HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software v4.6 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96094, June 2010)

• “Archiving data” on page 160
• “Importing data” on page 163
• “Deleting logs for archival and import activities” on page 166
• “Migrating data to another management station” on page 166
• “Generating, saving, or scheduling reports” on page 260
Deleting Export DB reports and schedules
IMPORTANT:
You can delete a schedule record in the Scheduled Export DB tasks section, only if you have logged
into XP Performance Advisor as an Administrator or a user with administrative privileges.
To delete an Export DB report or the corresponding schedule:
1. Click Export DB.
2. On the screen that appears, click the View Exported/Scheduled Exported DB files tab
3. To delete the Export DB report .csv files, select the check box for the corresponding records in
the Exported DB Files section and click Delete.
To delete the Export DB report schedules, select the check box for the corresponding schedules
in the Scheduled Exported DB tasks section and click Delete.
Archiving data
You can archive performance data for an XP array from the XP Performance Advisor database, for
a specified duration of your choice. The performance data is exported as .dmp files that are saved
in the dpdump folder at the following location on the management station: <HPSS_HOME>\padb\
admin\PADB\dpdump\. Archiving procedure also defragments the allocated database space, so
that the free space is released back to the database.
CAUTION:
• Do not modify the names of the .dmp files created during the export activity. XP Performance
Advisor uses these file names as reference to identify the data that needs to be imported.
• Data archival should not be initiated when data purge is in progress. When auto purge is in
progress, you can see the following message displayed in the DB Configuration section under the
DB Configuration/Purge tab:
Given current data storage rates, the estimate is less than X hours,
auto purging may have already begun.
The following message is also displayed on the Event Log screen:
Purge or migration is in progress, please retry after some time.
Managing the XP Performance Advisor database160