EVA Controller Fan Test

This test auto-discovers the fans supported by the controller and reports the status of each fan.

Target of the test : An EVA Storage Array

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each fan on the controller.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

Refers to the port used by the EVA SAN device.  By default, it is null.

EVASystemIP

Specify the IP address of the HP EVA SAN.

ArrayName

Specify the name of the EVA SAN array that has been configured for monitoring.

SSSULocation

Install the SSSU.exe software and specify the full path to the install directory of this software here.

Username and
Password

Specify the user credentials using which the HP EVA array is to be accessed.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password by retyping it here. 

Timeout

Indicate the duration (in seconds) for which this test should wait for a response from the storage device. By default, this is set to 120 seconds.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Fan status

Indicates the current status of this fan.

Status

The values that this measure can report and the states they indicate are tabulated below:

State Value
Normal, good 1
Abnormal, bad 0
Unknown 2

Note:

By default, this measure reports the States listed in the table above to indicate the current status of each fan. The graph of this measure however, represents the status of a fan using the numeric equivalents only.