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Default Parameters for TPDSysStTest

Using this test, administrators can easily monitor the current state, usage, and load on each of the controller on the Storage system, quickly detect an overload condition, precisely point to the controller that is overloaded, and promptly initiate measures to resolve the issue, so as to ensure the optimal performance of the Storage system.

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

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

  • Specify the credentials of a user who has the right to execute API commands on the storage system 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 Monitor role, in the USER and PASSWORD text boxes.

  • Confirm the PASSWORD by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

  • Set the SSL flag to Yes, if the storage system being monitored is SSL-enabled.

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

  • If the SMI-S provider has been implemented as a proxy, then such a provider can be configured to manage multiple storage devices. This is why, if the ISEMBEDDED flag is set to False, you will have to explicitly specify which storage system you want the eG agent to monitor. Since each storage system is uniquely identified by a SERIALNUMBER, specify the same in the SERIALNUMBER text box. The format of this number and where you can find it will differ from one storage system to another. You are hence advised to contact the storage administrator to know what to enter against SERIALNUMBER. For example, the serial number for an EMC CLARiiON device will be of the format, FCNMM094900059.

  • By default, this test uses the wbem.jar for metrics collection. This is why, the wbem option is selected by default. If you want the test to use the sblimCIMClient.jar for collecting metrics, choose the sblim option here.

  • Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.