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

1 Overview of HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
The HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software (HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor) is a
web-based application that collects, monitors, and displays the performance of your XP and P9000
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 P9000 disk arrays)
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor resources
The following resources constitute an HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor setup:
• HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor: It is a web-based application that monitors the performance
of XP and P9000 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 and P9000 disk arrays for your analysis. You can use
the data to analyze and interpret the behavior of your XP and P9000 disk arrays, and also
forecast the utilization of a few components, such as XP Thin Provisioning in the XP and the
P9000 disk arrays.
• HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor host agents: HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor interacts
with resources called host agents that collect data from the XP and the P9000 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 XP P9000 Performance Advisor to
receive data from the XP and the P9000 disk arrays. However, HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor can also directly interact with the XP and the P9000 disk arrays. The host agents help
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor discover hosts and also communicate commands and
data, back and forth between the hosts and the management station.
• Web clients: HP XP P9000 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 XP P9000 Performance Advisor is called the web client. Internet Explorer (IE) is the only
supported web client for HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor.
• Command Line User Interface (CLUI): In addition to its GUI, HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
also provides a command-line utility called the CLUI to monitor performance of XP and P9000
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 XP P9000 Performance Advisor setup” (page 7) displays the HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor setup collecting data from an XP and a P9000 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 XP P9000 Performance Advisor.
6 Overview of HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor