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

Figure 20 Configuration Data Collection
5. Retain the Collection Type as OutBand (default selection), if you want HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor to directly collect data from the XP or the P9000 disk array through the array SVP
(not applicable for XP1024/128 Disk Arrays).
Select the Collection Type as Inband, if you want the RAID Manager Library to collect the
configuration data from an XP or a P9000 disk array and transfer to HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor. The inband mode of configuration data collection is supported for the P9000 disk
arrays, such as the P9500 and the XP disk arrays, such as the XP24000, XP20000, XP12000,
XP10000, and XP1024/128.
IMPORTANT: If SVPs on the XP disk arrays are accessible, HP recommends that you use the
outband mode of configuration data collection for a non P9500 disk array. HP XP P9000
Performance Advisor receives accurate internal raw disk capacities from the non P9500 array
(same as displayed by Remote Web Console) when you collect configuration data through
the outband mode. For a P9500 disk array, both the inband and the outband mode of
configuration data collection provide the accurate usable capacity (same as displayed by
Remote Web Console). Collect configuration data through the inband mode for XP disk arrays
only if the outband mode is not supported, such as for XP1024/128 Disk Arrays.
6. Select the Collection Schedule as hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly. By default, the collection
is scheduled weekly, every sunday at 00:00 hours.
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