HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96322, August 2011)

12 Using reports
This chapter discusses the following topics:
• “Generating, saving, or scheduling reports” on page 331
• “Viewing a report” on page 340
• “Viewing a schedule” on page 342
• “Virtualization for reports” on page 341
• “Logging report details and exceptions” on page 344
Introduction
Reports provide history of performance data collected for a specified XP or a P9000 disk array, where
a visual representation of the performance trend of components is shown for a duration that you
specify. The performance data points are plotted for different metrics that help analyze the performance
of an XP or a P9000 disk array.
Reports can be a one-time activity, where you either generate and view a report, or save a copy of
the report for later reference.
• If you generate a report, you can only view a temporary copy of the report. You cannot retrieve
the report once it is closed. For more information, see “Generating, saving, or scheduling re-
ports” on page 331.
• If you save a report, it is available in the following location: Local_drive:\HPSS\Tomcat\
Webapps\PA\Reports. By default, the Local_drive on the management station refers to the C
drive, where the Windows operating system is installed and the HPSS folder is also copied to the
C drive. For more information, see “Viewing a report” on page 340.
Reports can also be a scheduled activity, where data is collected periodically on a daily, weekly, or
monthly basis. For more information, see “Generating, saving, or scheduling reports” on page 331.
Types of reports
The following are the different reports that you can view in P9000 Performance Advisor. These reports
provide a high level view on the performance of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays, or the utilization
of individual components in these arrays. The Yes and No given under For XP disk arrays and For
P9000 disk arrays columns indicate whether that particular report is displayed for the XP or the P9000
disk array:
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