Note on RSM

In general, an RSM is said to support the monitoring of 100,000 parameters. In the case of BPM Express for Hardware, it is difficult to calculate a precise number of parameters collected since this depends entirely on the element itself and the number of hardware objects: disks, fans, memory modules etc. discovered.

On an average, between 2-5 parameters are collected for each object discovered. The number of hardware objects discovered, and the hence number of parameters collected, greatly varies from one managed element to another. The total number of parameters collected directly depends on the number of objects discovered on each element.

The number of RSMs required would also depend on whether an RSM is dedicated to BPM Express for Hardware alone, or whether there are other PMs on the same RSM. It should be safe to assume that an RSM dedicated entirely to BPM Express for Hardware would be able to support approximately 150 elements, and an RSM shared by two or more PMs should on an average be able to support the monitoring of 80 to 100 elements.

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Understanding Hardware Sentry PM in the Portal Environment