HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4 Release Notes (T1789-96331, April 2012)

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.

This document describes the new features, enhancements, and fixes provided in the v5.4 release of

P9000 Performance Advisor.

IMPORTANT:

P9000Watch and P9000Sketch were called XPWatch and XPSketch in versions prior to v5.0. Only

the product titles have changed. The respective binaries, commands, and the functionalities remains

the same.

For information about P9000Info, see the latest P9000Info Release Notes available at www.hp.com/

go/PerformanceAdvisor-support-docs.

Supported XP and P9000 disk arrays and firmware versions

Table 1 lists the XP and P9000 (P9500) disk arrays, and the firmware versions that P9000 Performance

Advisor supports.

Table 1 P9000 Performance Advisor support - 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

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