Using log files, Saving log files locally, Exporting the system summary – HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software User Manual

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Table 30 Selected details of the hardware report (continued)

means this

This term

Identifies devices that make up the O/S RAID configuration,
including:

Unit number

Type of storage (BOOT, LOG, SANIQ, DATA)

RAID level (0, 1, 5)

Status (Normal, Rebuilding, Degraded, Off)

Capacity

Rebuild statistics (% complete, time remaining)

Depending on the storage system, this can include:

Controller/cache items

Information about the RAID controller card and Battery Backup
Unit (BBU)

Information about RAM.

Shows the type or number of power supplies.

Power supply

Status information about the power supplies.

Power supplies

Shows for the hardware listed, the status, real measured value,
minimum and maximum values.

Sensors

Using log files

If Technical Support requests that you send a copy of a log file, use the Log Files tab to save that
log file as a text file.

The Log Files tab lists two types of logs:

Log files that are stored locally on the storage system (displayed on the left side of the tab).

Log files that are written to a remote log server (displayed on the right side of the tab). This
list is empty until you configure remote log files and the remote log target computer.

Saving log files locally

1.

Select a storage system in the navigation window.

2.

Open the tree below the storage system and select Diagnostics.

3.

Select the Log Files tab.

4.

To retrieve the latest data, click Log File Tasks and select Refresh Log File List.

5.

Scroll down the list of log files in the Log Files list and select the file or files to save.

To select multiple files, press Ctrl or Ctrl+Shift.

6.

Click Log Files Tasks and select Save Log Files.

7.

Select a location for the file or files.

8.

Click Save.

Exporting the System Summary

The System Summary has information about all of the storage systems on the network. Export the
summary to a .csv file for use in a spreadsheet or database.
Information in the summary includes:

Storage system information,

“Working with storage systems” (page 21)

Management group information,

“Working with management groups” (page 104)

Network information,

“Managing the network” (page 48)

RAID information,

“Configuring RAID and Managing Disks” (page 32)

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