== ADD Comment | HP EMS HARDWARE S B6191-90028 guide

Installing and Using Monitors

Adding a Monitoring Request

User Comment:
(C)lear	(A)dd
Enter selection		{or (Q)uit,(H)elp} [c] a		<== ADD COMMENT
Enter comment:		[]	This is a test message.	IF DESIRED
Client Configuration File:
(C)lear	(A)dd
Use Clear to use the default file.
Enter selection {or (Q)uit,(H)elp} [c] c				<== SPECIFY CLCFG FILE
				IF DESIRED (USUALLY
				CHOOSE DEFAULT)
New entry:
Send	events generated by all monitors
/storage/events/disk_arrays/AutoRAID				<== NEW MONITORING
with	severity = CRITICAL to EMAIL admin@hp.com			REQUEST
with	comment:

This is a test message

Are you sure you want to keep these changes? {(Y)es,(N)o,(H)elp} [n] y

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Contents

EMS Hardware Monitors Users Guide Manufacturing Part Number B6191-90028 September Legal Notices Printing History Page Contents Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Special Procedures Contents About This Manual Related Web Site Introduction What is Hardware Monitoring? Hardware Monitoring Overview How Does Hardware Monitoring Work? Components Involved in Hardware Monitoring Benefits of Hardware Monitoring Products Supported by Hardware Monitors Tips for Hardware Monitoring Term Definition Hardware Monitoring TermsHardware Monitoring Terms Hardware Monitoring Terms Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview Chapter Installing and Using Monitors Steps Involved Steps for Installing and Configuring Hardware Monitoring Installing EMS Hardware Monitors Supported System Configuration Removing EMS Hardware Monitors Product Model/Product Special Number Requirements Checking for Special RequirementsDisk Arrays Disk Products Tape Products all supported by the Scsi Tape Devices Monitor High Availability Storage Systems Fibre Channel Scsi Multiplexers Product Model/Product Special Requirements Number Fibre Channel AdaptersFibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC-AL Hub System Fibre Channel SwitchMemory Interface Cards Others Some Monitoring Request Examples Using Hardware Monitoring RequestsWhat Is a Monitoring Request? Building a Monitoring Request Running the Monitoring Request Manager To run the Monitoring Request Manager, type Enabling Hardware Event Monitoring Severity Levels Notification Method Default Monitoring Requests13 Default Monitoring Requests for Each Monitor Listing Monitor Descriptions To list the descriptions of available monitors Viewing Current Monitoring Requests To view or show the current monitoring requests Adding a Monitoring Request To add a monitoring request 14 Monitoring Requests Configuration Settings Setting Description Event Description MC/ServiceGuard Severity Response Level 15 Event Severity Levels Event Severity Levels Example of Adding a Monitoring Request == ADD Comment Modifying Monitoring Requests To modify a monitoring request Verifying Hardware Event Monitoring Checking Detailed Monitoring Status Events = Retrieving and Interpreting Event Messages Sample Event Message Deleting Monitoring Requests To delete a monitoring request To disable hardware event monitoring Disabling Hardware Event Monitoring Detailed Description Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring Hardware Monitoring Architecture Components from Three Different Applications Hardware Monitoring Request Manager Startup Client EMS Hardware Event MonitorPolling or Asynchronous? Event Monitoring Service EMS Peripheral Status Monitor PSM Directories and Files Description File Locations1File Locations Startup Process in Detail Monitoring Startup Process Disabling Monitoring Asynchronous Event Detection in Detail Event Decoding Asynchronous Event Detection Process Memory Monitor Polling FC-AL Hub and FC Switch Polling ProcessesEvent Polling in Detail Monitoring Polling Process Memory Monitor Polling Process Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring Chapter Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Peripheral Status Monitor Overview How Does the PSM Work? Peripheral Status Monitor PSM Components PSM StatesPSM Resource Paths PSM Status How Does the PSM Work? Chapter Configuring Package Dependencies using SAM To create a package resource dependency Resourcepollinginterval Resourceupvalue =UP From the Actions menu select Add Monitoring Request Creating EMS Monitoring Requests for PSMTo create a PSM monitoring request Specifying When to Send Event Notify Setting the Polling Interval Polling IntervalMonitoring Request Parameters Determining the Frequency of Events Options Selecting Protocols for Sending Events Notify Via Opcmsg ITOCritical Major Minor Normal To set the opcmsg ITO To set the Snmp trap TCP and UDPTo set the TCP or UDP conditions To set for email notification Adding a Notification Comment Comment Copying Monitoring Requests To change the monitoring parameters of a request Removing Monitoring Requests To remove monitoring requests From the Actions menu select View Monitoring Request Viewing Monitoring RequestsTo view the parameters for a monitoring request Example 4-1 Example of Using setfixed Using the setfixed Utility to Restore Hardware UP StateTo restore the operating state of a resource to UP Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration File Entries Setting Values DescriptionFile Names File Format Frequency must be a Eventnum must be aInterval must be a Sample Global Configuration File Event DefinitionSeverity Action Polling Interval Sample Monitor-Specific Configuration File = Communication Device #POLLINTERVAL Startup Configuration File Startup Configuration File Entries Keyword Values Description UDP Description Entry Default File EntriesDefault Monitoring Requests Peripheral Status Monitor PSM Configuration File Considerations for Modifying the PSM Configuration File PSM Configuration File Fields Monitorresourcename Critical Downseverityope Example File Entries Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor Initial Monitor Configuration Configuring the FC-AL Monitor Configuration File Configuration Files Adding or Removing an FC-AL Hub Setting Default Description Value This setting is required PSM Configuration File Fibre Channel Switch Monitor Adding or Removing an FC Switch Configuring the FC Switch Monitor Configuration File Changing the FC Switch Monitoring Configuration 2PSM Configuration File Fields Special Procedures 112 Index 114 115