About Custom Groups - HPE XP7 User Manual

About Custom Groups

PA enables you to create custom groups, where you add the LDEVs that you want to monitor frequently.
You can create a custom group that has multiple LDEVs from different XP and XP7 disk arrays. After the
configuration collection is complete for the disk arrays, the associated LDEV IDs and their details are
displayed on the Custom Groups screen.
The Custom Groups screen appears when you click Summary View > Custom Group. Click Create,
and you can scroll through the list of records on the Custom Groups screen to select LDEV records and
add them to a custom group. You can filter the list based on the associated ACP pairs, ports, and the
RAID Groups. In addition, you can also filter the LDEV records based on array, host, or a combination of
them to view only those LDEV records that match your specific requirement. For example, LDEV records
can be filtered based on the following combination: ACP pairs, Hosts, and RGs.
After you create a custom group, you can:
• View the performance summary of the associated LDEVs.
• View a graphical representation of the associated LDEVs performance for specific LDEV metric and
duration of your choice.
• Configure alarms on the associated LDEVs, so that PA monitors and sends appropriate notifications to
intended recipients. For more information, see Configure threshold limits for XP and XP7 disk
arrays.
The following are important notes on custom groups:
• The LDEVs associated with multiple RAID Groups or multiple ACPs are treated as separate group of
items. For example, if you have an LDEV associated with the RAID Group 1-1 1-2, you must select 1-1
1-2 in the RAID Groups list. An LDEV mapped to the RAID Group 1-1 1-2 is treated separately from an
LDEV mapped only to the RAID Group 1-1 or 1-2.
• Each page on the Custom Group screen displays 150 LDEV records. The selection of records on the
current page is retained when you navigate to other pages.
• The custom groups uniquely identify the LDEVs based on the following LUN attributes:
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