HP 3PAR System Reporter Software - Manual (Page 18)

1 Introduction
This guide provides the information you need to install and use HP 3PAR System Reporter to monitor
performance, create charge back reports, and plan storage resources for HP 3PAR Storage Systems.
An optionally licensed component called Adaptive Optimization is also included with System
Reporter that can be used to monitor and automatically optimize utilization of storage resources.
If you do not have a licence for Adaptive Optimization, the monitoring and system reporting
features are still accessible but the optimization capabilities are inactivated.
User Interfaces
NOTE: The InServ Storage Server has been rebranded as HP 3PAR Storage Systeem. There are
instances in this document where screenshots and/or menu items and command output refer to the
HP 3PAR Storage System as InServ or InServ Storage Server.
The HP 3PAR InForm® Operating System (InForm OS) has two user interfaces: the HP 3PAR InForm
Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR InForm Management Console (IMC). You can use
the IMC or the InForm CLI to monitor storage servers and access statistics. From the IMC or InForm
CLI, you also can export table data to a.CSV (Comma-Separated Variable) file and then use
Microsoft® Excel® or similar software to import that file. However, to generate reports directly in
Microsoft Excel and to access historical information, you must use the system reporting tools
described in this guide.
Two user interfaces are offered as part of the HP 3PAR Storage System: a Web-based interface
and an Excel client.
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The Web-based interface enables you to monitor HP 3PAR Storage Systems and access statistics
using a standard Web browser. Configuration of the System Reporter database sampling
policies must be done via a Web browser.
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The Excel client enables you to monitor HP 3PAR Storage Systems and access statistics using
Microsoft® Excel®. This option also offers additional customization options not offered by
the Web-based interface.
Related Documentation
The following documents provide information related to HP 3PAR Storage Systems, the InForm®
Operating System, the InForm® Management Console and InForm® CLI:
Read the… For information about…
HP 3PAR Storage System Physical Planning Manual Storage system hardware specifications, site-planning,
environmental considerations, power requirements, cabling,
network configurations and third-party rack implementations
HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator’s Guide Identifying storage server components and fixing problems
HP 3PAR InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference Using the HP 3PAR InForm OS Command Line Interface
(CLI)
HP 3PAR InForm OS Management Console Online Help Configuring and managing HP 3PAR Storage Systems and
using the InForm Management Console (IMC)
18 Introduction