HP XP P9000Watch and HP XP P9000Sketch Reference Guide for HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor v5.5 (T1789-96341, February 2013)

4 Viewing performance metrics in HP XP P9000Watch
This section describes how to collect the performance data of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays
and view the performance metrics using HP XP P9000Watch.
Collecting performance metrics
This section describes how to collect performance data of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays using
HP XP P9000Watch.
The Array menu appears after you invoke HP XP P9000Watch.
To collect the performance data of the XP and the P9000 disk arrays:
1. Start HP XP P9000Watch.
2. Enter the s command and set the Menu and Performance collection settings. For more
information on setting the Menu and Performance collection settings, see “Settings menu”
(page 36).
3. Select the disk array from the list displayed.
4. Do one of the following:
• Enter 1 to view the Sync/Async metrics. Then, follow steps given for “Viewing Sync/Async
metrics” (page 23).
• Enter 2 to view the CA Journal metrics. Then, follow steps given for “Viewing CA Journal
metrics” (page 24).
• Enter 3 to view the Host Group Metrics. Then, follow steps given for “Viewing Host Group
Metrics” (page 25).
Sync/Async Metrics
1. Select the P-VOLs and S-VOLs for which you want to view the Sync/Async metrics.
2. Enter the c command to view the output. The following message appears:
Would you like to archive the performance data collected? (Y/N)
3. Enter Y to save the performance data in .csv files. The data is also displayed on the screen.
4. Enter e or press Ctrl+C to quit HP XP P9000Watch.
CA Journal Metrics
1. Enter the CTG for which you want to view the CA Journal metrics. Only one CTG selection is
allowed.
2. Enter the c command to view the output. The following message appears:
Would you like to archive the performance data collected? (Y/N)
3. Enter Y to save the performance data in .csv files. The data is also displayed on the screen.
4. Enter e or press Ctrl+C to quit HP XP P9000Watch.
Host Group Metrics
1. Enter the host groups for which you want to view performance metrics.
2. Enter the c command. A list of all the available ports appear.
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