Monitoring health and status
There are several options within Copy Services Manager for monitoring the health and status of sessions, storage systems, host systems, and management servers.
- Viewing the health summary
Use the Overview page to view overall health and status of sessions, storage systems, host systems, and management servers. - Viewing sessions
The Copy Services Manager GUI includes icons, images, messages, and other visual and informational aids to help you to determine the status and state of your sessions. - Viewing session properties
You can view and modify the description and options for a session. The options that are presented depend on the storage system type and the session type that you select. - Viewing copy sets in a session
You can view the copy sets that are in a session. You can also export the copy sets to a comma-separated value (CSV) file for backup purposes. - Viewing storage system details
You can view detailed information about storage system, including the name, location, type, vendor, and the status of all connections to the storage system. - Viewing DS8000 advanced settings
You can use the Copy Services Manager GUI to view and download a file that contains the advanced settings for DS8000® storage systems. - Creating storage system diagnostics
You can perform a warm start or an on-demand data (ODD) dump of a selected storage system to collect diagnostic information. - Viewing storage connection details
You can view storage connection details and a list of all storage systems that are located behind the connection. - Viewing volume details
You can view information about volumes such as the name of the volume, the capacity of the volume, and the type of volume. - Viewing logical paths
You can view all logical paths that are defined on an IBM® DS8000 storage system. - Viewing host connection details
You can view and modify the connection information for a host system. You can modify the connection information only if the host system in the Disconnected state. - Viewing console messages
Copy Services Manager provides a detailed log of user and system activity. - Initiating a takeover on the standby management server
If the active management server fails, you can force the standby management server to take over monitoring and managing replication responsibilities. - Alerts
Copy Services Manager can deliver two different types of alerts: either email alerts, or SNMP notifications.