HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)
Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 219
Starting Performance Collectors
To start a collector:
1. Access the page for performance collectors page (Optimize > Storage Essentials >
Performance Data Collection).
2. Click the Start button corresponding to the collector you want to start.
3. Click the calendar icon, .
4. Set the date and time as described in the topic, ”Setting the Date and Time for Performance
Collectors” on page 219.
5. Type a repeat interval and then select a unit of measurement from the drop-down menu.
The repeat interval determines how often the collectors gather the data.
6. If you are asked to provide a proxy host, do the following:
a. Select a proxy host by clicking the Browse button.
b. Select a proxy host from the drop-down menu and then click OK.
c. Click OK again to set the time for starting the collector.
d. If you do not see any hosts displayed verify you have the latest CIM Extension version
installed and running on a host that can access the Engenio storage system.
7. Click OK.
8. To start more than one collector at once, select more than one collector on the Data Collection
tab and then click the Start Collectors button.
Edit
To edit the schedule for running a collector, click the Edit ( ) button.
Then set the date and time. See ”Setting the Date and Time for
Performance Collectors” on page 219 for more information.
Important: If you change the date in the field to a date that does not
exist in a month, the software automatically calculates the date to the
first day of the next month. For example, if you enter 2003-11-31, the
software assumes the date is 2003-12-01.
Action Displays one of the following buttons:
• Stop - Stops the collector. The corresponding reports display
information only gathered previously. See ”Stopping Performance
Collectors” on page 219.
• Start - Starts the collector. When you start a collector, it begins
gathering information for its corresponding reports. See ”Starting
Performance Collectors” on page 219.
Table 26 About Performance Collectors (continued)
Column Heading Description