Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Threshold Definition to Monitor the Percentage of Used Storage for a Storage Center

When the Storage Center storage usage percentage exceeds the value set for the error threshold, Dell Storage Manager triggers a threshold alert with a volume movement recommendation.

1. Click the Threshold Alerts view.
2. Click the Definitions tab.
3. Click Create Threshold Definition. The Create Threshold Definition dialog box appears.
4. In the Name field, type a name for the threshold definition.
5. Configure the threshold definition to monitor Storage Center storage usage.
   1. From the Type drop-down menu, select Storage.
   2. From the Alert Object Type drop-down menu, select Storage Center.
   3. From the Alert Definition drop-down menu, select Percent Used.
6. (Optional) Select the All Objects check box to apply the threshold definition to all Storage Centers.
7. Configure the storage usage percentage that must be exceeded to trigger a threshold alert with a volume movement recommendation.
   1. In the Error Setting field, type the storage usage percentage that must be exceeded.
   2. Next to the Error Setting field, in the Iterations before email field, type the number of times the threshold must be exceeded to trigger the alert.
8. Select the Recommend Storage Center check box.
9. Configure the other options as needed. These options are described in the online help.
10. When you are finished, click OK.
    • If you selected the All Objects check box, the threshold definition is created and the Create Threshold Definition dialog box closes.
    • If you did not select the All Objects check box, the Add Objects dialog box appears.
11. Select the check box for each Storage Center that you want to monitor with the threshold definition, then click Finish. The Create Threshold Definition dialog box closes.