The Product

The BMC Performance Manager Express NetApp Filers package

The file required for the installation of BMC Performance Manager Express NetApp Filers is:

•BPM-Express-NetApp-Filers-3.1.04.par

The above-mentioned file is valid for installation on Windows, UNIX and Linux.

Please contact your BMC sales representative to purchase the license to use product. The product package is to be downloaded from the Sentry Software website on the BMC Performance Manager Express for NetApp Filers product page. A trial version is available for free from the Sentry Software website.

How it Works

Once BMC Performance Manager Express for NetApp Filers is installed in your Portal environment:

1.To start up the monitoring, add its corresponding application class to an element or element profile. The BMC Performance Manager Express for NetApp Filers application classes are listed under the Storage category.

2.Fill in Properties and Credentials information and click Next

3.Set the threshold parameters

4.Click Finish to validate.

Portal Level

BMC Performance Manager Express for NetApp Filers is an agent-less solution designed specifically for BMC Portal. Therefore, it uses/shares/offers all the procedures, features and capabilities offered in the Portal, like Element Profile, Shared credentials, Adding/Editing/Deleting classes etc.

NetApp Filers Express Level

As described above, you need to enter certain information:

•Collection interval

•SNMP configuration details depending on the version.