HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.5 User Guide (T1789-96337, Februrary 2013)

3. Choose the metrics for which you want to view the performance of the selected components.
For more information, see “Choosing metrics” (page 237). By default, the most used metric
category and related category metrics are listed.
A performance graph for the selected component and metric is automatically displayed in the
Chart Work Area.
• If the selected metric belongs to the same metric category for which you already have
selected a default metric and plotted a performance graph, the new graph is also plotted
in the same chart window.
• If the selected metric belongs to a different metric category, the new graph appears in a
new chart window.
4. After the performance graphs are displayed, use the Chart controls and settings to perform
the intended tasks that include previewing the performance graphs for a duration that you
select, zooming on data points in the chart window, and rearranging charts in the Chart Work
Area. For more information, see “Using chart controls and settings” (page 276).
Related Topics
• “Selecting components and metrics” (page 235)
• “Viewing charts” (page 268)
• “Using chart controls and settings” (page 276)
Selecting components and metrics
The component selection tree provides a hierarchal representation of components under the following
main nodes:
• The XP and the P9000 disk arrays monitored by HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor. Click
the plus (+) sign for an individual XP or a P9000 disk array node to view the corresponding
main categories in the component selection tree (see the following table). If an XP or a P9000
disk array supports a particular component type and it is not configured on that XP or P9000
disk array, the main category is still displayed in the component selection tree. However, the
associated metrics are not displayed for selection and the Available Metrics Choose Metric
category list is also disabled.
• Custom Groups, that displays the individual custom groups. Click an individual custom group
to view all the associated LDEVs grouped in the LDEV component type. For more information
on creating custom groups, see “Creating custom groups” (page 84). For more information
on selecting custom groups, see “Custom groups navigation path” (page 264).
IMPORTANT: HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor does not support the THP Pool RG Utilization
and LDEV RG Utilization metrics. Thus, you cannot plot a chart using these metrics. Favorite charts
that are plotted earlier using these metrics will be removed when you upgrade from any previous
version to HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor v5.5.
XP or P9000 disk arrays monitored by HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
Each XP or P9000 disk array can be identified by its DKC or model number. If user-friendly name
is provided, it appears in brackets beside the DKC number. The components in an XP or a P9000
disk array are logically grouped in the following main categories:
DescriptionXP or P9500 Disk Array main categories  component selection
tree
For an XP disk array, Front-end comprises of the frontend
components, such as the ports and associated MPs and CHAs.
For more information, see “Front-end navigation path” (page 238).
Front-end
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