HP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP Software user guide (T1789-96025, October 2007)

16 Schedules
Introduction
The Schedules screen on the Reports tab enables you to schedule report generation at periodic i ntervals
for an array .
For scheduling the reports, choose the array, the report type, and the time. The frequency can be set
to daily, weekly, or monthly. The report type options are reports for array performance, LDEV IOs,
cache utilization, CHIP utilization, ACP utilization, Continuous Access Journal, XP Thin Provisioning
pool occupancy, and Snapshot pool occupancy.
For sample repor ts, see Appendix B. For details on the arrays supporting XP Thin Provisioning (THP),
Snapshot and Continuous Access Journal, see Appendix D .
The details of the schedules are saved in the reports list box in the Schedules screen, as shown in
Schedules screen. This screen also allows you to schedule a new report or remove a schedule.
Figure 5
1 Sc hedules screen
Using the Schedules screen
The schedule screen displays a list of schedules in the list box. The array serial number, the type of report,
the occurrence, the user name, file type, scheduled time, the end time of the schedules and the email
destination to which the generated report is to be emailed are displayed in the screen. You can sor t
thelistbyanyofthecolumns.
Reportswithanasterisk(*)beforetheUser N ame indicate that they are g enerated by a sch edu le.
Following is the naming convention for reports created using a schedule: <Array Serial
Number>_<Report Type>_<ScheduleType>_<Date>_<Time>_Timezone.html/pdf
You can create and delete schedules from this screen. Click New to create a n ew schedule, and Delete to
delete an existing schedule. Schedules that have reached their end date are deleted automatically.
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