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

Using custom group filters
You can also use the following custom group filters to view specific set of LDEV records in the Custom
Groups table:
• Arrays: Array Names list
• Hosts list
• ACPs list
• Ports list
• RAID Groups list
The selection in each filter is independent of the selection in other filters. Example, if Array_1 is selected
from the Arrays: Array Names list, the Ports and ACPs lists are not updated to display only the ports
and ACPs that belong to Array_1. They still display all the ports and ACPs that belong to all the
monitored XP arrays.
To filter and view specific set of LDEV records:
1. Select values from the above mentioned custom group filters and click Filter.
The existing set of LDEV records are filtered based on the filter criteria and displayed in the
Custom Groups table.
Click Clear Filter, if you want to restore the default settings across the Custom Groups filters. This
action also displays all the LDEV records in the Custom Groups table. The Custom Groups screen
is refreshed when you click Clear Filter.
2. Provide a name for the custom group and click Create Custom Group.
Significance of creating custom groups
Following are few examples that signify use of custom groups:
• HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access is installed on an XP24000 array (primary storage
server) to create a secondary copy of the production data, which is residing on the primary volume
(P-VOL) in the same XP24000 array. The secondary copy is residing on the secondary volume (S-
VOL) in an XP12000 array.
• The Oracle database server is located on a P-VOL in an XP24000 array and the data is replicated
onto two S-VOLs. One S-VOL is located within the XP24000 array and the data is backed up using
the HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy (BC). The other S-VOL is located on a remote XP array
and the data is backed up using the XP Continuous Access Sync.
You can create two custom groups to group all the LDEVs belonging to both the P-VOLs and S-VOLs
so that you can monitor only the selected LDEVs. By creating the custom groups, you can:
• View and analyze the performance trends of only the selected LDEVs (irrespective of the arrays
or the Control Units (CU)s they belong to).
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