eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by VrtxSysGlobalTest

The Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis comprises of many components such as processors, memory devices, batteries, PSUs, amperage probes, voltage sensors, temperature probes, cooling units, and blade servers. Each of these components influence the availability and overall performance of the VRTX system. This is why, at any given point in time, administrators will not only need to know how well the VRTX system as a whole is performing, but will also require pointers to which component could be adversely impacting its performance. Such a useful insight on performance is provided by the VrtxSysGlobalTest test.

Besides revealing the current health of the VRTX system as a whole, this test all reports the collective state of each of the component types that form an integral part of the VRTX system. This way, administrators can figure out whether/not the VRTX is healthy, and if not, can also determine where the source of the problem lies – is it with the memory devices? the processors? the batteries? the PSUs? the cooling units? the amperage probes? the voltage sensors? or the temperature probes? Or the blade servers? Once the area of concern is isolated, administrators can use the eG test that deep dives into that realm of performance to accurately diagnose the root-cause of the problem. For instance, if the PowerEdge System Health test reveals that one/more batteries are adversely impacting the health of the VRTX system, then administrators can use the PowerEdge System Battery test to find the defective battery.

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Global_sys_status Indicates how healthy the VRTX system as a whole is.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the entire VRTX system. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.

Sys_chassis_status Indicates the collective state of all blade servers in the the VRTX chassis.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the blade servers in the chassis. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Power_unit_status Indicates the current collective status of all the power units of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the power units. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Power_supply_status Indicates the current collective state of all the power supply points of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the power supply points. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Cooling_unit_status Indicates the current collective state of all the cooling units of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the cooling units. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Cooling_device_status Indicates the current collective state of all the cooling deviices of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the cooling devices. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Voltage_probe_status Indicates the current collective state of all the voltage probes of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the voltage probes. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Temp_probe_status Indicates the current collective state of all the temperature probes of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the temperature probes. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Amperage_probe_status Indicates the current collective state of all the amperage probes of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the amperage probes. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Memory_device_status Indicates the current collective state of all the DIMMs of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the memory devices. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Proc_device_status Indicates the current collective state of all the processors of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the processor devices. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.
Battery_status Indicates the current collective state of all the batteries of the VRTX system.   The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Other 1
Unknown 2
Normal 3
NonCritical 4
Critical 5
NonRecoverable 6

Note:

By default, this measure reports one of the Measure Values listed above to indicate the current health of the batteries. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric equivalents only.