Viewing and Managing FlashSystem Performance with IBM Spectrum Control

Table of contents

1. Front cover
2. Preface
   1. Authors
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3. Notices
   1. Trademarks
4. Chapter 1. Introduction
   1. 1.1 IBM FlashSystem products
   2. 1.2 IBM Spectrum Control
5. Chapter 2. Viewing performance information
   1. 2.1 Prerequisites for monitoring FlashSystem devices
      1. 2.1.1 Adding FlashSystem devices to IBM Spectrum Control
      2. 2.1.2 Considerations for Performance Monitoring with IBM Spectrum Control
      3. 2.1.3 Special considerations for FlashSystem devices
   2. 2.2 Monitoring performance for FlashSystem 840/ FlashSystem 900
      1. 2.2.1 Monitoring FlashSystem 840 an FlashSystem 900 using native tools
      2. 2.2.2 Monitoring FlashSystem 840 / 900 with IBM Spectrum Control
      3. 2.2.3 Performance metrics for IBM FlashSystem 840 / 900
      4. 2.2.4 Comparing native GUI and Spectrum Control
   3. 2.3 Monitoring Performance for FlashSystem V9000
      1. 2.3.1 Monitoring FlashSystem V9000 with the native tools
      2. 2.3.2 Monitoring V9000 with IBM Spectrum Control
      3. 2.3.3 Comparing V9000 native tools with IBM Spectrum Control
   4. 2.4 Monitoring performance for FlashSystem A9000 or A9000R
      1. 2.4.1 Monitoring A9000 or A9000R with HyperScale Manager
      2. 2.4.2 Monitoring A9000 with IBM Spectrum Control
      3. 2.4.3 Comparing A9000 Hyperscale Manager GUI with IBM Spectrum Control
   5. 2.5 IBM Spectrum Control reporting options
      1. 2.5.1 Web GUI reports
      2. 2.5.2 Create Performance Support Package
      3. 2.5.3 REST API
      4. 2.5.4 IBM Cognos
      5. 2.5.5 Native SQL reports
      6. 2.5.6 TPCTOOL
6. Chapter 3. Setting thresholds and alerts
   1. 3.1 Defining alerts and thresholds in IBM Spectrum Control
      1. 3.1.1 Alerts and thresholds at device level
      2. 3.1.2 Alerts and thresholds for applications
      3. 3.1.3 Alerts and thresholds for general groups
      4. 3.1.4 Considerations about using applications and general groups
   2. 3.2 Alert and threshold notifications
      1. 3.2.1 Event notification in Windows log
      2. 3.2.2 Event notification to be sent by email
      3. 3.2.3 SNMP
      4. 3.2.4 Netcool/OMNIbus
      5. 3.2.5 Trigger a script based on an alert
      6. 3.2.6 Alert suppressions
   3. 3.3 Guidelines for thresholds
      1. 3.3.1 Service level agreements
      2. 3.3.2 Planning and sizings
      3. 3.3.3 Work with your own historical data
      4. 3.3.4 Device-specific metrics
7. Appendix A. Using SSH key for device configuration
   1. Configuring a device using an SSH key
8. Related publications
   1. IBM Redbooks
   2. Online resources
   3. Help from IBM
9. Back cover