Managing Agents Using Central Agent Admin › Configure SRM PKI

Configure SRM PKI

Arcserve Backup Central Agent Admin contains a utility named SRM PKI. SRM PKI (performance key indicators) lets you monitor the performance of the agents running in your backup environment.

SRM PKI measures the following performance indicators:

• CPU usage
• Memory usage
• Disk throughput
• Network input and output

Arcserve Backup lets you enable or disable SRM PKI, specify default or custom values for the indicators, and generate alert messages when the indicators exceed values that you specified.

To configure SRM PKI

1. Open the Arcserve Backup Manager Console. From the Quick Start Menu, select Administration and click Central Agent Admin.

   The Central Agent Admin window opens.

2. Right-click the Windows Systems node and select Configure SRM PKI.

   The Configure SRM PKI dialog opens and the Policy tab appears.

3. For each agent, specify the options that you require:
   • Use Default Policy--Lets you specify the default values for each performance indicator. To specify custom values for the indicators, clear the checkmark next to Use Default Policy.

     Note: You can view the status of modified threshold values for each agent by clicking the Broadcasting Status tab.

   • Enable PKI--Lets Arcserve Backup agents send hourly PKI values to the primary server for SRM PKI reports.

     Note: For more information about SRM PKI reports, see the Dashboard User Guide.

   • Enable Alert--Lets Arcserve Backup generate alert messages in the Alert Manager when the performance of an agent exceeds your predefined PKI values.
4. Make any necessary changes for one or more listed agents in the Policy tab.
5. (Optional) Click Apply to Multiple to apply the same configuration settings to multiple agents.

   When you click Apply to Multiple, the Apply to Multiple dialog opens.

   To apply the same settings to multiple agents, select the individual agents, click Select All, or click Unselect All, and then click OK.

6. On the Configure SRM PKI dialog, click Apply, and then click OK.

The Configure SRM PKI dialog closes and the PKI values are applied.