HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.2 Install Guide (T1789-96317, May 2011)

NOTE:
The LDEV CONFIG button in the LDEV Information display area is enabled only when you select
a LDEV from the LDEV list.
5. In the LDEV Information display area, click LDEV CONFIG to enable the selected LDEV as a
command device.
The LDEV Information display area consists of the following display areas:
• LDEV List (top left corner of the window)
• Array Group Info (top right corner of the window)
• LDEV Information (bottom corner of the window)
Creating a command device for a P9000 disk array
NOTE:
The following procedure details the steps on creating command devices for a P9500 Disk Array.
These steps are also applicable for the other P9000 disk array models.
Complete the following steps to create a command device from Command View AE:
1. Open an IE browser window and enter http://<ip_address>:23015/DeviceManager/
address in the browser address line to access the P9000 Command View AE Device Manager.
2. Launch Replication Manager using one of the following ways:
• From the Command View AE Tools > Replication Manager.
• Open an IE browser window and enter http://<ip_address>:23015/Replication-
Manager/ address in the browser address line.
Ensure that you created new volumes and also paths for the new volumes in the P9000 disk array
before launching Replication Manager.
3. In the Replication Manager GUI, perform the following steps:
a. In the Explorer menu, select Resources > Storage Systems.
The Storage Systems window appears.
b. Expand the object tree, and select the P9500 storage system under Storage Systems.
The P9500 storage-system-name window appears.
c. Click Open.
The Open window appears.
d. In the Cmd Devs section, click Add Cmd Devices.
The Add Command Devices Wizard begins.
e. Select the newly added volumes and create command devices as instructed by the wizard.
The newly added command devices are displayed in the Open window.
Complete the following steps to create a command device from Remote Web Console:
1. Log on to Remote Web Console with administrator privileges.
Understanding the P9000 Performance Advisor installation prerequisites38