HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 Release Notes (T1789-96324, July 2011)

• 50th, 90th, and 95th percentile values: View the 50th, 90th, and 95th percentile values for the
ports identified as CA Initiator and CA Target ports. The percentile values are for the average
MB/s based on the CA Initiator and CA Target ports performance data over a given duration.
P9000Watch enhancements
P9000Watch in P9000 Performance Advisor v5.3 includes the following enhancement:
• Host group names are sorted in alphabetical order in the Host Group Selection screen.
• The Output screen for an XP or a P9000 disk array includes the following array performance
metrics:
• MinIO. The minimum I/O rate of the last 60 seconds.
• MaxIO. The maximum I/O rate of the last 60 seconds.
• AvgIO. The average I/O rate of the last 60 seconds.
• MinMB. The minimal throughput of the last 60 seconds.
• MaxMB. The maximum throughput of the last 60 seconds.
• AvgMB. The average throughput of the last 60 seconds.
Additionally, you can generate a csv file of the array performance metrics for the selected XP or
P9000 disk arrays.
• P9000Watch in CLI mode gives an option to specify the duration in either minutes or hours, or
both.
• Default host groups are now displayed in P9000Watch.
• P9000Watch can fetch performance data of 2000 LDEVs at a frequency as low as every 5
seconds. This is irrespective of the number of LDEVs configured in the disk array.
Installing Performance Advisor
For information on the prerequisites and installation procedure, see the HP StorageWorks P9000
Performance Advisor Software Installation Guide.
Upgrading Performance Advisor
For information on the upgrade prerequisites and procedure, see the HP StorageWorks P9000
Performance Advisor Software Installation Guide.
Fixes
P9000 Performance Advisor v5.3 includes the following fixes:
• The correct usable capacity value is shown in the License screen for a P9500 disk array after an
Outband mode of configuration data collection.
• For a P9500 disk array, the RAID group performance data collection does not fail if the disk array
is configured with more than 18-1 RAID groups, ranging from 19-1 to 32-16 RAID groups. Addi-
tionally, the Inband mode of configuration data collection completes successfully for such P9500
disk arrays.
• In the Array View > LDEV screen, the following error is no longer displayed:
No records found.
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