HP 3PAR Alerts Test

This test monitors and reports the number of alerts generated for the target storage system. This helps the administrator to quickly resolve issues avoiding data loss or downtime.

Target of the test : A HP 3PAR Storage system

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the storage system being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address of the Storage system.
Port	The port number at which the Storage system listens. The default is NULL.
User and Password	By default, this test executes SSH commands on the target storage system to collect the required metrics. Specify the credentials of a user who has the right to execute SSH commands on the storage device and pull out metrics. To monitor the HP 3PAR Storage system, you will have to provide the credential of a user who has been assigned the Browse role. To know how to create a user with Browser role, refer to How to Create a New User with Browser Role?
Confirm Password	Confirm the password by retyping it here.
SSH Port	The SSH port number at which the Storage system listens. The default is 22.
Timeout	Specify the duration (in seconds) within which the query executed by this test should time out in this text box. The default is 60 seconds.
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Number of alerts	Indicates the total number of alerts that have occurred in the target HP 3PAR storage.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, provides the complete details of all the alerts associated with the corresponding monitor. The details include: ID, State, Message code, Type, and Message.