HP 3PAR Management Console 4.5.1 Software User Guide

3. Select a Sampling Resolution:
• High (Every 5 minutes) – The report is created by using a 5-minute sampling interval.
• Medium (Hourly) – The report is created using hourly data stored in a database within
the storage system.
• Low (Daily) – The report is created using daily data stored in a database within the storage
system.
4. For a Values over a Time Interval chart type:
a. In the Time Interval group box, select a Start Time and End Time. If you keep the default
end time as the current date and time, you can select the start time to be a specific number
of hours prior to the end time. YYou also have the option to select a specific date and
time for both the start and end times, see “Time Interval Group Box” (page 444).
b. In the Show Charts group box, select the checkboxes for one or more charts to display:
IO Time and IO Size. At least one chart type must be selected.
c. In the Display Metric group box, select how you want to display the access count: Number
or Percentage.
d. Select how you want to display read/write requests: Combined read/write, Separate
read, or Separate write.
e. Select the range for the I/O Time Columns: 0.008 to 32768 milliseconds. The default
range is 0.50 ms to 256 ms.
f. Select the range for the number of I/O operations (I/O Size Columns): 512 bytes to 16
megabytes. The default range is 4k to 1m.
5. For a Values at a Specified Time chart type:
a. In the Point in Time or Date and Time group box, select the Current date and time radio
button, or click the icon to select a date and time. If you have selected a specific date
and time, the Selected date and time radio button is automatically selected.
b. In the Group Values group box, select the attributes you want to use to group chart values.
At least one group type must be selected.
You can group chart reports by one or more of the following attributes: Port Type (default),
Port Node, Port Slot, Port Number, and GBITPS (gigabits per second).
c. In the Show Charts group box, select the checkboxes for one or more charts to display:
IO Time and IO Size. At least one chart type must be selected.
d. In the Display Metric group box, select how you want to display the access count: Number
or Percentage.
e. Select how you want to display read/write requests: Combined read/write, Separate
read, or Separate write.
f. Select the range for the I/O Time Columns: 0.008 to 32768 milliseconds. The default
range is 0.50 ms to 256 ms.
g. Select the range for the number of I/O operations (I/O Size Columns): 512 bytes to 16
megabytes. The default range is 4k to 1m.
6. Click Next to go to the Summary page, or click Finish to complete the wizard.
Summary
Review your settings, then click Finish to complete the wizard.
Creating a Ports Performance Statistics Report
The Port Performance Statistics report displays read, write, and total read/write counts in various
service time buckets. Charts can be generated for values over a time interval or at a specified time.
Each access type is shown in a different color on the same chart. The X-axis (category) represents
396 Tracking Performance