## 8.1 Generic monitoring 

With IBM FlashSystem 9100, you can implement generic monitoring using IBM FlashSystem 9100 specific functions that are integrated with the product itself without adding any external tools or cost. 

## 8.1.1 Monitoring with the GUI 

The management GUI is the primary tool that is used to service your system. Regularly monitor the status of the system by using the management GUI. If you suspect a problem, use the management GUI first to diagnose and resolve the problem. 

Use the views that are available in the management GUI to verify the status of the system, the hardware devices, the physical storage, and the available volumes. The Monitoring → Events  window provides access to all problems that exist on the system. Use the Recommended Actions  filter to display the most important events that need to be resolved. 

If there is a service error code for the alert, you can run a fix procedure that assists you in resolving the problem. These fix procedures analyze the system and provide more information about the problem. They suggest actions to take and step you through the actions that automatically manage the system where necessary. Finally, they check that the problem is resolved. 

If an error is reported, always use the fix procedures within the management GUI to resolve the problem. Always use the fix procedures for both system configuration problems and hardware failures. The fix procedures analyze the system to ensure that the required changes do not cause volumes to be inaccessible to the hosts. The fix procedures automatically perform configuration changes that are required to return the system to its optimum state. 

## Email notification 

The Call Home feature transmits operational and event-related data to you and IBM through a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server connection in an event notification email. When configured, this function alerts IBM service personnel about hardware failures and potentially serious configuration or environmental issues. 

## SNMP notification 

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard protocol for managing networks and exchanging messages. The system can send SNMP messages that notify personnel about an event. You can use an SNMP manager to view the SNMP messages that are sent by the IBM FlashSystem 9100 system. 

The MIB file describes the format of the SNMP messages that are sent by IBM FlashSystem 9100. Use this MIB file to configure a network management program to receive SNMP event notifications that are sent from an IBM FlashSystem 9100 system. This MIB file is suitable for use with SNMP messages from all versions of IBM FlashSystem 9100. 

IBM FlashSystem 9100 MIB file can be downloaded at: 

IBM FS9100 MIB File using FTP 

