HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 User and Troubleshooting Guide (T1789-96322, August 2011)
IMPORTANT:
Combined backend transfers:
In Thin Provisioned environments, the overall backend transfers at the RAID group level are reported
using combined backend transfer metric. For a Thin Provisioned V-Vol where the ThP pool is associated
with multiple RAID groups, the backend transfers are not tracked to the corresponding RAID group
level. The backend transfers contributed by all V-Vols in a ThP pool are combined and reported as
combined backend transfers for each participating RAID group. It implies that the combined backend
transfer is shared among each of the participating RAID groups.
The following table lists the details displayed in the Statistics section.
Additional detailsStatistics section
• The port ID.
The port type, such as Fibre, Ficon, Escon, or FCoE (applicable only
for P9000 disk arrays) is also displayed beside the port ID.
• For an XP disk array, the CHA and MPs associated with a particular
port.
For a P9000 disk array, only the CHA associated with a particular
port.
Statistics for Frontend category
• The total Cache size.
• The side file usage.
Statistics for Cache category
• The RAID group number.
• The associated DKA pair for a particular RAID group.
• The associated ThP pool IDs, if they are configured in an XP or a
P9000 disk array. If not configured, – (dash) appears. NA appears
for the XP disk arrays prior to the XP24000 Disk Array.
• The corresponding RAID level for a particular RAID group.
Statistics for Backend category
The MP blade ID, includes the cluster # and the blade location for the
MP blade.
Statistics for MP Blade category
NOTE:
Applicable only for the P9000
disk arrays.
Related Topics
• “XP/P9000 array health” on page 130
• “Dashboard busiest consumers” on page 135
• “Dashboard charts” on page 137
• “High watermark in dashboard charts” on page 139
• “Plotting charts” on page 264
Dashboard busiest consumers
You can view the maximum X busiest consumers associated with the selected frontend, cache, backend,
or the MP blade components in the Component Information section. For more information on specifying
the busiest consumer settings, see “Specifying the top 20 consumers” on page 125.
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