Default Parameters for HiVSPGxLdevDetTest

This test monitors the I/O activity on each logical volume (LDEV) on the storage device, and subsequently helps administrators identify irregularities in load balancing across the volumes.

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

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

• To extract metrics from the target storage device, the eG agent should be configured with the credentials of a special user account, which is specifically created for use with the Java export utility. This user account should fulfill the following conditions:

  • Should not possess the ‘write’ permission;
  • Can be of any user type; however, to ensure that the eG agent collects statistics pertaining to all storage partitions, it is recommended that this user is of type storage administrator;

  Specify the credentials of such a user in the USERID and PASSWORD text boxes.

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

• Specify the duration (in seconds) beyond which this test should time out in the TIMEOUT text box. The default is 10 seconds.

• 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.