PMP User Guide v5.5

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Contents
About this guide
Where to go for additional help ................................................................................................................ 6
HP Services and Technical Support........................................................................................................ 6
Website............................................................................................................................................. 7
Authorized resellers............................................................................................................................. 7
Using the Performance Management Pack interface
HP Systems Insight Manager console integration.......................................................................................... 8
Server status....................................................................................................................................... 8
Online and Offline Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 9
Systems detail frame.......................................................................................................................... 10
Server Tree frame.............................................................................................................................. 10
Results frame .................................................................................................................................... 10
Network Storage Analysis....................................................................................................................... 11
Reports ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Offline Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Manual Log Purge.................................................................................................................................. 14
Using PMP
Opening the Systems Insight Manager console .......................................................................................... 15
Debugging a server bottleneck condition................................................................................................... 16
Select the server................................................................................................................................ 16
Display the memory status .................................................................................................................. 17
Display the memory graph ................................................................................................................. 17
Contrasting the graphical display............................................................................................................. 18
Expand the local storage ................................................................................................................... 18
Display the controller......................................................................................................................... 19
Display the port ................................................................................................................................ 20
Display the drive............................................................................................................................... 20
Display the inventory ......................................................................................................................... 21
Debugging a network storage bottleneck condition .................................................................................... 21
Select the server................................................................................................................................ 21
Display the storage status................................................................................................................... 23
Display the network storage status....................................................................................................... 23
Display the logical drive under network storage .................................................................................... 24
Display the network storage enclosure ................................................................................................. 24
Display the array .............................................................................................................................. 26
Display the hard disk status ................................................................................................................ 26
Debugging a VM Host and Guest Bottleneck Condition ..............................................................................28
Select the server (VM Host)................................................................................................................. 28
Display the VM host status.................................................................................................................. 29
Display the VM guests ....................................................................................................................... 29
Display the VM guest......................................................................................................................... 30
Display the VM guest processor status.................................................................................................. 31
Performance Issues with no hardware upgrade recommendation.................................................................. 32
Performing a static analysis ..................................................................................................................... 33
General Usage ................................................................................................................................. 33
Half duplex port................................................................................................................................ 34
Unassigned disks .............................................................................................................................. 35
Reduced SCSI speed ......................................................................................................................... 36
Host bus balancing ........................................................................................................................... 36
Performing Online and Offline Analysis .................................................................................................... 36
Online Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 36
Offline Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 37