Handling Volume Replicator events

VEA provides the option to set up rule based monitoring in response to events. Volume Replicator supports this feature and you can set up rules to detect conditions or the events that you want to monitor. The rules that are created include the actions that are performed when the product detects specified conditions. You can use the Rule Manager to set up configurations for the SNMP server and the default senders. For more information about setting up the SNMP refer to the online Help that is available from the VEA console's Help option. Select Contents from the Help menu. The Help window appears. From the Select help set drop-down list select the Optional Rules for Handling Events.

You can use variables to provide meaningful information about the alerts you monitor. Each variable is based on an alert attribute.

The list of alert attributes that are common to all the Volume Replicator messages for which the SNMP traps are generated are as follows:

The following table summarizes alert attributes for Volume Replicator messages.

Table: Alert attributes

Attributes

Description

Alert severity

The severity of the alert.

Following are the severity values:

  • critical - 1

  • error - 2

  • warning - 3

  • informational - 4

Alert message

The message that has been defined for the alert. You can define a different message for every alert.

Recommended action

The recommended action that has been suggested for the alert.

Friendly Alert Name

A name that has been provided to make the alert easy to understand.

RDS Name

Specifies the RDS name for which the specified event has occurred.

RVG Name

RVG name that is associated to the <RDS Name> for which the event has occurred.

Secondary Host Name

The name of the Secondary host for which the event has occurred. This can be used only for some messages.

Primary Host Name

The name of the Primary host for which the event has occurred. This can be used only for some messages.

SRL Usage

The percentage of the Replicator Log that has already been used. Once the Replicator Log is 80% full an alert message is automatically generated.