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

1 Overview of P9000 Performance Advisor
The HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software (P9000 Performance Advisor) is a
web-based application that collects, monitors, and displays the performance of your XP and P9000
disk arrays. It includes performance data for individual components, such as:
• LDEVs
• CHIPs or CHAs
• ACPs or DKAs
• DKCs
• MP blades (applicable only for the P9000 disk arrays)
P9000 Performance Advisor resources
The following resources constitute an P9000 Performance Advisor setup:
• P9000 Performance Advisor: It is a web-based application that monitors the performance of XP
and P9000 disk arrays, and provides a visual representation of the collected data. It resides on
a centralized server called the management station, manages data collection, and provides per-
formance data of your XP and P9000 disk arrays for your analysis. You can use the data to
analyze and interpret the behavior of your XP and P9000 disk arrays, and also forecast the utiliz-
ation of a few components, such as XP Thin Provisioning in the XP and the P9000 disk arrays.
• P9000 Performance Advisor host agents: P9000 Performance Advisor interacts with resources
called host agents that collect data from the XP and the P9000 disk arrays. They are operating
system specific, and reside on systems called the hosts. In a traditional setup, the host agents form
the point of contact for the P9000 Performance Advisor to receive data from the XP and the P9000
disk arrays. However, P9000 Performance Advisor can also directly interact with the XP and the
P9000 disk arrays. The host agents help P9000 Performance Advisor discover hosts and also
communicate commands and data, back and forth between the hosts and the management station.
• Web clients: P9000 Performance Advisor can be locally accessed on the management station, or
remotely accessed from a client system. The web browser that allows the access to P9000 Perform-
ance Advisor is called the web client. Internet Explorer (IE) is the only supported web client for
P9000 Performance Advisor.
• Command Line User Interface (CLUI): In addition to its GUI, P9000 Performance Advisor also
provides a command-line utility called the CLUI to monitor real-time performance of XP and P9000
disk arrays. The CLUI allows you to monitor performance, set alarms, and configure host information
using commands and scripts. You can execute commands in the CLUI and view the same data
that is displayed on the GUI. The CLUI utility is operating system specific, and can be installed
locally on the management station, or remotely on a client system.
Figure 1 on page 10 displays the P9000 Performance Advisor setup collecting data from an XP and
a P9000 disk array through a host agent. The CLUI utility is installed on the remote client system that
is connected to the management station, thereby enabling it to access the P9000 Performance Advisor.
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