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.