P9000Watch and P9000Sketch Reference guide for HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor v5.3 (T1789-96325, August 2011)

4 Viewing performance metrics in
P9000Watch
This section describes how to collect the performance data of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays and
view the performance metrics using P9000Watch.
Collecting performance metrics
This section describes how to collect performance data of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays using
P9000Watch.
The Array menu appears after you invoke P9000Watch.
Follow this procedure to collect the performance data of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays:
1. Start P9000Watch.
2. Enter the s command and set the Menu and Performance collection settings. For more information
on setting the Menu and Performance collection settings, see Settings menu.
3. Select the required array. The host groups are displayed.
4. Select one or more host groups.
5. Enter the c command. A list of all the available ports appear.
6. Select the required port.
7. Enter the c command. The Pick LDEVs/RAID Groups Selection Scheme appears.
• Filtering LDEVs by RAID Groups
Follow this procedure to filter LDEVs by RAID groups:
a. Enter 1 to select this option. The RAID groups within the host groups are displayed.
b. Select the required RAID groups.
c. Enter the c command. The LDEVs within the RAID groups are displayed.
d. Select the required LDEVs.
e. Enter the c command. The following message appears:
Would you like to archive the performance data collected? (Y/N)
f. Enter Y to save the performance data in .CSV format. The Output screen appears.
NOTE:
The Output screen displays performance data of all selected host groups, ports, LDEVs,
RAID groups, DKCs and processors belonging to the selected array.
g. Enter e or press Ctrl+C to quit P9000Watch.
• Filtering RAID Groups by LDEVs
Follow this procedure to filter RAID groups by LDEVs:
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