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

NOTE:
To adjust the cap placed on the database size, see “Expand the database size to retain up
to 32 GB of data” in
HP Stor ageWorks Performance Advisor XP Software installation guide .
2. Click Save to save your change to the database.
Event logging
To log events that occur at or above a specified level of severit y, complete the following steps:
1. Use the drop-down menu to select a number from 5 to 10, with 10 representing the highest level
of severity. The d efault setting is 5.
CAUTION:
If the level is set too low, database performance is adv ersely affected. However, the severity
levelcanbesetanywherewithintherangeof1to10,usingtheCLUI.
2. After you make a selection, click Save to save the changes to the database. The system logs all events
that occur at or above the severity level that you have chosen. Table 24 describes the severity lev els.
Table 24 Severity Levels for Event Logging
Severity Description
1, 2
Debugging messages
3, 4
Normal system operations
5, 6
User-instigated activities (for example, if a user
enters the settings that instigate a purge)
7, 8 Sy st e m e r ro r s
9, 10
Natural disasters
Backing up
, restoring, and resetting the database
You might
need to perform a database backup, restore, or reset of PA XP. To do so, you must be at the
management station.
Database backup
At the command line prompt, enter: cd ...\Hpss\padb\tools
In the Tools directory, enter: DBBac kup <date or other defining parameter>
HPrecommendsthatyouprovideadateforthedefining parameter. For example, if you type DBBackup
07102006,thesystemprovidesabackupofalldatainadirectorynamed07102006.
Database restore
At the com mand line prompt, enter cd ...\H pss\padb\tools
In the To
ols directory, enter DBRestore <date or other defining parameter>
Enter th
e same parameter that yo u entered in the command line prompt for the database backup. For
example, if you entered DBBa ckup 07102006 to back up your data, you must enter DBRestore 07102006
to restore the data from the backup contained in the 07102006 directory.
HP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP Software user guide
87