Configuring Alert Actions

TrueSight IBM DS6000, DS8000 Storage Monitoring allows you to configure specific alert actions to be executed when a problem occurs.

To configure alert actions

1.In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view.

2.Click Edit to display the Add/Edit Policy dialog box.

3.Select the policy that applies to the PATROL Agent for which you need to configure variables, and click Edit.

4.Click the Monitor Configuration tab.

5.In the Global Alert Settings section, click the Alert Actions button.

Configuring Alert Actions

6.Select the type of event you want the solution to perform Upon a Storage Problem:

▪A STD 41 PATROL Event

▪A Specific PATROL Event (includes the alert origin — ApplicationClassName.ObjectID.ParameterName).

▪No Event

These events are generated every time a threshold is exceeded. They contain a full Storage Health Report detailing the fault that has occurred.

7.(BPPM 9.5 and higher) Check the Enable Annotations option to make the solution annotate the attribute’s graph with a comprehensive report of the problem.

8.Click Close to save your settings.

9.In the Add Monitor Types dialog box, click Update. If the monitor configuration has been successfully added, click Close.

10.Click Finish to save your monitoring policy.