HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96322, August 2011)

DescriptionScreen elements
Displays the list of command device records in the Configuration Collection table.
You can select a command device and perform a one-time configuration data
collection, or schedule a configuration data collection for the corresponding XP or
P9000 disk array.
Configuration Collection
Displays the list of XP and P9000 disk array records in the Performance Collection
table. You can schedule performance data collection and also enable schedules
to automatically collect the performance data for new components.
Performance Collection
Clicking Array View displays the component selection tree in the left pane, which provides the list of
XP and P9000 disk arrays configured to communicate with your management station. The custom
groups are also listed for your selection.
• Click an XP or a P9000 disk array serial number to view the corresponding configuration and
performance summary.
• Click a custom group to view the performance data of the associated LDEVs.
For more information, see Chapter 10 on page 201.
If you have navigated to an XP or a P9000 disk array in the component selection tree under Array
View and want to view or modify the host information, configuration collection, or the performance
collection records, click Arrays under Array View in the left pane.
Tasks you can perform on the Array View screen
• “Configuring host information” on page 53
• “Configuration data” on page 56
• “Performance data” on page 68
Related Topics
See the following topics:
• “Providing user-friendly names for XP and P9000 disk arrays” on page 96
• “Registering the XP or P9000 disk array SVP IP address in P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 96
• “Viewing events” on page 166
• “Configuring email and SNMP settings” on page 92
Communicating with host agents
P9000 Performance Advisor displays the host agents in the Host Information table under the Host
Information tab. The current status of a host agent is displayed as Requested when you seek an update
from the host agent (for example, when it is reinstalled). The status changes to Received after P9000
Performance Advisor retrieves the requested information from the host agent. When the host agents
are first installed on the hosts, their current status is displayed as Received.
Tasks you can perform under the Host Information tab
• “Requesting host agent updates” on page 54
• “Removing host agent information from P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 55
Related Topics
• “Collecting configuration data” on page 59
• “Scheduling configuration data collection” on page 62
• “Performance data” on page 68
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