HP Capacity Advisor 7.2 User Guide

5. Optionally, specify [-p] if the import is for a non-Matrix OE workload.
6. Click Run Now.
After a short time, the Task Results screen displays.
For tasks where you select Run Now, a few moments will pass and then you see the Task Results
screen. For general help on interpreting the information in this screen, see the HP Systems Insight
Manager Help on “Viewing Task Results”.
The Task Results screen shows a “Running” check box with a Start time: until the task completes.
When data import finishes, you see an End time: displayed, with standard out (stdout) and standard
error (stderr) information displayed on tabbed panes in this screen. Check both tabs for relevant
information.
From the Optimize menu — Import HP ICperf Data
Prerequisites
• You must be logged in to Matrix Operating Environment. See “Accessing Capacity Advisor”
(page 37).
• The system(s) must be discovered by Systems Insight Manager.
Procedure 8 Import HP ICperf data into Capacity Advisor
1. Click Optimize→Capacity Planning→Import Capacity Advisor Data→Import ICperf System
Data....
2. Select the target system(s).
The Verify Targets screen displays.
3. Verify the target system(s).
You have the opportunity to add or remove systems here. When done, click Next.
The Specify Parameters screen displays.
4. Specify the begin and end dates desired to define the extent of the collection to import.
For example:
[-b 20111101 -e 20111231]
If no date range is given, all available data is imported.
5. Optionally, specify [-p] when the import is for a non-Matrix OE workload.
6. Optionally, specify [-o] when you want the new data to overwrite existing data for the
system within the Capacity Advisor database.
7. Click Run Now.
After a short time, the Task Results screen displays.
For tasks where you select Run Now, a few moments will pass and then you see the Task Results
screen. For general help on interpreting the information in this screen, see the HP Systems Insight
Manager Help on “Viewing Task Results”.
The Task Results screen shows a “Running” check box with a Start time: until the task completes.
When data import finishes, you see an End time: displayed, with standard out (stdout) and standard
error (stderr) information displayed on tabbed panes in this screen. Check both tabs for relevant
information.
From the command line
• Add user login information to the SSH settings for your specific system on the System Protocol
Settings screen (Options→Protocol Settings→System Protocol Settings).
• From the command line on the CMS, and logged in as root or Administrator, execute the
capopvaextract or cappmpextract command, giving the fully qualified host name as
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