HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.200) (5697-7958, February 2009)

Creating a report automatically
1. Click Data Collection.
2. Select the fabric for which you want to create a report from the Choose switch group for data
collection.CheckCollect data for all switch groups to create reports for all the fabrics.
3. Clear Capture Per formance data for this switch. If you want to gather switch performance data,
leave this option selected. Selecting this option will increase the amount of time required to collect
the switch data.
4. Click
Start Data Collection. If you have selected the option to collect switch performance data, it
will take at least 10 minutes to collect the data.
When d a ta collection is complete, the raw data is sent to HP. The report is processed and the
forma
tted report returned to you within one business day.
5. When you receive the formatted report, save it to a temporary location on the management server.
Creating a report manually
The SMTP server I P address of the primary switch on the SAN is obtained by the e-mail address you
entered on the Customer Details page. If SAN Visibility does not find the SMTP server or if you want to
create a report manually, follow the procedure below:
1. Click Data Collection.
2. Select the fabric for which you want to create a report from Choose switch group for data collection.
Check Collect data for all switch groups to create reports for all the fabrics.
3. Click Start Data Collection. If you have selected the option to collect switch performance data, it
will take at least 10 minutes to collect the data.
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