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HP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XPSoftw are user guidePart number: T1789-96022First edition: June 2007

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Figure 40 Create New User2. Enter the na m e of the new user and description for the new user in the respective fields.3. Enter a password for the new

4. Click OK. The database is updated with the new password.Deleting a UserAll users except the default users, user and administrator, can be deleted.T

Figure 43 Members tab on Properties sc reen4. Click Close to return to the Security screen.102 Security

14 ChartsIntroductionUse the Charts screen in Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) to view the metrics of the array components in achart format. You can com

3. Use the Metric drop-down menu to refine information for a metric. For example, to view the totalinput-output operations on LDEV performance, select

Figure 46 Set Time Values dialog box13. Toclearyoursettings,clickClear on the Charts screen or proceed to the next step.14. Click Show Chart. Informat

the system can chart only those elements that are specified. After you create a g roup in the G roups screen,the new group automatically appears in the

Metric Category MetricDescriptionIO Metrics, cont.RAID Group TotalIORAID Group Total Random IORAID Group Random ReadsRAID Group RandomRead Cache HitsR

Metric Category MetricDescriptionTHP Pool Total IOTHP Pool Total Random IOTHP Pool RandomReadsTHP Pool RandomReadCacheHitsTHP Pool RandomWritesTHP Poo

Metric Category MetricDescriptionExt-RAID GroupTotal IOExt-RAID GroupTotal Random IOExt-RAID Group Random ReadsExt-RAID GroupRan-dom Read CacheHitsExt

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Metric Category MetricDescriptionTotal MBTotal Random M BRandom MBRead Random MBWrite Total Sequential MBSequential MBReadSequential MBWriteSingle LDE

Metric Category MetricDescriptionACP P air Util TotalACP P air Util MP0ACP P air Util MP1ACP P air Util MP2ACP P air Util MP3ACP P air UtilMP4ACP P ai

Metric Category MetricDescriptionCache Usage UtilCache Writes Pending UtilCache Sidefile Usage UtilCache Usage Utilization, CacheWrites PendingUtilizat

Viewing dataWhen you click Show Char t in the Char ts screen, information is retrieved from the database based onyour specifications and appears in gra

Use the Chart Style drop-down menu to select the type of display in the report. The following options areavailable:• Stackable Char t: This option, av

Tab le 29 Charts screen componentsComponentDescriptionAdd Click to show selected metrics in a chart.Add T rendClick to show the rate of change of the

Ta b l e 30 Performance Histor y screen componentsComponentDescriptionBack/Forward (buttons)Use these four buttons to display data points notcurrently

15 View/Generate ReportsIntroductionTheView/GenerateReportsscreenintheReports tab enables you to view or generate the following typesof reports: array

You can create a new report or delete existing reports from this screen. Click New to create a newreport and click Delete to delete an existing report

Enabling email n otificationsTo receive the alarm notification by email, you must add the SMTP server names to theserverparameters.properties file. To ad

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Table 31 View/Generate Reports screen componentsComponentDescriptionReport NameThenameofthereportfile.ArrayThe serial number of the disk array for whic

16 SchedulesIntroductionThe Schedules screen on the Reports tab enables you to schedule report g eneration at periodic intervalsfor an array .For sche

NOTE:You must b e a member of the Administrators or StorageAdmins User group to schedu le reports. Formore inf ormation about the User Groups, see Sec

• Daily: Select if you want the report generated daily. Data of the past 24 hours is takenfor daily reports.• Weekly: Select the day of the week you w

Table32SchedulescreencomponentsComponentDescriptionArrayThe serial number of the disk array for which reportschedule is being configured.Report Type*Th

17 Performance EstimatorIntroductionUse the Performance Estimator screen to determine the optimal performance of your arrays based onthe loads that yo

Figure 53 Performance Estimator XP256/512/48Performance Estimator features explains the Performance Estimator screen.126Performance Estimator

Figure 54 Performance Estimator featuresNOTE:For best results, use Internet Explorer on Windows, and use Netscape Navigator 7.0 on HP-UX.Using t he Pe

Components of the Performance Estimator screenTable 33 lists the components that appear in the Performance Estimator screen.Table 33 Performance Estim

AAppendixStorage management logical partitions ( SLPRs)A disk array can be shared with the multiple organizations and with multiple dep artments withi

About this guideThis guide provides an overview of the main screens of Performance Advisor XP (PA XP). Each chapterdescribes the main functions of ea

Cache logical partitions (CLPRs)When one disk array is shared with multiple hosts, and one host reads or writes a large amount of data,the host’s read

BAppendixReportsPerformance Advisor supports report generation for the following categories:• Array performance reports• LDEV IO reports• Cache utiliz

NOTE:If there are no data points available for the dates selected, a blank chart will be displayed. If all the datavalues are zero for the dates selec

Figure 59 Total I/O Rate DetailSequentialI/Os are when data is read from or written to consecutive addresses. Random I/Os are whenapplications address

Figure 60 Read/Write RatioFor example, the data point of X on the graph indicates X% read activity and (100-X)% of write activity.NOTE:If there are no

Figure 61 Read/Write Ratio by hour of dayNOTE:If there areno data points available for the dates selected, blank chart will be displayed. If all the d

Figure 62 Read/Write DetailNOTE:If there are no data points available for the dates selected, blank chart will be displayed. If all the datavalues are

Figure 63 Total Backend I/O Rate First Top 8 LDEVsNOTE:If I/Os have occurred for less then 8 LDEVS in an array, only those LDEVs which have I/Os assoc

Figure 64 Total Backend I/O Rate First Top 8 Array GroupsNOTE:If I/Os haveoccurredforlessthen8LDEVSinanarray,onlythoseLDEVswhichhaveI/Osassociatedwill

Figure 65 Total Frontend I/O Rate First Top 8 Ld evsNOTE:If I/Os have occurred for less then 8 LDEVS in an array, only those LDEVs which have I/Os ass

Document conventions and symbolsTable 1 Document conventionsConventionElementBlue text: Table 1Cross-reference links and email addressesBlue, underlin

Figure 66 Total Frontend I/O Rate First Top 8 Array GroupsNOTE:IfI/Oshaveoccurredforlessthen8LDEVSinanarray,onlythoseLDEVswhichhaveI/Osassociatedwill

Figure 67 Cache UtilizationCache Write Pending reportThe Cache Write Pending report shows in a chart format, the amount of data in the cache waiting t

Figure 69 Percentage read hitsTotal Backend Transfer reportThe Total Backend Transfer report shows in a chart format, the total number of transfers, s

Figure 71 Total Backend Transfer by Hour of the DayCacheSideFileUtilizationreportThe Cache Side File Utilization report shows in a chart format, the c

ACP UtilizationreportThe ACP Utili zation report shows in a chart format, the average utilization of the ACP pairs over the entiredata collection peri

Figure 74 ACP u tilization over a 24-hour periodCHIP utilization reportsThe CHIP utilization reports allow you to view in a chart format, the utilizat

Figu re 75 CHIP UtilizationCHIP Utilization by Hour of the Day reportThe CHI P Utilization by Hour of the Day report shows in a chart format, the util

Figure 77 CHIP Processor U tilizationIn this sample report, the percentage utilization of individual processors (MP) on the CHIP CHA 1E isshown. Simil

NOTE:PA XP reports only those Snapshot volumes in an array that are assigned to a pool.Utilization Metric displays Snapshot Pool Occupancy only for th

CAppendixPerformance Advisor Configura tion and Performance DataCollection Prerequisites for Windows Opera ting SystemTo overcome device renaming and d

WARNING!To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment:• Extend leveling jacks to the floor.• Ensure that the full weight of the rack res

4. Restart PA XP hostagent services. For example, <install directory>:\ProgramFiles\Hewlett-Packard\sanmgr\hostagent\sbin> hastart.bat5. On t

DAppendixSupportability matrixThe following matrix displays the suppor tability of XP Thin Provisioning, Snapshot and Continuous AccessJournal on the

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In dexSymbols10 busiest front-end LDEVs,42,63,121Aaccessing PA XP,19ACP Pair summary screen,40Alarm Configuration screen,73Alarm History screen,47alarm

Database Configuration screen,85deleting,121groups,90disabling alarms,81disk space requirements,70displayingalarm historical data,47array activity,39au

Performance Estimator screen,125Performance Histor y screen, 113performance, optimizing,125prerequisites,13Proper ties screen,99properties, displaying

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1 HP StorageWorks PerformanceAdvisor XP 3.3OverviewHP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) 3.3 is an Internet application that collects andmoni

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2 Using Performance Advisor XPLaunching Performance Advisor XPHP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) can be used as a standalone application o

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Figure 1 HPStorageWorks CommandView XP screenNOTE:If you are accessing PA XP through CV XP, then you need not log into PA XP again.Refreshing Performa

3 G rid DisplayIntroductionThe Grid Display screen offers a snapshot view of L D EVs and component per formance data. Using thisscreen, you can view a

After you click Request D ata, the system retrieves the requested data and displays the results of your queryin the Grid Display screen.To view the de

The Grid Display screen has several columns of data within a scrolling list box. When you quer y, you canview the first 1000 records. If there are more

Figure 5 Port Data dialog boxClick IO/s Chart or MB/s Chart to display the Performance History screen. You can view the data in anyof the following Ch

backend transfer values, for all of the LDEVs on a given RAID g roup or port, and p resents the data in asingle line. In the same line, it also displa

When you request a por t summar y report, the total I/Os displayed may not be equal to the sum of I/Osacross each of the ports. This can occur if mult

Figure 9 SLPR - Ports tabThe Ports tab, shown in SLPR - Ports tab, displays the range of IOs, and range of minimum MB persecond for each por t of the

Figure 11 RAID Group detail viewIn RAID Group detail view, the line above the table indicates the hierarchica l information of the selectedRAID group.

Figure 13 Journal St atusArray mappingTo correctly map the ACP and CHIP pairs for your specific array, use the information in the followingtables:Table

ContentsAboutthisguide ... 13Intendedaudience... 13Prerequisites ...

Ta b l e 6 XP 256/512/1024A, M ACP Pair 1 ACP A = 0; M = 4B, N ACP Pair 2 ACP B = 1; N = 5L, XACPPair3 ACPL=2;X=6K, W ACP Pair 4 ACP K = 3; W = 7E, Q

Ta ble 9 XP240001AU/2MU1AL/2MLDKA Set 1DKA AU=0 , AL=1,DKA MU=8, ML=91BU/2NU1BL/2NLDKA Set 2DKA BU=2, BL=3DKA NU=10,NL=111LU/ 2X U1LL/2XLDKA Set 3DKA

Ta b l e 10 G rid Dis p l ay query screen componentsComponentDescriptionArray ID (drop-down menu)The serial number of the arra y. Provides the option

ComponentDescriptionAvg Write RespTheaveragewriteresponsetime,inmillisecond,forthe LDEV.Backend T ransfer The total number of tracks transferred on th

ComponentDescriptionBackend Transfer N on-Sequential ReadsThe number of writes transferred on the backend tothe LDEV.Backend Transfer WritesThe number

ComponentDescriptionLuse StatusLogical Unit Size Expansion. The CU:LDEVLUSE, when applicable.blank = The LDEV isnotaLusecomponentM=MasterfortheLuse gr

ComponentDescriptionShow CL PR Group (drop-down menu)Provides the option to display information for theCLPR groups or for one CLPR group.Show Host (dr

• ille: (short for illeg a l) This message appears when the RMLIB call that is used to display thedata does not return with the expected values for Si

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4ArrayViewIntroductionUse the Array View screen to monitor the activity of specified array components in real-time. The ArrayView tr ee on the left sid

Introduction... 47UsingtheAlarmHistoryscreen ... 47Viewingandsortingdata...

• Serial Number: The serial number of the XP a rray• Microcode Version: The array firmware version of the XP array• RmLib Version: The Raid Manager Lib

NOTE:ThemixCHIPshowsonlyeightportsandfourMPsthoughthereareeightMPsonthatboard. Theremaining four behave as ACP MPs.The XP24000 disk array has 8 ACP pa

10 busiest LD EVs/PortsTo view the 10 busiestLDEVsandPortsfortheselectedarray,clicktheArray Frontend Total group boxon the Array View screen. The deta

Figure 18 10 busiest backend LDEVsFigure 19 10 busiest backend RAID groupsIf the number of components are less than ten or if the utilization for them

Figure 20 Cache usage chartThe chart displays the cache usage, cache writes pending, and the sidefile usage measu red in (MBsper 5 seconds) for the sel

Tab l e 12 A rray View sc reen com ponentsComponentDescriptionACPsArray Control Pr ocessors.ACP Pair Backend Array Control Processor pair.Array Fronte

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5AlarmHistoryIntroductionThe Alarm History screen on the Events tab displays data compiled from the database. This screenprovides a history of XP arra

• Email errors: The system returns anything that is non-zero in the Email Status column.• SNMP errors: The system returns anything that is non-zero in

Viewing and sorting dataEach column of the table can be resized by width. Use the scrollbar at the bottom of the table if moredata is availablethancan

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Table 13 Alarm History screen b u ttons and Drop-Down menusComponentDescriptionContinuous Update(button)Click to receive automatic updates of informat

ColumnsTable 14 Alarm History screen columnsComponentDescriptionArray TypeThe following types are arrays are available: XP512,XP48, XP256, XP128, XP10

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6EventLogIntroductionThe Event Log screen on the Events tabtrackserrorsandconfiguration changes, such as changing howlong performance data is retained

• Description:Adescriptionoftheevent.Double-clickthetextintheDescription column to open the Event Summar y screen. (If the Event Summar yscreen does n

Figure 25 Event Log Calendar screenSelect the star t and end dates and time, and then click OK.ClickCancel to return to the main screen.Filtering by t

Table 16 Filter Severity LevelsSeverityDescription1, 2Debugging messages3, 4Normal system operations5, 6User-instigated activities (for example, if th

Table 17 Event Log sc reen componentsComponentDescriptionDescriptionA description of the configuration change or error.Severity (drop-down menu)The sev

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7 Host InformationIntroductionTheHostInformationscreenislocatedintheConfiguration tab in PA XP as shown in Host Informationscreen. Use this screen to g

Loggingreportdetailsandexceptions ... 119ComponentsoftheView/GenerateReportsscreen ... 11916Schedules...

Restoring changesIf you decide nottomakeanymodifications, click to highlight the appropriate line, and then clickRestore Changes. This restor es the or

3. Click Submit to send the request to the database. The host is removed.Viewing updated informationAfter a request is received by the database, infor

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8DataCollectionConfigurationThe Data Collection Configuration screen is located in the Configuration tab in Performance Advisor XP(PA XP), as shown in D

NOTE:You must collect configuration data before collecting performance data for the first time. You cannot stopConfiguration Data Collection once it is s

NOTE:You have a choice to restart the configuration data collection before it has completed, if you arecollecting the data through the in band mode.NOT

Figure 28 Create/View Schedule5. To view an existing schedule, select a schedule in the Schedule drop-down box.Tocreateanewschedule,enteranameforthesc

NOTE:IfyousplittheExternalRAIDGroup,RAIDGroup,XPThinProvisioningpool,andSnapshotinto two schedules, you will not see the Total I/O, Total MB/s and Tot

NOTE:HP recommends that you set the data collection rate to one hour or less because ofmanagement station performance and field rollover. PA XP collect

If you are collecting performance data for the firsttimeonthearray,ittakeslongerthanusualforPA XP to get the data. Subsequent performance data collecti

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Table 20 Data Collection Configuration screen comp on entsComponentDescriptionArray IP Address (T ext box)TheIPaddressofthearraywhenconfi guration datai

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9AlarmConfigurationIntroductionThe Alarms Configuration screen is located in the Configuration tab in Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) asshown in Alarm Con

• Specify a specific script to b e executed when an alarm is receivedThe Alarm Configuration screen contains several fields and but tons, as shown in Ala

Table 21 Alarm Configuration screen co l umnsComponentDescriptionModAn asterisk (*) appears when an alarm is modifi ed.N indicates new alarms. E indicat

Figure 30 Add/Remove Alarm screenUse this screen to perform the following tasks:• Specify either the serial number of the array or the group name in t

NOTE:If you select an item in the Metric drop-down box, pertaining to volumes, the CU drop-down menudisplays. The CU drop-down menu displays LDE Vs by

Creating an alarmTo create an alarm, complete the following steps:1. Click Add/Remove alarm in the Alarm Configuration screen.2. In the Array drop-down

5. Click Apply A ction to apply the attributes of the template to the new alarm.6. Click Commit/Refresh to save your changes to the database.Enabling

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3. If yo u selected to change either the email or SNMP destination, you must enter a new address inthe appropriate fields for those selections. If you

6. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, select Change Dispatch Sc hedule on Selected Items.7. Click Apply Ac tion.8. Click Commit/Refresh to save your

ComponentDescriptionApply Action ( drop-down menu)Click the arrow to display a drop-down menu thatcontain the following items:Apply changes to all att

ComponentDescriptionScript File (XML)Enter the name of the batch file (in XML format) thatyou want to execute, depending on the alarm type.SNMP Destina

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10 Database Configura tionIntroductionThe Database Configuration screen is located in the Con figuration tab in Per formance Advisor X P (PAXP) as shown

Figure 34 Database Configuration calendar sc reenAfter you select a date, click Purge.AConfi rmation dialog box appears with the following m essage:“Cli

NOTE:To adjust the cap placed on the database size, see “Expand the database size to retain upto 32 GB of data” inHP StorageWorks Performance Advisor

Database resetAt the command line prompt, enter: cd ...\Hpss\padb\toolsIn the Tools directory, enter: DBRestore.Components of the Database Configuratio

11 Group C on figurationIntroductionThe Group Configuration screen is located in the Configuration tab in Performance Advisor XP (PA XP)as shown in Group

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4. In the list box, click to highlight the items to include in your g roup.5. In the Group Name fi eld, enter a group name.NOTE:Group names are limited

Figure 36 Group Details wind owComponents of the Group Configuration screenTable 25 lists the components that appear in the Group Configuration screen.

ComponentDescriptionGroupsA list of the groups that are created.Group DetailsClick to display the characteristics of a particulargroup.Host GroupThe u

12 Data Grid UpdateIntroductionThe Data G rid Update screen is located in the Configuration tab in Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) asshown in Data Grid

• LUN: bet ween -1 and 15• SSID:>=-1If a value -1 is displayed in any of the columns, you may want to edit the column and submit it to thedatabase.

Table 26 Data Grid Update screen componentsComponentDescriptionACP PairThe identification number for the Array ControlProcessor Pair.ArrayThe serial nu

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13 SecurityIntroductionThe Security screen is located in the Configuration tab in Performance Advisor XP (PA XP) , as shown inUsers tab on Security scr

Figure 38 Users tab on Security screenThe Users tab displays a list of user names, which group the user is a member of, and a description ofthe user.

Figure 39Groups tab on Securit y screenInformation about the members of the groups is available in the Properties window.Using the Users tabAdministra