HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v6.0 User Guide

Configuring notification and monitoring settings.......................................................................117
Filtering records based on metrics and alarm status..............................................................117
Setting threshold level.......................................................................................................118
Configuring alarm notifications..........................................................................................119
Establishing scripts for alarms............................................................................................121
Enabling or disabling alarms.............................................................................................122
Applying a template.........................................................................................................123
Deleting records in the Alarms table...................................................................................124
Searching for components.....................................................................................................125
Managing alarms history.......................................................................................................129
Understanding alarms history............................................................................................129
Viewing alarm history records...........................................................................................130
Filtering records in Alarms History table..............................................................................132
Alarm History filters.....................................................................................................132
Viewing performance graphs for components......................................................................134
Viewing events.....................................................................................................................135
Filtering event records.......................................................................................................136
Deleting event records......................................................................................................137
8 Managing the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor database........................138
Introduction..........................................................................................................................138
Database Manager screen.....................................................................................................139
Configuring database size.....................................................................................................140
Automatically increasing database size...............................................................................140
Manually increasing database size....................................................................................141
Purging data........................................................................................................................142
Manually purging data.....................................................................................................143
Purging data for XP or P9000 disk array........................................................................143
Purging older data......................................................................................................143
Automatically purging data...............................................................................................144
Creating and viewing Export DB CSV files...............................................................................146
Export DB CSV files..........................................................................................................147
Creating Export DB CSV files.............................................................................................150
Importing data to MS Excel...............................................................................................155
Viewing Export DB CSV files.............................................................................................155
Deleting Export DB reports and schedules......................................................................157
Archiving data.....................................................................................................................157
Importing data.....................................................................................................................160
Deleting logs for archival and import activities..........................................................................162
Migrating data to another management station........................................................................163
Space requirements..........................................................................................................164
Migrating data using the Backup utility...............................................................................164
Saving or restoring data from the Windows command line....................................................165
Determining disk space requirements......................................................................................166
9 Viewing XP and P9000 disk array components..........................................169
Introduction..........................................................................................................................169
Viewing performance summary..............................................................................................174
Viewing XP and P9000 disk array summary.............................................................................178
Volume Information..........................................................................................................179
Viewing utilization summary...................................................................................................180
Viewing cache and CLPR utilization.........................................................................................181
Advisory on CLPR utilization..............................................................................................182
Viewing CHIP/CHA data......................................................................................................182
Viewing ACP/DKA data........................................................................................................186
Viewing MP blade utilization for P9000 disk arrays..................................................................190
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