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13 Analyzing Dell PS Series Storage with SAN Headquarters | TR1050
Normally, each SAN HQ Client connects to the monitoring service to obtain and format the latest group performance
data. Archiving the data allows you to analyze data when the SAN HQ monitoring service cannot be accessed.
For example, if you start SAN HQ, but do not have access to the monitoring service, simply choose Ignore when
launching SAN HQ, as shown in Figure 5. This allows SAN HQ to start in offline mode and then import archive files.
Figure 5 Click Ignore to continue in offline mode
1.5.1 Importing data
To open an archive, select SAN HQ > Open Archive from the SAN HQ menu bar. A new SAN HQ session appears with
the data from the selected archive file. The data can be viewed and analyzed as if it were connected to the monitoring
service.
Figure 6 Click Open Archive to view and analyze SAN HQ data offline
Note: Most of the examples in this document use the Open Archive method.