PRTG Manual: Enterprise Virtual Array Sensor
The Enterprise Virtual Array sensor monitors an HPE Storage Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) via the sssu.exe from HPE P6000 Command View Software (previously known as HP Command View EVA Software).
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
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- This sensor has a high performance impact. Use it with care. We recommend that you use no more than 200 sensors of this sensor type on each probe.
- You must explicitly specify the credentials for the EVA in the sensor settings.
- This sensor requires the HPE P6000 Command View Software (previously known as HP Command View EVA Software) on the probe system, or the alternative described in the Knowledge Base: Do I really have to install the whole Command View on the probe to use the EVA sensor?
- This sensor supports the IPv6 protocol.
- This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels. This means that possible states are defined in a lookup file. You can change the behavior of a channel by editing the lookup file that the channel uses. For details, see section Define Lookups.
You cannot add this sensor to the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. If you want to use this sensor, add it to a remote probe device.
Requirement |
Description |
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HPE P6000 Command View Software |
This sensor needs the HPE P6000 Command View Software (previously known as HP Command View EVA Software) installed on the probe system.
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The Add Sensor dialog appears when you manually add a new sensor to a device. It only shows the settings that are required to create the sensor. You can change nearly all settings on the sensor's Settings tab after creation.
PRTG performs a meta-scan before you can add this sensor and requires basic information in advance. Provide the required information in the dialog box that appears. PRTG then recognizes all items that are available for monitoring based on your input.
The settings that you select in the Add Sensor dialog are valid for all sensors that you create when you finish the dialog.
Setting |
Description |
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Scanning Mode |
Specify the depth of the meta-scan:
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Setting |
Description |
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Modules |
Select the modules that you want to monitor. PRTG creates one sensor for each module that you select.
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Click the Settings tab of a sensor to change its settings.
Basic Sensor Settings
Setting |
Description |
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Sensor Name |
Enter a name to identify the sensor. |
Parent Tags |
Shows tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.
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Tags |
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
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Priority |
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority ( |
Usually, a sensor connects to the IP Address/DNS Name of the parent device. See the device settings for details. For some sensors, you can explicitly define the monitoring target in the sensor settings.
EVA Credentials
Setting |
Description |
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User Name |
Enter the user name for the EVA. |
Password |
Enter the password for the EVA. |
EVA Settings
Setting |
Description |
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Module |
Shows the module that this sensor monitors. You can edit this setting if, for example, you rename the module or move it to a different folder. This way, PRTG can find the module again and you do not lose the monitoring history. |
System |
Shows the system of the module that this sensor monitors.
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Module Type |
Shows the type of the module that this sensor monitors.
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Description |
Shows the description of the module that this sensor monitors.
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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Sensor Display
Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you enable Stack channels on top of each other as Graph Type. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click 
under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Scanning Interval
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
Access Rights
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
Channel Unit Configuration
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
The sensor can show the status of several HPE EVA modules:
- System controllers
- Enclosures
- Disks
- Disk groups
- Folders
- Hosts
- Snapshots
- Data replication
- Cabinets
- If the devices have measuring tools for fans and temperature, the sensor displays corresponding data as well.
For these EVA components, this sensor can show the following:
- Operational status
- Predicted failures
- Accessible media
- Allocation in percent
- Availability for VRaids in bytes
- Exaggerated bytes
- Group host access
- Number of grouped and ungrouped disks
- Age of snapshots
- License status
Knowledge Base
Do I really have to install the whole Command View on the probe to use the EVA sensor?
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