HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software (July 2008)

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13 Viewing Performance Data
Depending on your license, Performance Manager may not be available. See the List of Features to
determine if you have access to Performance Manager. The List of Features is accessible from the
Documentation Center (Help > Documentation Center in Storage Essentials).
HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition supports a subset of the devices supported by Enterprise
Edition. See the HP Storage Essentials Standard Edition Support Matrix for a list of supported
devices. The support matrix is accessible from the Documentation Center.
This chapter contains the following topics:
• About Performance Manager and Array Performance Pack, page 387
• General Considerations for Performance Manager, page 394
• Accessing Performance Manager, page 394
• Creating Performance Charts, page 394
• The Toolbars in Performance Manager, page 395
• Comparing the Performance of Different Elements, page 398
• Viewing Summary Charts, page 398
• Viewing Trending Information for Performance, page 399
• Removing Performance Data from a Graph, page 399
• Setting a Custom Period, page 400
• Monitoring Options, page 401
• Monitoring with Direct Attached Storage, page 411
• Supported Host Configurations for Monitoring, page 411
• Sudden Dips Displayed in Certain Charts in Performance Manager, page 414
• Values Continue to Increase in Charts for Aggregated Drives and Aggregate Volumes,
page 414
About Performance Manager and Array Performance Pack
Performance Manager provides a graphical representation of the performance history of a
managed element, such as bytes transmitted per second for a switch. From this performance
information, you can also generate charts and customize reports.
You can manipulate the charts, so they show a different reporting period and frequency. For
example, you could show the performance of an element over the past 24 hours with an hourly
monitoring frequency.
The licensed optional Array Performance Pack provides additional HP EVA array performance
monitoring and reporting capability for Performance Manager. The Array Performance Pack
enhances both the Performance Manager and the Reporter capabilities.