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

1. Click Array View in the left pane.
The Array View screen appears.
2. Click the Configuration Collection tab. The Configuration Collection table displays the list of XP
array records.
3. Select the command device record corresponding to the XP array for which configuration data
should be collected.
Alternatively, you can also click an XP array icon in the Available Arrays section to view the
corresponding set of records highlighted under the Configuration Collection tab. The existing set
of records are automatically sorted to display the command devices belonging to the selected
XP array at the beginning of the Configuration Collection table.
4. Click Delete Schedule.
The schedule frequency is displayed as None.
When a configuration data collection schedule is deleted, XP Performance Advisor stops the collection
from the subsequent scheduled collection cycle and then deletes the schedule. However, the current
collection stops only after the latest configuration data is collected or when the scheduler time resets
to 60 minutes. For example, if you had scheduled a configuration data collection for 2 hours at 10:00
AM and stopped the schedule at 10:30 AM, XP Performance Advisor still continues with the
configuration collection that was initiated at 10:00 AM. However, after the current collection completes
or the scheduler time resets to 60 minutes, XP Performance Advisor does not initiate a new configuration
data collection.
Collecting performance data
After completing configuration collection for an XP array, you can schedule performance data collection
for the associated resources, which belong to the following resource types:
• DKC
• Ports
• RAID Groups
• Ext RAID Groups
• THP pools
• Snapshot pools
• Cont. Access Journals
You can create two performance data collection schedules for an XP array, as it enables you to
frequently monitor the XP array resources. The resources that are not selected as part of the first
schedule are automatically added to the second schedule that you create. You can set different
collection frequencies for resources belonging to the DKC, Ports, and RAID Groups resource types,
and also enable the schedules for automatic updates. The collection frequency set for a RAID Group
in a schedule is applicable for any resource of the XP Continuous Access Journal, Snapshot, RAID
Group, XP Thin Provisioning, and External RAID Group type. This is applicable only if they are selected
for performance data collection.
Following are important notes on performance data collection:
• Performance data collection does not start for an XP array, if the configuration data is being col-
lected. After the configuration collection is complete, performance data collection starts automat-
ically.
• Performance data collection schedule can be created for a command device that is mapped
through 2 different ports.
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