HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.5 Install Guide (T1789-96339, February 2013)

NOTE: To ensure accurate performance data collection:
The command device on which the GUID is created must always be mounted.
When you create a GUID, you must request updated host agent information under the Host
Information tab.
If you delete a GUID partition and recreate it, you must request the updated host information
under the Host Information tab.
If GUID creation is successful and the command device is corrupted, the HP XP P9000
Performance Advisor configuration and performance data collection might fail.
Assigning GUIDs for command devices on a Windows host agent 85