An event monitor is provided with MD Storage Manager. When enabled, the event monitor runs continuously in the background and monitors activity on the managed storage arrays. If the event monitor detects any critical problems, it can notify a host or remote system using e-mail, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap messages, or both.
For the most timely and continuous notification of events, enable the event monitor on a management station that runs 24 hours a day. Enabling the event monitor on multiple systems or having a combination of an event monitor and MD Storage Manager active can result in duplicate events, but this does not indicate multiple failures on the array.
Enabling the Event Monitor
You can enable the event monitor at any time.
NOTE: It is a good idea to configure the event monitor to start by default on a management station that runs 24 hours a day.
Microsoft® Windows®
Select Start ®Settings ® Control Panel ® Administrative Tools ®Services.
or
Select Start ®Administrative Tools ®Services.
From the list of services, select Modular Disk Storage Manager Event
Monitor.
Select Action ®Properties.
In the Service Status area, click Start.
Linux
At the command prompt, type SMmonitor startand press <Enter>. When the program startup begins, the system displays the following message:
SMmonitor started.
Disabling the Event Monitor
Disable the event monitor if you do not want the system to send alert notifications. If you are running the event monitor on multiple systems, disabling the event monitor on all but one system prevents the sending of duplicate messages.
