HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.2.1 Release Notes (T1789-96327, August 2011)

Description
The HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software (P9000 Performance Advisor) collects,
monitors, and displays the in-depth performance data of XP and P9000 (P9500) disk arrays, so that
you can monitor the performance and utilization of components, such as the Logical Device (LDEV),
Client-Host Interface Processor (CHIP) or Channel Adapter (CHA), Array Control Processor (ACP) or
Disk Adapter (DKA), Disk Controller (DKC), or the MP blades.
P9000 Performance Advisor includes P9000Watch, a real-time troubleshooting tool that helps you
to identify the root cause of performance issues.
IMPORTANT:
P9000Watch and P9000Sketch were called XPWatch and XPSketch in versions earlier to v5.0. Only
the product titles have changed. The respective binaries, commands, and the functionalities remains
the same.
This document describes the new features and enhancements provided in the v5.2.1 release of P9000
Performance Advisor, and includes the fixes and known limitations from the previous release.
Supported XP and P9000 disk arrays and firmware versions
Table 1 on page 3 lists the supported XP and P9000 (P9500) disk arrays and the firmware versions.
Table 1 Supported XP and P9000 disk arrays and minimum firmware requirements
Minimum firmware versionXP and P9000 disk arrays
60-04-13-00/00 or later (recommended: 60-07-32-
00/00)
XP24000
60-02-48-00/12 D or later (recommended: 60-05-10-
00/00)
XP20000
50.07.69.00/00 or laterSVS200
50.09.34.00/00 or laterXP10000/XP12000
21.14.30.00/00 or laterXP1024/XP128
70-01-26-00/00 or laterP9500
V1.15.03 or laterRAID Manager Library (RMLIB)
NOTE:
P9000 Performance Advisor v5.2.1 supports all hard disks that are supported by XP and P9000
(P9500) disk arrays.
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