HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4.1 Release Notes (T1789-96345, October 2012)

1 HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software
v5.4.1 Release Notes
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 v5.4.1 release
of the 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 remain 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 (page 3) 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
70-04-52-00/00 or laterP9500
1.16.02 or laterP9000/XP RAID Manager Library (RMLIB) (P9000,
XP24000, XP12000, XP10000, and SVS200)
NOTE: P9000 Performance Advisor v5.4.1 supports all the hard disks that are supported by XP
and P9000 (P9500) disk arrays. HP recommends that you install or upgrade to the latest RMLIB
version to obtain the new features.
Operating systems and JRE requirements
The list of operating systems supported by the P9000 Performance Advisor management station
and host systems is updated. To view the latest list, see the latest HP StorageWorks P9000
Performance Advisor Software OS Support Matrix available at www.hp.com/go/
PerformanceAdvisor-support-docs
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