HPE StoreOnce Backup System Test

This test monitors the current state, overall health, and the storage capacity of the HPE StoreOnce Backup system. With the help of this test, administrators can be proactively alerted to potential failures / slowdowns / problematic conditions.

Target of the test : HPE StoreOnce Backup

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the HPE StoreOnce Backup system that is being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

The port at which the host is listening. By default, this is set to Null.

Username and Password

By default, the eG agent executes REST APIs on the target HPE StoreOnce Backup system to collect the required metrics. For the eG agent to execute the REST APIs, a special user with user role is required. Specify the credentials of such a user in the Username and Password text boxes.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password by retyping it here.

Timeout Seconds

Specify the duration (in seconds) beyond which the test will timeout in this text box. The default value is 120 seconds.

Service Set

A service set is a collection of services such as Virtual Tape Library(VTL), Network Attached Storage(NAS), Replication and StoreOnce Catalyst. There is one instance of each service per service set. By default, the target HPE StoreOnce Backup system is associated with a service set. Therefore, the Service Set parameter is set to 1 by default. If you are monitoring multiple HPE Storeonce Backup systems in your environment, then, specify the exact number associated with the service set that is assigned to each HPE StoreOnce Backup system that is to be monitored.

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

Status

Indicates the current status of the target backup system.

 

The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are tabulated below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Fault 0
Not started 1
Stopped 2
Not running 3
Initialising 4
FailedToInitialise 5
Shutting down 6
Suspended 7
Terminating 8
FailedToTerminate 9
Removing Drives 10
Running 100

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values only. However, in the graph of this measure, the current status will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the Alias, Serial Number, Software version, Deduplication ratio and details on the Primary and Secondary nodes.

Replication status

Indicates replication status of the target backup system.

 

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Fault 0
Not started 1
Stopped 2
Not running 3
Initialising 4
FailedToInitialise 5
Shutting down 6
Suspended 7
Terminating 8
FailedToTerminate 9
Removing Drives 10
Running 100

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values only. However, in the graph of this measure, the replication status will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Overall status

Indicates overall status of the target backup system.

 

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Fault 0
Not started 1
Stopped 2
Not running 3
Initialising 4
FailedToInitialise 5
Shutting down 6
Suspended 7
Terminating 8
FailedToTerminate 9
Removing Drives 10
Running 100

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values only. However, in the graph of this measure, the overall status will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Housekeeping status

Indicates current housekeeping status of the target backup system.

 

Housekeeping is an important process performed on the StoreOnce Backup system to maximize the deduplication efficiency.

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Fault 0
Not started 1
Stopped 2
Not running 3
Initialising 4
FailedToInitialise 5
Shutting down 6
Suspended 7
Terminating 8
FailedToTerminate 9
Removing Drives 10
Running 100

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values only. However, in the graph of this measure, the housekeeping status will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Health level

Indicates the current health of the target backup system.

 

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Ok 0
Information 1
Warning 2
Critical 3

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the health. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Replication health level

Indicates the current replication health of the target backup system.

 

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Ok 0
Information 1
Warning 2
Critical 3

 

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the replication health. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Overall health level

Indicates the overall health of the target backup system.

 

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Ok 0
Information 1
Warning 2
Critical 3

 

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the overall health. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Housekeeping health level

Indicates the current housekeeping health of the target backup system.

 

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

Measure Value Numeric Value
Ok 0
Information 1
Warning 2
Critical 3

 

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Capacity

Indicates the total storage capacity of the target backup system.

TB

 

Free

Indicates the amount if storage available for use on the target backup system.

TB

Ideally, the value of this measure should be high.

Usage

Indicates the percentage of storage that is utilized on the target backup system.

Percent

If the value of this measure close to 100, it means that the backup system is running out of storage. Also, it is a warning sign for administrators to add additional resources.