HP XP7 Performance Advisor v6.1 Software Troubleshooting and FAQs Guide

1. Select only the charts for which the date and time range must be modified.
2. Clear the selection for the remaining chart windows, by clicking the respective chart title bars.
3. Apply the date and time range settings for the selected chart window using Date/Time Filters
in the Chart Work Area.
How can I remove charts from the Chart Work Area?
You can do one of the following to remove charts in the Chart Work Area:
• Click the Windows close button (X) on the chart window title bar
• Click Remove Charts to remove all the active and passive chart windows from the Chart Work
Area
How can I refresh the resource selection list under Charts?
You can refresh the resource selection list under Charts by navigating to another screen and then
clicking Charts to navigate back to the Charts screen.
I have a set of resources whose performance I want to view regularly for a set of metrics. How can
I view their performance graphs without having to select the resources and metrics again?
You can select the chart that has the combination of resources and metrics you want to view
regularly and click Save Chart(s) on the Charts screen. Provide a name for your favorite chart.
Favorite charts provide a template framework, where you can continuously append new resources
and metrics that belong to the same metric category to the existing favorite charts. The resources
that you select can belong to multiple XP and XP7 disk arrays. When you want to view the
performance graphs for the same set of resources and metrics, you can load the corresponding
favorite chart by clicking Load Chart(s) on the Charts screen. By default, a favorite chart displays
the performance data points of resources for the current Chart Work Area duration.
Are there options to save charts for future reference?
Yes. Following are the options that are provided on the Charts screen:
• Save as PDF, which allows you to save charts in the Chart Work Area as separate PDF files.
By default, all the active or selected charts are saved. However, if the charts that you want to
save are not selected, do the following to select and save the charts:
1. Click the title bars of the chart windows to select the charts (blue border should appear
around the chart window).
2. Click Save Chart as PDF.
• Print, which allows you to print charts in the Chart Work Area as separate pages. By default,
all the active or selected charts can be printed. However, if the charts that you want to print
are not selected, do the following to select and print the charts:
1. Click the title bars of the chart windows to select the charts (blue border should appear
around the chart window).
2. Click Print.
Can I save the forecast displayed for a resource utilization in charts using the Save Chart as PDF
option?
No. When you save a utilization chart using the Save Chart as PDF option, only the current
utilization graph for a resource is saved. The forecasted utilization graph is not saved.
Which are the resources for which I can forecast utilization?
In addition to forecasting utilization for a ThP pool, you can also forecast utilization for DKA, MP,
RAID group, and Cache in HP XP7 Performance Advisor starting from v4.6 onwards. The utilization
forecast for DKA, MP, RAID group, and Cache is measured against the thresholds that you set on
the Threshold Settings screen.
NOTE: Forecasting utilization for DKA, MP, RAID group, or Cache is available from HP XP7
Performance Advisor v4.6 onwards.
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