HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 230)

System tasks are specific to HP XP7 storage systems, and are submitted from Remote Web Console.
From the Tasks & Alerts tab, System Tasks list, you can view:
• Task name
• Task type
• User
• Storage system (XP7)
• Status (link)
Clicking the status link will display additional status information in a Status Details window. For
example, when a system task runs (Delete LDEVs for example) an Update Database sub-task that
applies storage configuration changes to the XP7 Command View AE database also runs. When
you click the status link of the primary task (Delete LDEVs), you will see the Update Database sub-
task displayed in the Status Details window. Note that the Update Database task is also displayed
in the Data Collection Tasks tab like other XP7 Command View AE data collection activities.
To take further action on a system task, you would click Manage System Tasks and in the displayed
window actions would include:
• View task details
• Delete or modify task settings
• Apply configuration changes as a result of the task completion
• Suspend or resume tasks (system tasks cannot be restarted)
• Data Collection Tasks
Data collection tasks are listed on the Administration tab, under Managed Resources, on the Data
Collection Tasks tab. These tasks can be sorted and filtered like tasks listed on the Tasks & Alerts
tab.
Data collection tasks are created by adding, refreshing, editing, and removing storage systems
and hosts from the Administration tab or the Resources tab.
Data collection tasks are also created by submitting System tasks that perform an Update Database
sub task.
On the Data Collection Tasks tab, in the data collection tasks list, you can:
• Check task results and task status
• Delete tasks
• Restart tasks
The global monitoring bar provides the following task functionality:
• Displayed at the bottom of the XP7 Command View AE GUI, these task status links provide con-
venient access for reviewing and managing CVAE task and System task information from the Tasks
& Alerts tab. The numbers displayed on the global monitoring bar are the sum of CVAE tasks and
system tasks. Note that data collection tasks cannot be accessed from the global monitoring bar.
Task status links provide easy access to the following task categories:
• Waiting (Waiting, Suspended)
• In Progress (In Progress, Stopping, Stopping Immediate, Canceling, or Deleting, or Updating
Database)
• Completed (Completed, Canceled, or Stopped)
• Failed (Failed or Database Update Failed)
• Clicking a task status link will display a dialog box where you can review and manage CVAE
tasks and System tasks on separate tabs. Filtering and display controls in the dialog box are the
same as in the Tasks & Alerts tab. The management options available in the dialog box depend
on the task status category. For example, you can stop an in progress CVAE task, but the stop
option would not be available for completed or failed CVAE tasks.
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