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

5. Click Request Info. The Request Info button is enabled only when you select the host agents. Use
the Shft or the Ctrl key to select multiple host agent records.
The request is executed in the subsequent data collection cycle. After P9000 Performance Advisor
retrieves the latest information from the host, the following changes are updated for that host
agent record in the Host Information table:
• The Status changes to Received
• The latest time stamp is displayed under Updated
• The version of the host agent installed on the host is displayed under HA Version
After the host agent records are updated, create a configuration data collection schedule. For more
information, see “Collecting configuration data” on page 90.
Collecting configuration data
You can create a one-time configuration data collection or schedule it on a periodic basis. The
procedure described here is for scheduling a configuration data collection.
IMPORTANT:
• Select only one command device from an XP or a P9000 disk array to perform the configuration
data collection for that array.
• When a configuration data collection is in progress for an XP or a P9000 disk array, do not initiate
another configuration data collection for that array.
• The outband mode of configuration data collection is only supported for the P9500 Disk Array
and the XP10000, XP12000, XP20000, and XP24000 Disk Arrays.
With every outband mode of configuration data collection for an XP or a P9000 disk array, P9000
Performance Advisor gets the latest internal raw disk capacity of that XP disk array or the latest
usable capacity of that P9000 disk array. These values are updated under Array Capacity (TB)
on the License screen. So, it is necessary that the SVP in the XP or the P9000 disk array be online,
accessible, not locked by any other user, or under maintenance.
• The internal raw disk capacity of an XP disk array obtained through the inband mode of config-
uration data collection is not accurate when compared to the value displayed by the Remote Web
Console. It might lead to license violations. If you want to view the accurate internal raw disk ca-
pacity of an XP disk array, HP recommends that you collect the configuration data using the outband
mode.
For a P9000 disk array, both the inband and the outband mode of configuration data collection
provide the accurate usable capacity (same as displayed by Remote Web Console).
To schedule a configuration data collection:
1. Click the Configuration Collection tab on the Array View screen.
2. In the Configuration Collection table, select the command device record corresponding to the XP
or the P9000 disk array for which you want to collect the configuration data.
Alternatively, click an XP or a P9000 disk array icon in the Available Arrays section to view the
corresponding set of records highlighted under the Configuration Collection tab. The existing set
of records are automatically sorted to display the command devices that belong to the selected
XP or the P9000 disk array at the beginning of the Configuration Collection table.
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