Hitachi VSP 5000 Series User Manual

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series
SVOS RF 9
Hitachi Alert Notification Guide
The Alert Notification feature provides failure monitoring functions (which include monitoring of your
storage systems by using SNMP), enabling you to recognize and fix failures in your storage system.
MK-98RD9011-00
October 2019

Hitachi VSP 5000 Series Specifications

General

Model	VSP 5000 Series
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Latency	As low as 70 microseconds
Scalability	Highly scalable with support for multiple expansion units
Management Software	Hitachi Ops Center
Category	Storage
Storage Type	Hybrid Flash Array
Product Type	Storage System
Maximum Capacity	69 PB
Data Protection	replication
Drive Type	SSD
Host Interface	FC, iSCSI, FCoE
RAID Levels	RAID 5, RAID 6
Data Reduction	deduplication
Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, UNIX, VMware
High Availability	Redundant components

Summary

Chapter 1: Failure Monitoring

Alert Notification Email

Details the format, components, and setup of alert notification emails for system failures.

Syslog Configuration

Covers the configuration and format of Syslog messages for reporting system events and errors.

SNMP Overview

Chapter 2: Setting Alert Notification Email

Editing Alert Notification Email Settings

Guides users through the process of configuring email alert settings for failure notifications.

Chapter 3: Setting Syslog

Editing Syslog Settings

Provides a step-by-step procedure for configuring Syslog settings to report system failures.

Chapter 4: Setting SNMP

Editing SNMP Alert Settings

Explains how to configure general SNMP alert settings.

Adding Trap Notification for SNMP v1 and v2c

Managing SNMP Request Authentication

Testing the SNMP Trap Report

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Solving SNMP Problems

Offers solutions and explanations for common issues encountered with SNMP operations.

Chapter 8: SIM Codes

Failure Trap Reference Codes

Converting DB and RDEV Numbers to HDD Location

HDD Location Number Mapping