Adding BMC Performance Manager Express for HP EVA to an Element Profile

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1.Log in to the Portal with normal user credentials.
2.Click Configure tab > Element Profiles. The Available Profiles page appears. Select the Profile to which you wish to add the Storage class > Edit.

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Selecting a Profile

3.The selected Element Profile’s Properties page appears. Go to Application Classes > Add.

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Adding Application Classes

4.The Element Profile Properties – Add Application Classes page appears. Choose Storage from the Select Category drop-down list.

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Selecting the Storage  Applicable Class

5.Select the HP EVA application class applicable to your system and click Next.
noteThe HP EVA application class can only be added to element of type "Storage"
6.On the Properties and Credentials page, enter the information required for monitoring the disk array.

 

Information required to monitor Windows systems

Input Properties

Description

Collection interval

Select the polling interval from the drop-down list. Default: 5. Unit: Minutes.

Credentials (WMI)

Enter the login and password used to connect to the remote element through WMI.

Credentials (SSSU)

Enter the login and password used to connect to the remote element through SSSU.

Hostname

Enter the Hostname or IP address of the remote machine

Disable Virtual Disks Monitoring

"Yes" disables the monitoring of virtual disks. Discovery and collect requests and operations are no longer performed.

Debug Mode

"Yes" enables the debug mode. The debug output produced is stored on the RSM server in a file located at "%RSM_HOME%/RSM(xx)/SEN_HPEVA/sen_eva_debug_hostname.log". Please do not leave the debug mode enabled for too long as the debug file may grow indefinitely.

 

7.After entering the element properties and credentials, you arrive at the final step for adding the BMC Performance Manager Express for HP EVA application class: Thresholds, Properties and Credentials.
8.Thresholds are automatically set by BMC Performance Manager Express for HP EVA . It is recommended to keep the default thresholds (or see the Thresholds section). Click Finish.

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Element Profile Properties

9.Click Done to save the changes made. The BMC Performance Manager Express for HP EVA application class is now added to all the elements in the selected Element Profile.