PMP User Guide v5.5

Using the Performance Management Pack interface 8
Using the Performance Management Pack interface
This chapter describes the user interface and tools provided with HP ProLiant Essentials Performance Management
Pack (PMP).
The browser-based user interface facilitates the use of PMP without having a specific management console. PMP data
can even be accessed from a remote client if the environment security settings permit. The user interface is standard
HTML and JavaScript.
For information about modifying the Web environment security settings to enable remote access, refer to HP ProLiant
Essentials Performance Management Pack Setup and Installation Guide.
HP Systems Insight Manager console integration
The performance monitoring service is designed to run on a middle-tier server, which also serves as the HP Systems
Insight Manager console server. PMP calculates performance status, updates information available for display on the
Systems Insight Manager home page, generates alerts to Systems Insight Manager, supplies information to any online
analysis sessions, and logs information to the PMP database.
Server status
PMP uses the PF column (shown circled in the previous figure) to identify server performance. The status of the
monitored servers and their components is depicted using color-coded icons. Each color represents the state of the
components and the overall state of the monitored server.
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—Unknown. This icon depicts an unknown performance status.
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—Normal. Server performance is satisfactory, and there are no pending or existing bottleneck conditions on
the server.
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—Minor. The server or one of its components might be approaching a bottleneck condition.
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—Major. The server or one of its components is currently in a bottleneck condition.
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—Critical. The server or one of its components is currently in a critical state.
Click any of the system status icons to display the status information for that server.
A Normal, Minor, or Major icon in the PF column of the Systems Insight Manager console indicates the specified
server is being monitored and summarizes the server status.