HCP LicenseTest
Hitachi Content Platform has licensed storage space for storing objects like image files, text files of huge size. This test monitors the space usage and alerts the administrators of potential space contention so that the storage capacity can be enhanced before a possible performance deterioration.
Target of the test : Hitachi Content Platform
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target Hitachi Content Platform that is to be monitored.
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Test period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The IP address of the target switch that is being monitored. |
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SNMPPort |
The port at which the monitored target exposes its SNMP MIB; the default is 161. |
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SNMPVersion |
By default, the eG agent supports SNMP version 1. Accordingly, the default selection in the SNMPversion list is v1. However, if a different SNMP framework is in use in your environment, say SNMP v2 or v3, then select the corresponding option from this list. |
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SNMPCommunity |
The SNMP community name that the test uses to communicate with the switch. This parameter is specific to SNMP v1 and v2 only. Therefore, if the SNMPVersion chosen is v3, then this parameter will not appear. |
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Username |
This parameter appears only when v3 is selected as the SNMPVersion. SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework which supplements the SNMPv2 Framework, by additionally supporting message security, access control, and remote SNMP configuration capabilities. To extract performance statistics from the MIB using the highly secure SNMP v3 protocol, the eG agent has to be configured with the required access privileges – in other words, the eG agent should connect to the MIB using the credentials of a user with access permissions to be MIB. Therefore, specify the name of such a user against this parameter. |
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AuthPass |
Specify the password that corresponds to the above-mentioned Username. This parameter once again appears only if the SNMPversion selected is v3. |
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Confirm Password |
Confirm the AuthPass by retyping it here. |
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AuthType |
This parameter too appears only if v3 is selected as the SNMPversion. From the AuthType list box, choose the authentication algorithm using which SNMP v3 converts the specified username and password into a 32-bit format to ensure security of SNMP transactions. You can choose between the following options:
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EncryptFlag |
This flag appears only when v3 is selected as the SNMPVersion. By default, the eG agent does not encrypt SNMP requests. Accordingly, the this flag is set to No by default. To ensure that SNMP requests sent by the eG agent are encrypted, select the Yes option. |
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EncryptType |
If the EncryptFlag is set to Yes, then you will have to mention the encryption type by selecting an option from the EncryptType list. SNMP v3 supports the following encryption types:
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EncryptPassword |
Specify the encryption password here. |
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Confirm Password |
Confirm the encryption password by retyping it here. |
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Timeout |
Specify the duration (in seconds) within which the SNMP query executed by this test should time out in this text box. The default is 10 seconds. |
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Data Over TCP |
By default, in an IT environment, all data transmission occurs over UDP. Some environments however, may be specifically configured to offload a fraction of the data traffic – for instance, certain types of data traffic or traffic pertaining to specific components – to other protocols like TCP, so as to prevent UDP overloads. In such environments, you can instruct the eG agent to conduct the SNMP data traffic related to the monitored target over TCP (and not UDP). For this, set this flag to Yes. By default, this flag is set to No. |
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EngineID |
This parameter appears only when v3 is selected as the SNMPVersion. Sometimes, the test may not report metrics when AES192 or AES256 is chosen as the Encryption type. To ensure that the test report metrics consistently, administrators need to set this flag to Yes. By default, this parameter is set to No. |
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Is license nearly expiring? |
Indicates whether/not the license for storage space is nearing expiry. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate whether/not the license for storage space is about to expire. |
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Active used space |
Indicates the amount of active licensed storage space that is in use presently. |
TB |
Ideally, the value of this measure should be low. If this value grows, then you may consider adding more storage space, or free up the space by deleting unnecessary data. |
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Active licensed space |
Indicates total active licensed space. |
TB |
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Active free space |
Indicates the amount of active licensed storage space that is currently free. |
TB |
A high value is desired for this measure. A sharp/consistent decrease in the value of this measure is an indication for the administrators to add more storage space. |
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Active space free |
Indicates percentage of active licensed storage space that is unused. |
Percent |
A high value is desired for this measure. |
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Extended used space |
Indicates how much of the extended licensed storage space is in use. |
TB |
A low value is desired for this measure. |
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Extended licensed space |
Indicates total extended licensed space. |
TB |
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Extended free space |
Indicates how much of the extended licensed storage space is unused. |
TB |
A high value is desired for these measures. |
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Extended space free |
Indicates percentage of extended licensed space that is unused. |
Percent |
