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

• “Automatically increasing the database size (AutoGrow)” on page 163
• “Manually increasing the database size” on page 164
• “Manually purging the data” on page 166
• “Purging older data” on page 166
• “Automatically purging data” on page 167
• “Archiving data” on page 178
• “Importing data” on page 181
• “Deleting logs for archival and import activities” on page 184
• “Migrating data to another management station” on page 184
• “Generating, saving, or scheduling reports” on page 327
Importing data to MS Excel
To import data into an Excel sheet:
1. Open the export DB file in MS Excel from the location where it is saved (\hpss\pa\tomcat\
webapps\pa\reports).
The Text Import wizard appears.
2. In step 1 of 3 of the Text Import wizard, select the Delimited option (default selection).
3. Enter 1 in Start import at row, and select Windows (ANSI) in the File origin list.
4. Click Next.
5. In step 2 of 3 of the Text Import wizard, select Comma, and clear any other delimiters if they are
selected. Retain the default values of the other fields, and click Next.
6. In step 3 of 3 of the Text Import wizard, highlight all the columns in the spreadsheet by pressing
the Shift key while navigating to the last column using the scroll bar, and then click the last column.
7. Click Text in the Column data format panel, and then click Finish.
The spreadsheet is populated with the P9000 Performance Advisor data.
8. Do the following:Select the corner cell between cells A and 1. This highlights the entire
spreadsheet. Go to Format on the menu bar, select Column, and then select AutoFit Selection.
This sizes all the columns to fit the text. The MS Excel performance data sheet is now complete.
a. Select the corner cell between cells A and 1.
The entire spreadsheet is highlighted.
b. Go to Format on the menu bar, select Column, and then select AutoFit Selection.
The columns are adjusted to fit the text.
The MS Excel performance data sheet is now complete.
Viewing Export DB CSV files
Based on whether the export DB activity is for an XP or a P9000 disk array, P9000 Performance
Advisor creates the appropriate .csv files. For more information, see “Export DB CSV
files” on page 168.
The corresponding set of records for the Export DB report are displayed in the Exported DB Files
section, under the View Exported/Scheduled Exported DB Files tab. If it is a scheduled export activity,
Managing the P9000 Performance Advisor database176