Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of TPDCapacityTest

This test periodically checks the space usage in each storage array on the target storage system and proactively alerts administrators to potential storage space contentions so that, amends are made before application performance deteriorates.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the TPDCapacityTest test.

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

  • In the HOST text box, specify the IP address of the Storage system.

  • In the PORT text box, specify the port number at which the Storage system listens. The default is NULL.

  • The credentials of a user who has the right to execute API commands on the storage device and pull out metrics is specified in the USER and PASSWORD textboxes, and confirm the password by typing the password in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box. To monitor the HP 3PAR Storage system, you will have to provide the credential of a user who has been assigned the Monitor role.

  • Set the SSL flag to True, if the storage system being monitored is SSL-enabled. By default this flag is set to False.

  • By default, the target HP 3PAR Storage system is embedded within the storage platform. Therefore, the ISEMBEDDED flag is set to True, by default.

  • The SMI-S provider of the HP 3PAR Storage system provides access for monitoring and management via the HTTP and HTTPS protocols for CIM API request/response semantics. To enable the eG agent to access the SMI-S Provider, invoke the CIM API commands, and collect the required metrics, you need to specify the service port on the SMI- S provider in the CIM Server Port text box that listens for HTTP/HTTPS requests for CIM API semantics. By default, this is port 5988. If the service port on the SMI-S Provider listens only to HTTPS requests, then specify the port as 5989.

  • Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of “none” in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.