HP StorageWorks Performance Control XP user guide (December 2005)

Performance Control XP user guide 7

About this guide

This guide provides information about the following:

• ”Performance Control XP”

•”Optimal performance of high-priority hosts” on page 11

•”Automatically disable upper limit control” on page 11

•”Overview of Performance Control XP procedures” on page 11

•”Notes on using Performance Control XP” on page 16

•”Performance Control XP restrictions” on page 18

•”Using Performance Control XP” on page 18

•”Troubleshooting Auto LUN/Performance Control Base Monitor and Performance Control XP” on

page 27

• ”Performance Control Export Tool”

•”Overview of Auto LUN XP” on page 29

•”Exporting monitoring data to files” on page 29

•”Command reference” on page 53

•”Troubleshooting the Export Tool” on page 78

•”Limitations for storage partition administrators” on page 81

Intended audience

This guide is intended for customers and HP-authorized service providers with knowledge of the following:

• Disk array hardware and software

• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Installation of the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)

• Installation of the license key for this product

Firmware versions

The recommended firmware versions shown below provide the optimal level of support for the features

provided with this product. Older firmware versions can be used; however, product features enabled with

newer firmware will not appear.

Table 1 Recommended and minimum firmware versions