Dell MD3200i, MD3220i Configuration: Event Monitor

Configuration: Event Monitor 91

Configuration: Event Monitor

An event monitor is provided with Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk Storage

Manager (MDSM). 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 MDSM active can result in duplicate events, but this does not

indicate multiple failures on the array.

The Event Monitor is a background task that runs independently of the

Enterprise Managemant Window.

To use the Event Monitor, perform one of these actions:

• Set up alert destinations for the managed device that you want to monitor.

A possible alert destination would be the Dell Management Console. More

information about the Dell Management Console can be found at

dell.com

• Replicate the alert settings from a particular managed device by copying

the

emwdata.bin

file to every storage management station from which

you want to receive alerts.

Each managed device shows a check mark that indicates that alerts have been

set.

You can enable or disable the event monitor at any time.

Disable the event monitor if you do not want the system to send alert

notifications. If you are running the event monitor on multiple systems,

disabling the event monitor on all but one system prevents the sending of

duplicate messages.

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