HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4 Troubleshooting and FAQs Guide (T1789-96336, April 2012)

1 HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance
Advisor
Overview
HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software collects, monitors, and displays the
performance of XP and P9000 disk arrays. P9000 Performance Advisor collects performance data
for individual components such as LDEV, CHIP/CHA, ACP/DKA, DKC, and MP blades (applicable
for only P9000 disk arrays). P9000 Performance Advisor is a web-based application that includes
the following resources:
This document addresses the frequently asked questions on HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance
Advisor Software (P9000 Performance Advisor). These FAQs are compiled periodically and the
document is available at the following location: www.hp.com/go/PerformanceAdvisor-support-docs.
For more information on different manuals provided for P9000 Performance Advisor, see Related
information.
NOTE:
In versions prior to v5.0, P9000 Performance Advisor is called XP Performance Advisor.
P9000 Performance Advisor log collection tool
The P9000 Performance Advisor log selection tool is an utility provided with P9000 Performance
Advisor. If you encounter issues with P9000 Performance Advisor that might require support
intervention, this utility can be used to collect data required for analysis when you reproduce the issue.
The log can be generated at the following different levels:
• Error
• All
• Debug
• Fatal
• Info
• Warn
• Off
The log details can be saved (compressed zip format) and provided to the HP P9000 Performance
Advisor Support team for further offline analysis of the issue. Once the log is provided, you can set
the log level as 'Off'.
You can access this utility by entering your server name followed by /pa, and xppaLogChanger.jsp
in the browser address line.
http(s)://[server name]/pa/xppaLogChanger.jsp.
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