the most timely and continuous notification of events, enable the event monitor on a management station that runs 24 hours a day. Enabling the event monitor on multiple systems or having a combination of an event monitor and MD Storage Manager active can result in duplicate events, but this does not indicate multiple failures on the array.

Enabling the Event Monitor

You can enable the event monitor at any time.

NOTE: It is a good idea to configure the event monitor to start by default on a management station that runs 24 hours a day.

Microsoft® Windows®

1Select Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Services.

or

Select Start Administrative Tools Services.

2From the list of services, select Modular Disk Storage Manager Event Monitor.

3Select Action Properties.

4In the Service Status area, click Start.

Linux

At the command prompt, type SMmonitor start and press <Enter>. When the program startup begins, the system displays the following message:

SMmonitor started.

Event Monitor

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Dell Computer Drive manual Enabling the Event Monitor, Service Status area, click Start Linux

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