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Parameters

Parameters are variables that are integral components of Infrastructure Management Templates, Infrastructure Aspects, and Policy Templates. Each parameter corresponds to a variable. Parameters contain default values that are used for monitoring the different components of Infrastructure systems. You can modify the values of the variables to suit your monitoring requirements.

Types of Parameters

OMi MP for Infrastructure parameters are grouped as follows:

  • Simple Parameter: A simple parameter has a name and a value.
  • Instance Parameter: An instance parameter has a name and a list of instance values.

Parameter Flags

  • Mandatory: It is required during the assignment of a template to a CI.
  • ReadOnly: The parameter cannot be modified while combining or assigning parameters.
  • Hidden: This parameter will not be visible during the assignment or combining of parameters.
  • Expert: By default, expert parameters are not shown during assignment. This must be explicitly enabled by clicking Show Expert Parameters.

Infrastructure Parameters

The following table contains the list of parameters:

Parameter Parameter Type Description Default Values
Avg Bytes Transferred Per Sec from this interface Mandatory Set the threshold value for the average bytes transferred per second at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 5000
    Set the threshold value for the average bytes transferred per second at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 4500
    Set the threshold value for the average bytes transferred per second at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 4000
Outbound Queue Length Mandatory

Indicates the number of packets waiting in the outbound queue length for all network interfaces.

Set the threshold value for outbound queue length at which you want to receive a Major severity message.

5
    Set the threshold value for outbound queue length at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 1
    Set the threshold value for outbound queue length at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 3
Bandwidth Used (%) Mandatory

Indicates the percentage of bandwidth used with respect to the total available bandwidth.

Set the threshold value for bandwidth utilization at which you want to receive a Major severity message.

85
    Set the threshold value for bandwidth utilization at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 50
    Set the threshold value for bandwidth utilization at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 70
Memory Utilization (%) Mandatory

Indicates the Memory utilization for the IBM LPAR Frame virtual infrastructure.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65525
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 96
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 76
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 60
CPU Utilization (%) Mandatory

Indicates the CPU utilization for IBM LPAR Frame virtual infrastructure.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65525
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 92
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 80
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 70
Memory Utilization (%) Mandatory

Indicates the physical memory utilization for Oracle Solaris zones.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65525
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 80
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 70
CPU Utilization (%) Mandatory

Indicates the CPU utilization for Oracle Solaris zones.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65525
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 80
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 70
Free memory available (MB) Mandatory

Indicates the available memory for Oracle Solaris zones.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

65525
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 80
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 70
Message Group Mandatory + Expert Setting

Indicates the Message group for outgoing messages.

OS or Virtualization or HA Cluster
CPU Utilization Level (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for global CPU utilization level at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 65535
    Set the threshold value for global CPU utilization level at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value for global CPU utilization level at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value for global CPU utilization level at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 85
CPU Utilization Level (%) Mandatory

Indicates the CPU utilization during a CPU Spike.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65535
   

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message.

 95
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 85
CPU Utilization Level In User Mode (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for CPU utilization level in user mode at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 65535
CPU Utilization Level In System Mode (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for CPU utilization level in system mode at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 65535
    Set the threshold value for CPU utilization level in system mode at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 35
    Set the threshold value for CPU utilization level in system mode at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 30
    Set the threshold value for CPU utilization level in system mode at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 25
Rate of Interrupts (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the CPU interrupt rate at which you want to receive a Major, Warning or Minor severity message. The threshold is expressed as the average number of device interrupts per second for the CPU during the sampling interval. 200, 180, 160
Number of free page table entries available on the system Mandatory

Set the threshold value for the number of free page table entries available on the system at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

The Number of free page table entries available on the system parameter is applicable only to Windows OS.

-1
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 5000
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 6000
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 10000
Memory Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the memory utilization at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 65535
    Set the threshold value for the memory utilization at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 98
    Set the threshold value for the memory utilization at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 96
    Set the threshold value for the memory utilization at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 90
Free Memory Available (MB) Mandatory Set the threshold value for minimum memory available on the node at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. This parameter is applicable only to Windows OS. 4, 10, 1064
Memory Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for minimum memory utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 65535
    Set the threshold value for minimum memory utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 98
    Set the threshold value for minimum memory utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 96
    Set the threshold value for minimum memory utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
Swap Space Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the swap space utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 65535
    Set the threshold value for the swap space utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 75
    Set the threshold value for the swap space utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 70
    Set the threshold value for the swap space utilized on the node at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 65
NFS space utilization Mandatory

Monitors the disk utilization on remote filesystems (NFS).

Set the threshold value for the NFS space utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65535
    Set the threshold value for the NFS space utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value for the NFS space utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value for the NFS space utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 85
CIFS space utilization Mandatory

Monitors disk utilization on remote filesystems (CIFS).

Set the threshold value for the CIFS disk utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65535
    Set the threshold value for the CIFS disk utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Major severity message.  
    Set the threshold value for the CIFS disk utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Minor severity message.  
    Set the threshold value for the CIFS disk utilized on remote filesystems at which you want to receive a Warning severity message.  
Free Swap Space Available (in Mbs) Mandatory Set the threshold value for free swap space available on the disk/filesystem at which you want to receive a Critical severity message. 32
    Set the threshold value for free swap space available on the disk/filesystem at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 48
    Set the threshold value for free swap space available on the disk/filesystem at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 64
    Set the threshold value for free swap space available on the disk/filesystem at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 96
CIFS Space Utilization (%) Mandatory

Indicates the percentage (0 to 100%) of space utilization on the monitored remote filesystem.

Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

65535
    Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 85
CIFS FileSystem Type Mandatory

Indicates the filesystem type that you would like to monitor for space utilization level.

For example, if you specify cifs, the policy will monitor all CIFS remote filesystems for space utilization level.

 cifs
NFS FileSystem Type Mandatory + Expert Setting Indicates the filesystem type that you would like to monitor for space utilization level. For example, if you specify nfs, the policy will monitor all NFS remote filesystems for space utilization level. nfs
NFS Space Utilization (%) Mandatory

The threshold is expressed as the percentage (0 to 100%) of space utilization on the monitored remote filesystem.

Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

65535
    Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value for minimum free space on the filesystem at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 85
Summarized CPU Utilization (%) Mandatory

Monitors the global CPU utilization level in a CPU Bottleneck situation.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65535
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 85
Logical drive/fs Space Utilization Mandatory

Indicates the space utilization for the logical drive or filesystem.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 65535
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 85
Space Utilization for Busiest Disk/FS (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the utilization of the busiest disk or filesystem at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 95, 90, 85
Free Memory Available (MB) Mandatory Set the threshold value for free physical memory (in MBs) available on the disk or filesystem at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 4,10,1064
Memory Page Out Rate (Pages Swapped Out/sec) Mandatory Set the threshold value for total number of pages swapped out from the physical memory to the disk per second at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 400, 40, 0
Average number of page-ins from disk per second Mandatory

A page-in refers to an event when pages (memory) are written to the disk. This parameter monitors the total number of page-ins from disk per second.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical alert.

 65535
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major alert. 10000
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor alert. 1000
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning alert. 100
Memory Page Request Rate (Pages Requested/sec) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the number of page requests from disk per second. 100
Memory Cache Flush Rate (Data Flushes/sec) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the rate at which the file system cache flushes its contents to disk. 100
Disk Instance Mandatory Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Critical severity message. 65535
    Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Warning severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Minor severity message. 85
DiskPeakUtil Mandatory

Monitors utilization level of fullest disk on system.

Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Critical severity message.

 65535
    Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Major severity message. 95
    Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Warning severity message. 90
    Set the threshold value for space utilization at which you want to receive the Minor severity message. 85
Ratio of collision packets to total packets transmitted out of this NIC Mandatory

Monitors the ratio of collision packets to total packets transmitted out of NIC.

Set the threshold value for collision packets that are transmitted out of NIC at which you want to receive the Major severity message.

 5
    Set the threshold value for collision packets that are transmitted out of NIC at which you want to receive the Minor severity message. 3
    Set the threshold value for collision packets that are transmitted out of NIC at which you want to receive the Warning severity message. 2
Ratio of error packets to total packets transmitted in and out of this NIC Mandatory

Monitors the ratio of error packets that are transmitted to and from an NIC.

Set the threshold value for collision packets that are transmitted out of NIC at which you want to receive the Major severity message.

 5
   

Set the threshold value for collision packets that are transmitted out of NIC at which you want to receive the Minor severity message.

 3
    Set the threshold value for collision packets that are transmitted out of NIC at which you want to receive the Warning severity message. 2
Free Space (MB) on device/filesystem Mandatory

Indicates the free space available (in MBs) on the disk or filesystem.

Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Critical severity message.

 -1
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Major severity message. 64
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Minor severity message. 96
    Set the threshold value at which you want to receive a Warning severity message. 128
Space Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the space utilized on the disk or filesystem at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 95, 90, 85
VM CPU Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the CPU Utilization of a virtual machine at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 95, 90, 85
Alert On Planned Outage Mandatory + Expert Setting Set the value to True or hh:mm:ss-hh:mm:ss format, if you want to receive alerts for time-bound alerting. By default, the value is set to False. False
Host CPU Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the CPU utilization of a host at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 95, 90, 85
Host Memory Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the memory utilization of a host at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 95, 90, 85
Host Free Memory Available Thresholds (MB) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the free memory available of a host at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 50, 200, 1024
Enable Trend Based monitoring Mandatory Set TrendingCheckFlag to On, if you want to enable trend based monitoring else set to Off state. off
Cluster CPU Utilization Thresholds Mandatory Set the threshold value for the CPU utilization of a cluster at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 90, 80, 70
Cluster Memory Utilization Thresholds Mandatory Set the threshold value for the memory utilization of a cluster at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 90, 80, 70
Data Store Utilization (%) Mandatory Set the threshold value for the datastore (disk space) utilization at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 90, 85, 80
VM CPU Utilization Thresholds Mandatory Set the threshold value for the logical ready utilization of a virtual machine at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 90, 80, 70
Disk Read Latency for a Guest Mandatory Set the threshold value for the disk read latency of a guest at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 50, 25, 15
Disk Write Latency for a Guest Mandatory Set the threshold value for the disk write latency of a guest at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 50, 25, 15
VM Memory Utilization Thresholds Mandatory Set the threshold value for the memory utilization of a virtual machine at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 90, 80, 70
Respool CPU Utilization (%) Mandatory Set threshold value for the CPU utilization of a resource pool at which you want to receive a Major, Warning, or Minor severity message. 95, 90, 85

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