3.4 ArrayPhysicalDrive

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the status of the array physical drives on Dell servers. This Knowledge Script raises an event if the drive is not operational. The Dell server defines the characteristics of normal operation, degraded operation, and physical drive failure.

3.4.1 Resource Object

Array Physical Drive icon

3.4.2 Default Schedule

The default interval is Every 10 minutes.

3.4.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed.

Description	How To Set It
Event?	Set to y to raise events. The default is y.
Collect data?	Set to y to collect data for charts and reports. If set to y, this Knowledge Script returns: 100 if the array physical drive is operating properly. 50 if drive operation has degraded. 40 if the array physical drive is rebuilding or recovering. 0 if the array physical drive has failed or has been removed. The default is n.
Community	Set the community string in Security Manager for Dell OpenManage server Agent or Dell-iDRAC resources: Provide the SNMP community string that is required to access Dell OpenManage or iDRAC resources. If it is empty, then the community string configured in the security manager will be used. Refer Section 2.8, “Configuring SNMP,” of Management Guide to know how to configure the security manager. If community string is not configured in the security manger, then by default, Public will be used as the community string.
Raise only one event if SNMP down?	Set to y to raise only a single event rather than an event for each monitored object when the SNMP service is down. The default is y.
Event severity for SNMP or Dell Managed Node failure	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the SNMP service or Dell Managed Node fails. The default is 10.
Event severity when SNMP restored	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the SNMP service has been restored. The default is 30.
Event severity when array physical drive failure	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the array physical drive fails. The default is 10.
Event severity when array physical drive degraded condition	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the array physical drive is in a degraded condition. The default is 20
Event severity when array physical drive removed	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the array physical drive has been removed. The default is 15.
Event severity when array physical drive rebuilding or recovering	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the array physical drive is rebuilding or recovering. The default is 25.
Event severity when array physical drive offline	Set the event severity, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the array physical drive is offline. The default is 25.