HP StorageWorks Performance Control XP user guide (T1605-96007, October 2007)

Performance Control XP user guide 7

About this guide

This guide provides information about:

• Understanding Performance Control XP

• Starting Performance Control XP

• Using the Performance Control pane

• Managing traffic between HBAs and ports

• Grouping host bus adapters

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

• Using the Performance Export Tool to export monitoring data to files

• Troubleshooting the Performance Export Tool

• Understanding limitations for storage partition administrators

Supported storage platforms and firmware

In this guide, the term array refers to the following storage platforms:

• HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array

• HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array

• HP StorageWorks XP1024 Disk Array

• HP StorageWorks XP128 Disk Array

For information about required firmware versions, see the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console

user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.

Intended audience

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

• Disk array hardware and software

• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions

NOTE: The functions described in this manual may be limited, depending on your assigned level of user

access. Some users will have read-only access while others will have limited or full array access. For

additional information on users and user groups, please see the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web

Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Installing the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)

• Installing the license key for this product