HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4 User Guide (T1789-96328, April 2012)

DescriptionSections

Displays the statistics of the average usage summary of individual components

for the category, for which you click the status icon. For example, the Statistics

section displays the average usage summary of ports and CHA MPs, if you click

in the Frontend category for an XP disk array.

If the usage of a component exceeds the defined threshold limits during the

threshold duration, the status icon appears beside the respective component

in the Statistics section.

Also, a status icon appears in the respective category in the XP/P9000 Array

Health section that depicts the overall usage status of the XP or the P9000 disk

array in that category.

For more information, see “Dashboard statistics” on page 127.

Statistics (Frontend,

Cache, Backend, or MP

Blade)

Displays the maximum X busiest consumers associated with a port, RAID group,

or an MP blade you select in the Statistics section. For more information, see

“Dashboard busiest consumers” on page 131.

Component Information

(Frontend, Backend, or MP

Blade)

Displays a graphical representation of a component's usage during the selected

threshold duration.

For more information, see “Dashboard charts” on page 133.

Chart Work Area

For more information on the categories that appear in the XP/P9000 Array Health section, see Table

6 on page .

NOTE:

• Click Add New Licenses to add licenses for the XP and the P9000 disk arrays on the License

screen. For more information, see “Installing licenses” on page 37.

• Click Edit Threshold to specify the threshold limits and threshold duration.

• If you have modified the threshold limits for an XP or a P9000 disk array, manually refresh the

Dashboard screen to view the updated dashboard status.

TIP:

To maximize a section, click the window icon on the top right corner of each section on the Dashboard

screen.