Determining disk space requirements – HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual
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Where, target-path is the location, such as a network drive or shared file system where
you want to save the backup files.
You can also backup data for an XP or a P9000 disk array DKC or a particular duration. The
following are the commands:
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%HPSS_HOME%\bin\backuputility -backup target-path —dkc
<DKC_Serial_Number>
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%HPSS_HOME%\bin\backuputility -backup target-path —time <Start
date and time> <End date and time>
The format for the start and end date, and time is as follows: DD-MM-YYYY
NOTE:
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If you have saved the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor database on a different location
during installation, navigate to that location.
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The target-path that you specify must not include space in the file location path.
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To restore your files, enter:
%HPSS_HOME%\bin\backuputility -restore target-path
Where, target-path is the location where you want to restore the files.
You can also restore data for an XP or a P9000 disk array DKC, or a particular duration. The
following are the commands:
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%HPSS_HOME%\bin\backuputility -restore target-path —dkc
<DKC_Serial_Number>
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%HPSS_HOME%\bin\backuputility -restore target-path —time <Start
date and time> <End date and time>
The format for the start and end date, and time is as follows: DD-MM-YYYY
Related Topics
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“Automatically increasing the database size (AutoGrow)” (page 140)
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“Manually increasing the database size” (page 141)
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“Manually purging the data” (page 143)
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“Purging older data” (page 143)
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“Automatically purging data” (page 144)
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“Creating and viewing Export DB CSV files” (page 146)
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“Deleting logs for archival and import activities” (page 162)
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“Migrating data to another management station” (page 163)
Determining disk space requirements
Use the following formula to determine the disk space requirements for HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor on a day basis. The factors that influence the output are the number of arrays, LDEVs,
ports, DKC components, performance data collection, and collection frequency:
Free_Space (MB/day for one array) = [(SECONDS_PER_DAY /
Ldev_Collection_frequency) * LDEVs * Ldev_Space ] + [(SECONDS_PER_DAY
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