HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

1 Overview of HP XP7 Performance Advisor
The HP XP7 Performance Advisor Software (HP XP7 Performance Advisor) is a web-based application
that collects, monitors, and displays the performance of your XP, P9000 and XP7 disk arrays. It
includes performance data for individual components, such as:
• LDEVs
• CHIPs or CHAs
• ACPs or DKAs
• DKCs
• MP blades (applicable only for the XP7 disk arrays)
HP XP7 Performance Advisor resources
The following resources constitute an HP XP7 Performance Advisor setup:
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor: It is a web-based application that monitors the performance of
XP and XP7 disk arrays, and provides a visual representation of the collected data. It resides
on a centralized server called the management station, manages data collection, and provides
performance data of your XP, P9000 and XP7 disk arrays for your analysis. You can use the
data to analyze and interpret the behavior of your XP, P9500 and XP7 disk arrays, and also
forecast the utilization of a few components, such as XP Thin Provisioning in the XP, P9000,
and the XP7 disk arrays.
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents: HP XP7 Performance Advisor interacts with resources
called host agents that collect data from the XP, P9000 and the XP7 disk arrays. They are
operating system specific, and reside on systems called the hosts. In a traditional setup, the
host agents form the point of contact for the HP XP7 Performance Advisor to receive data from
the XP, P9000 and the XP7 disk arrays. However, HP XP7 Performance Advisor can also
directly interact with the XP, P9000 and the XP7 disk arrays. The host agents help HP XP7
Performance Advisor discover hosts and also communicate commands and data, back and
forth between the hosts and the management station.
• Web clients: HP XP7 Performance Advisor can be locally accessed on the management station,
or remotely accessed from a client system. The web browser that allows the access to HP XP7
Performance Advisor is called the web client. Internet Explorer (IE) is the only supported web
client for HP XP7 Performance Advisor.
• Command Line User Interface (CLUI): In addition to its GUI, HP XP7 Performance Advisor also
provides a command-line utility called the CLUI to monitor performance of XP, P9000 and
XP7 disk arrays. The CLUI allows you to monitor performance, set alarms, and configure host
information using commands and scripts. You can execute commands in the CLUI and view
the same data that is displayed on the GUI. The CLUI utility is operating system specific, and
can be installed locally on the management station, or remotely on a client system.
“HP XP7 Performance Advisor setup” (page 7) displays the HP XP7 Performance Advisor setup
collecting data from an XP, P9000 and XP7 disk array through a host agent. The CLUI utility is
installed on the remote client system that is connected to the management station, thereby enabling
it to access the HP XP7 Performance Advisor.
6 Overview of HP XP7 Performance Advisor