HP XP7 PA Software User Guide

IMPORTANT:
• You have to log on to HP XP7 Performance Advisor as an Administrator or a user with
administrator privileges to configure, purge, archive, or import the HP XP7 Performance Advisor
database. You also need this privilege to view or delete Export DB schedules.
• Database related tools or functionalities should be executed with the same privilege that is
used to install HP XP7 Performance Advisor. If you are trying to execute the tools, ensure that
you are a member of the ORA_DBA Windows group.
Database Manager screen
The Database Manager screen is displayed when you click PA and DB Settings+Database Manager
in the left pane. The Database Manager screen comprises of the following sections:
Figure 12 Database screen
DescriptionScreen elements
DB Configuration/Purge Under this tab, configure the database settings to manually
or automatically increase the database size, purge data
for an XP or an XP7 disk array, or data older than a
specified date.
Under this tab, export or import data for an XP or an
XP7 disk array.
Archive Export/Archive Import
Under this tab, create, schedule the Export DB reports, and
also view the records logged for the Export DB files.
Export DB
Tasks you can perform on the Database Manager screen
• “Automatically increasing the database size (AutoGrow)” (page 143)
• “Manually increasing the database size” (page 145)
• “Manually purging the data” (page 146)
• “Purging older data” (page 147)
• “Automatically purging data” (page 147)
142 Managing the HP XP7 Performance Advisor database