P9000Watch and P9000Sketch Reference guide for HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor v5.3 (T1789-96325, August 2011)

Components
The software components of P9000Watch are:
• XPWatch.exe — is an executable file used to launch the P9000Watch tool.
• wagent.exe — is an executable file required to operate P9000Watch.
• P9000Watch.log — stores information about the execution cycle of P9000Watch when the
debug mode is enabled.
• settings.ini — this file contains the default or customized menu settings. It is generated after
the first use of P9000Watch.
• .csv file — is the output file that saves performance data.
There are seven .csv files that are generated, one file each for host group, LDEV, Port, Raid
group, CPU, DKC, and Array.
In the Interactive mode, these files are generated depending on the configured settings. However,
in the CLI mode, these files are generated every hour. For every hour seven .csv files are created,
one file for each component.
For better understanding, consider the following two scenarios:
Example scenario 1: In the Interactive mode, if you set the Data Split Time to two hours and the
Data Collection Time Limit to six hours, three sets of .csv files are created in a span of six hours.
Each set contains seven .csv files, one file for each component. Each .csv file contains data
for the last two hours (from the time the file was generated).
Example scenario 2: In the Interactive mode, if you set the Data Split Time to two hours and the
Data Collection Time Limit to five hours, three sets of .csv files are created in a span of six hours.
Each set contains seven .csv files, one file for each component. Each .csv file will contain data
for the last two hours and the third set would contain data for the last one hour.
The output file naming convention is: selected array-mm-dd-yy- hh.min.sec.milliseconds.
For example, 53036-03-15-11-12.40.46.151.csv is the output file name,
where:
• 53036 is the selected P9000 disk array
• 03–15–11 is the file creation date.
• 12.40.46.151 is the file creation time in (12 hrs, 40 min, 46 sec, and 151 milliseconds).
The naming convention for the .csv files generated in the Interactive and CLI modes are as follows:
• Interactive Mode
• <Array Serial Number>-LDEVPERF-<current timestamp when the file
is created>.csv
• <Array Serial Number>-PORTPERF-<current timestamp when the file
is created>.csv
• <Array Serial Number>-RGPERF-<current timestamp when the file is
created>.csv
• <Array Serial Number>-CPUPERF-<current timestamp when the file is
created>.csv
• <Array Serial Number>-DKCPERF-<current timestamp when the file is
created>.csv
• <Array Serial Number>-HGPERF-<current timestamp when the file is
created>.csv
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