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

DescriptionScreen elements
Displays the list of command device records in the
Configuration Collection table. You can select a command
Configuration Collection
device and perform a one-time configuration data
collection, or schedule a configuration data collection for
the corresponding XP or P9000 disk array.
Displays the list of XP and P9000 disk array records in the
Performance Collection table. You can schedule
Performance Collection
performance data collection and also enable schedules to
automatically collect the performance data for new
components.
Click the plus (+) sign for Arrays under Array View in the left pane to view the list of XP and P9000
disk arrays configured to communicate with your management station. Similarly, if custom groups
are configured, click the plus (+) sign for Custom Groups under Array View to view the list.
• Click an XP or a P9000 disk array serial number to view the corresponding configuration and
performance summary.
• Click a custom group to view the performance data of the associated LDEVs.
For more information, see “Viewing XP and P9000 disk array components” (page 170).
If you have navigated to an XP or a P9000 disk array under Array View and want to view or
modify the host information, configuration collection, or the performance collection records, click
Array View in the left pane.
Tasks you can perform on the Array View screen
• “Configuring host information” (page 45)
• “Configuration data” (page 48)
• “Performance data” (page 59)
Related Topics
See the following topics:
• “Providing user-friendly names for XP and P9000 disk arrays” (page 76)
• “Registering the XP or P9000 disk array SVP IP address in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor”
(page 77)
• “Viewing events” (page 137)
• “Configuring email and SNMP settings” (page 73)
Communicating with host agents
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor displays the host agents in the Host Information table under
the Host Information tab. The current status of a host agent is displayed as Requested when you
seek an update from the host agent (for example, when it is reinstalled). The status changes to
Received after HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor retrieves the requested information from the host
agent. When the host agents are first installed on the hosts, their current status is displayed as
Received.
Tasks you can perform under the Host Information tab
• “Requesting host agent updates” (page 46)
• “Removing host agent information from HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor” (page 47)
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