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

DescriptionMP blade screen elements
Displays the following details:
• Processing Type: The list of processing types.
• Avg. Util%: The average MP blade utilization by each processing type.
The average utilization is calculated as the utilization of all the individual processors in the MP
blade.
For more information on the processing types, see Table 20 on page 301.
Processing Distribution
<MP_blade_ID> table
Displays the following details about the top 20 consumers for the selected MP blade:
• Component ID: The ID of the consumer that is assigned to the MP blade.
• Component Type: The type of consumer (LDEV, journal volume, E-LUN).
• Processing Type: The processing type that is utilizing the selected MP blade to process consumer
requests.
• Avg Util %: The average MP blade utilization by the consumer.
The top 20 count is derived based on each consumer's average utilization of the CPU cycles
achieved through the associated processing type.
Top Components
<MP_blade_ID> table
In addition, the following graphs are displayed in the Chart Work Area. By default, the data displayed
is for the last one hour:
• A graph that displays the average utilization of the selected MP blade.
• A stacked area graph that displays the average utilization of the selected MP blade by each
processing type. For more information on how to read the stacked area graph, see “Viewing MP
blade utilization by processing types” on page 301.
• A column graph that displays the average utilization of the selected MP blade by each associated
consumer. For more information on how to read the column graph, see “Viewing top 20 consumers
of an MP blade” on page 300.
Example:
The following image displays the MPB-1MB utilization data for 53036, which belongs to the P9500
Disk Array type.
The MPB-1MB utilization data includes the following:
• MPB-1MB is the MP blade ID that was selected in the MP Blades Util% group box.
Viewing XP and P9000 disk array components216