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

7. Based on the disk array and mode of collection that you selected, following are the further
course of steps:
If you selected an XP disk array and either of the following modes of configuration data
collection:
• The outband mode - In this case, manually enter the SVP IP address in the SVP IP Address
text box and proceed to next step to initiate the configuration data collection.
If you already registered the XP disk array SVP with the respective management station,
the corresponding SVP IP address is displayed in the SVP IP Address text box. For more
information, see the section on 'Registering the XP or P9000 disk array SVP IP address
in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor' in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software
User Guide.
• The inband mode - In this case, proceed to next step to initiate the configuration data
collection.
If you selected a P9000 disk array and either of the following modes of configuration data
collection:
• The outband mode - In this case, the corresponding SVP IP address and RWC user name
and password are displayed in the respective text boxes, if you already saved these
credentials in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor for the selected P9000 disk array. For
more information, see the section on 'Registering the XP or P9000 disk array SVP IP
address in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor' in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
Software User Guide.
◦ If you have privileges to read the disk array configuration (minimum required - Storage
Admin role with View privilege), select the Authentication Enabled check box and
then proceed to next step to initiate the configuration collection. This authentication
is required to collect configuration data of the disk array. Before enabling
authentication, ensure that you first save the credentials in the Settings+Register SVP
IP/Save SVP Credentials section.
◦ If you do not want to enable the authentication, proceed to next step to initiate the
configuration collection. If the SVP IP address is not saved earlier, you can manually
enter the SVP IP address.
• The inband mode - In this case, you can do one of the following based on your
requirement:
◦ If the command device being used for collection has authentication enabled, select
the Authentication Enabled check box. Enter the credentials (RWC user name and
password) that have privileges to use the command device, and proceed to next step
to initiate the configuration collection.
◦ If you do not want to enable the authentication, proceed to next step to initiate the
configuration collection.
If authentication is required and you do not enable it, the configuration data collection will
fail.
8. Click Submit.
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor collects configuration data for the XP or the P9000 disk array
through the selected command device. The Collection Status displays , which indicates that the
collection is in progress. Hover the pointing device over the status icon to know the status, which
is displayed as a tool tip. The selected schedule type and frequency appear under Frequency.
After the configuration data is collected for the specified frequency, the Collection Status displays
, and the Last Collection displays the updated time stamp when HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor completes receiving the latest configuration data. The latest configuration data is
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