Monitoring Cluster Operations; Monitoring The System Status; Monitoring Intervals; Viewing Storage Monitoring Output - HP IBRIX X9720 System Administrator Manual

8 Monitoring cluster operations

Monitoring the system status

The storage monitoring function gathers system status information and generates a monitoring
report. The GUI displays status information on the dashboard. This section describes how to the
use the CLI to view this information.

Monitoring intervals

The default monitoring interval is 15 minutes (900 seconds). You can change the interval setting
by using the following command to change the <interval_in_seconds> variable:
ibrix_host_tune -C
vendorStorageHardwareMonitoringReportInterval=<interval_in_seconds>
NOTE: The storage monitor will not run if the interval is set to less than 10 minutes.

Viewing storage monitoring output

Use the following command to view the status of the system:
ibrix_vs -i -n <storagename>
To obtain the storage name, run the ibrix_vs -l command. For example:
# ibrix_vs -l
NAME TYPE
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x303s exds

Monitoring X9720/X9730 hardware

The GUI displays status, firmware versions, and device information for the servers, chassis, and
system storage included in X9720 and X9730 systems.

Monitoring servers and chassis

Select Hardware from the Navigator to view information about the servers and chassis included
in your system. The Servers panel lists the servers included in each chassis. The Blade Server panel
provides additional information for the selected server.
58 Monitoring cluster operations
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