Document Outline

• Contents
• XP Performance Control
  • Optimal performance of high-priority hosts
  • Automatically disabling upper limit control
  • Overview of XP Performance Control procedures
    • Procedure for one-to-one connections between HBAs and ports
      • Figure 1 Network A (one-to-one connections between HBAs and ports)
      • Figure 2 Priority specified in the XP Performance Control pane
      • Figure 3 Traffic at ports on network A
    • Procedure for many-to-many connections between HBAs and ports
      • Figure 4 Network B (many-to-many connections between HBAs and ports)
      • Figure 5 Specifying host bus adapters to be monitored
      • Figure 6 Priority specified in the XP Performance Control pane
      • Figure 7 Traffic at ports on network B
      • Figure 8 Setting upper limits
  • Notes on using XP Performance Control
    • Figure 9 Graphs indicating changes in port traffic
  • XP Performance Control restrictions
• Using XP Performance Control
  • Starting XP Performance Control
  • XP Performance Control pane
    • Figure 10 Port tab in the XP Performance Control pane
    • Figure 11 WWN tab in the XP Performance Control pane
    • Pane contents
      • Top section
      • Tree section (WWN tab only)
      • Table section
      • Bottom section
      • Buttons
  • Managing traffic between HBAs and ports
    • Setting the priority of ports on arrays
    • Measuring traffic between host bus adapters and ports for many-to-many connections
      • Figure 12 Add WWN dialog box
    • Analyzing traffic statistics
    • Setting upper limit values for traffic at non-prioritized ports or WWNs
    • Setting thresholds
    • Changing PFC names of host bus adapters (many-to-many connections only)
      • Figure 13 Change WWN and PFC Name dialog box
    • Replacing host bus adapters (many-to-many connections only)
  • Grouping host bus adapters
    • Adding multiple HBAs to a PFC group
      • Figure 14 Add New PFC Group dialog box
    • Switching the priority of PFC groups
    • Setting upper limit values for HBAs in a PFC group
      • Figure 15 Change Upper Limit dialog box
    • Renaming PFC groups
      • Figure 16 Change PFC Group Name dialog box
    • Deleting PFC groups
• Troubleshooting XP Auto LUN/Performance Base Monitor and XP Performance Control
• Support and other resources
  • Supported storage platforms and firmware
  • Prerequisites
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
    • Table 1 Document conventions
  • Conventions for Storage Capacity Values
  • HP technical support
  • Subscription service
  • HP websites
  • Documentation feedback
• XP Performance Control Export Tool
  • Overview of XP Auto LUN
  • Exporting monitoring data to files
    • Figure 1 Sample text file
    • Files to be exported
      • Table 2 XP Auto LUN panes and monitoring data that can be saved by the Export Tool
      • Table 3 Files containing statistics on resource usage and write pending rates
      • Table 4 Files containing statistics on parity, external volume, and V-VOL groups
      • Table 5 Files containing statistics on logical volumes in parity, external volume, or V-VOL groups
      • Table 6 Files containing statistics on ports
      • Table 7 Files containing statistics on host bus adapters connected to ports
      • Table 8 Files containing statistics on LU paths
      • Table 9 Files containing statistics on PFC groups
      • Table 10 Files containing statistics on host bus adapters belonging to PFC groups
      • Table 11 Files with statistics on remote copy ops. by Cnt Ac and TrueCopy for z/OS (in the array)
      • Table 12 Files with statistics on remote copy ops. by Cnt Ac and TrueCopy for z/OS (at LU paths)
      • Table 13 Files with statistics on remote copy ops. by Cnt Ac and TC for z/OS (at logical vols. by CU)
      • Table 14 Files with statistics on remote copy operations by Cnt Ac and TC for z/OS (at CLPR)
      • Table 15 Files with statistics on remote copy operations by Cnt Ac-J and UR for z/OS (in the array)
      • Table 16 Files with statistics on remote copy ops. by Cnt Ac and UR for z/OS (at journal groups)
      • Table 17 Files with statistics on remote copy ops. by Cnt Ac-J and UR for z/OS (at LU paths)
      • Table 18 Files with statistics on remote copy ops. by Cnt Ac-J and UR for z/OS (at logical vols. by CU)
    • Preparing for using the Export Tool
      • Requirements for using the Export Tool
      • Installing the Export Tool on a Windows computer
      • Installing the Export Tool on a UNIX computer
    • Using the Export Tool
      • Preparing a command file
        • Figure 2 Sample command file
      • Preparing a batch file
        • Figure 3 Scripts in batch files
        • Figure 4 Scripts in batch files (when specifying the proxy host’s host name)
        • Figure 5 Scripts in batch files (when specifying the IP address of a proxy host)
      • Running the Export Tool
        • Figure 6 An example of executing a batch file (on a Windows computer)
        • Figure 7 Sample command prompt outputs when the Export Tool runs
        • Notes
          • Table 19 Errors for which the Export Tool retries processing
          • Table 20 Estimate examples of time required for exporting files
          • Table 21 Termination codes that the Export Tool returns
          • Figure 8 Sample batch file including a reference to termination code
  • Command reference
    • Table 22 Subcommand list
    • Command syntax
      • Table 23 Syntax descriptions
      • Figure 9 Examples of comments
    • The svpip subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The retry subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The login subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The show subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
        • Figure 10 Information output by the show subcommand
    • The group subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
        • Table 24 Operands of the group subcommand and saved monitoring data
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The shortrange subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
        • Figure 11 Starting and ending times for collecting monitoring data
      • Example
    • The longrange subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
        • Table 25 Monitoring items to which the longrange subcommand can be applied
      • Operands
        • Figure 12 Starting and ending time for collecting monitoring data
      • Example
    • The outpath subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The option subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The apply subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
    • The set subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
    • The help subcommand
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Example
    • The java command for exporting data In files
      • Syntax
      • Description
      • Operands
      • Example
  • Troubleshooting the Export Tool
    • Table 26 Troubleshooting the Export Tool
    • Table 27 Messages to be issued by the Export Tool
• Limitations for storage partition administrators
  • Limitations of XP Auto LUN
    • Table 28 Limitations for storage partition administrators (XP Auto LUN)
    • Figure 13 An example of a text file
  • Limitations of the Export Tool
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