HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview of Performance Monitor ...................................................... 11
2 About Performance Monitor ............................................................... 15
Components ............................................................................................................................ 15
Overview of Performance Monitor ............................................................................................... 15
Understanding Statistical Storage Ranges .............................................................................. 16
Parity Group Usage Statistics ............................................................................................... 16
Volume Usage Statistics ....................................................................................................... 17
External Volume Group Usage Statistics ................................................................................ 17
External Volume Usage Statistics .......................................................................................... 18
Channel Processor Usage Statistics ....................................................................................... 18
Disk Processor Usage Statistics ............................................................................................. 18
DRR Processor Usage Statistics ............................................................................................. 21
Write Pending Rate and Cache Memory Usage Statistics ......................................................... 21
Access Path Usage Statistics ................................................................................................ 22
Hard Disk Drive Workload Statistics ...................................................................................... 22
Port Traffic Statistics ............................................................................................................ 23
LU Path Traffic Statistics ....................................................................................................... 23
Traffic between HBAs and Storage System Ports ...................................................................... 24
Overview of Export Tool ............................................................................................................ 24
Interoperability with Other Products ............................................................................................. 25
3 Preparing for Performance Monitor Operations .................................... 27
System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 27
Storage Partition Administrators Limitations ................................................................................... 27
Performance Monitor Limitations ........................................................................................... 28
Export Tool Limitations ........................................................................................................ 29
4 Using the Performance Monitor Windows ............................................ 31
Performance Monitor Window .................................................................................................... 31
Auto LUN Window, Physical Tab ................................................................................................ 31
Long-Range Storage ............................................................................................................ 36
Short-Range Storage ........................................................................................................... 37
LDEV Tab of the Auto LUN Window ............................................................................................ 37
Port-LUN Tab of the Auto LUN Window ........................................................................................ 43
Viewing Port Workload Statistics .......................................................................................... 47
Viewing Workload Statistics on LU Paths ................................................................................ 48
WWN Tab of the Performance Monitor Window .......................................................................... 49
Monitoring Options Window ..................................................................................................... 52
Other Windows ....................................................................................................................... 55
5 Performance Monitor Operations ....................................................... 57
Overview of Performance Monitor Operations .............................................................................. 57
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