How to automatically generate Symmetrix VMAX capacity utilization reports periodically?

Set the thin pool threshold, check the email notify checkbox

In SMC-->Tasks tab--Alert configuration--Configure Pool Utilization Thresholds

Set the thin pool alert notication

In SMC-->Tasks tab--Alert configuration--Configure Alerts and  Email Notification

Infact,I I'm looking for utilization reports not threshold report.

Moving to Symmetrix Community.

symcfg list -thin -pool -sid xxx.

regards,

Saurabh

Adding -gb shows in gigabytes.

symcfg -sid xxxx list -pool -thin -fba -gb

Looking for scripts where I can put these commands and automate the output to email.

EMCSF:

If you have solutions enabler running on a UNIX Server, then you can add a cron job. (run 'crontab -e' and then add the line below to run it every 15 minutes and save the captured output to a file)

5,20,35,50   *    *    *    *   /usr/bin/symcli/symcfg list -thin -pool -sid 1234 -fba -gb >> /tmp/symcfg.log 2>&1

-KGD

I find it useful to add in -detail in order to get the Alloc % and the Sub % so you don't get any suprises!

e.g. symcfg -sid 1234 list -thin -pool -detail -gb

Note without this flag Full % = Alloc %. SMC may have been updated in recent release but it used to only display Full %. If you have pre-allocated (such as for OLTP database servers) then the Sub % would be relevant to report on.

SPA you can manually export monitors (CSV or excel). Unisphere for VMAX advertises that these cna be scheduled. Haven't checked the format of the Unisphere exports.

Vforde:

What does Sub% mean/signify?

And also, I dont see "Alloc %" in the output with teh "-detail" switch. Is this the "Used %" that you are talking about?

Thanks in advance,

-Kennedy

I've developed a Powershell that does this.

VMAX_TP_Monitor

Executing vMax-Manager.ps1 with the VMAX_TP_Monitor option results in each thin pool being examined to determine if it exceeds the threshold setting specified in the parameter file. An email alert will be generated when the threshold setting is exceeded.

Not sure how to get this script through this forum though.

Okay, I figured out how to share this script within ECN.   Please see the article below, if your interested.

https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-18425