Configuring Monitor Settings

To configure monitor settings:

1.Log on to BMC TrueSight Operations Management Console.

2.BMC TrueSight Operations Management Console.

3.Create a Monitoring Policy:

▪In the Navigation pane, click the Policies drawer

▪Expand the Monitoring folder and select a policy view (e.g. All).

▪Click . The Monitoring Policy Configuration wizard is displayed

▪Define the general policy details and select the agent. For more information, refer to the BMC TrueSight Operations Management documentation

▪Click Next to configure the monitor

4.Add a Monitor Type:

▪Click Add

▪From the Monitoring Solution menu, select IBM DS6000 DS8000 Series Storage

▪From the Version menu, select the required version

IBM Storage Configuration - Monitoring Solution

5.Enter the Connection Settings to the IBM DS Storage Manager:

▪Hostname: Hostname of the system where the IBM DS Storage Manager is running

▪Port Number: By default, the IBM DS Storage Manager runs on port 5989 when the encryption option is enabled, or on port 5988 when the encryption is disabled

▪Encryption: Select this option to encrypt the connection

IBM Storage Configuration - Connection Settings

6.Enter the WBEM Credentials that will be used to connect to the IBM DS Storage Manager.

7.Click Add to List to save the new connection to the IBM DS Storage Manager.

8.(Optional) Configure the discovery interval.

9.(Optional) set the polling interval.

10.(Optional) Check the Disable Volumes Monitoring option.

IBM Storage Configuration - Additional Options

11.In the Discovery Timeout field, specify the number of minutes after which the discovery should be stopped. By default the discovery timeout is set to 6000 minutes. When the timeout is reached, the Collection Status attribute of the IBM DS Storage Manager monitor type is set to 2 (Failure) and triggers an alert.

12.In the Collect Timeout field, specify the number of minutes after which the collect should be stopped. By default the collect timeout is set to 6000 minutes. When the timeout is reached, the Collection Status attribute of the related instance of the IBM DS Storage Manager monitor type is set to 2 (Failure) and triggers an alert.

IBM Storage Configuration - Timeout Settings

12.(Optional) Click the Advanced button if you need to:

▪enable the debug mode

▪set advanced configuration variables

IBM Storage Configuration -  Advanced Settings

13.(Optional) Click the Schedule button if you need to schedule automatic reports.

IBM Storage Configuration - Scheduling Automatic Reports

14.(Optional) Click the Alert Actions button if you need to indicate the specific actions to be executed when a storage problem is detected.

IBM Storage Configuration - Global Alert Settings