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

Configuring notification and monitoring settings.......................................................................119
Filtering records based on metrics and alarm status..............................................................119
Setting threshold level.......................................................................................................120
Configuring alarm notifications..........................................................................................121
Establishing scripts for alarms............................................................................................123
Enabling or disabling alarms.............................................................................................124
Applying a template.........................................................................................................125
Deleting records in the Alarms table...................................................................................126
Searching for components.....................................................................................................127
Managing alarms history.......................................................................................................130
Understanding alarms history............................................................................................131
Viewing alarm history records...........................................................................................131
Filtering records in Alarms History table..............................................................................133
Alarm History filters.....................................................................................................134
Viewing performance graphs for components......................................................................135
Viewing events.....................................................................................................................137
Filtering event records.......................................................................................................138
Deleting event records......................................................................................................139
8 Managing the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor database........................140
Introduction..........................................................................................................................140
Database Manager screen.....................................................................................................141
Configuring database size.....................................................................................................142
Automatically increasing database size...............................................................................142
Manually increasing database size....................................................................................143
Purging data........................................................................................................................144
Manually purging data.....................................................................................................145
Purging data for XP or P9000 disk array........................................................................145
Purging older data......................................................................................................145
Automatically purging data...............................................................................................146
Creating and viewing Export DB CSV files...............................................................................147
Export DB CSV files..........................................................................................................147
Creating Export DB CSV files.............................................................................................150
Importing data to MS Excel...............................................................................................156
Viewing Export DB CSV files.............................................................................................156
Deleting Export DB reports and schedules......................................................................158
Archiving data.....................................................................................................................158
Importing data.....................................................................................................................161
Deleting logs for archival and import activities..........................................................................164
Migrating data to another management station........................................................................164
Space requirements..........................................................................................................165
Migrating data using the Backup utility...............................................................................166
Saving or restoring data from the Windows command line....................................................167
Determining disk space requirements......................................................................................168
9 Viewing XP and P9000 disk array components..........................................170
Introduction..........................................................................................................................170
Viewing performance summary..............................................................................................175
Viewing XP and P9000 disk array summary.............................................................................179
Volume Information..........................................................................................................180
Viewing utilization summary...................................................................................................181
Viewing cache and CLPR utilization.........................................................................................182
Advisory on CLPR utilization..............................................................................................183
Viewing CHIP/CHA data......................................................................................................183
Viewing ACP/DKA data........................................................................................................187
Viewing MP blade utilization for P9000 disk arrays..................................................................191
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