HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 180)

5. Click Export.
P9000 Performance Advisor archives data for the specified duration. As part of the archival
process, P9000 Performance Advisor does the following:
a. Displays an informational message that the export for the selected array is successfully
initiated and starts exporting the data.
b. Logs two records under Export data for the date and time when the archival is complete.
c. Creates two .dmp files and displays their names under File Name. The file names are unique
(see the following) and have the XP or the P9000 disk array serial number in their file names
for easy identification:
• The first file contains performance data for the port and the DKC.
Following is the file naming convention for the .dmp file generated for an XP disk array:
<XParray_serial_number>_<archival_start_date>_<archival_start_time>_<Start_collec-
tion_interval_timestamp>_<End_collection_interval_timestamp>.DMP
For example,
XP10055_12OCT2008_20.07.32_1217826540130_1217826600138.DMP
Following is the file naming convention for the .dmp file generated for a P9000 disk
array:
<P9000array_serial_number>_<archival_start_date>_<archival_start_time>_<Start_col-
lection_interval_timestamp>_<End_collection_interval_timestamp>.DMP
For example,
P900053032_12OCT2008_20.07.32_1217826540130_1217826600138.DMP
• The second file contains the performance data for the RAID groups. Following is the file
naming convention for the .dmp file:
<PAarray_serial_number>_<archival_start_date>_<archival_start_time>_<Start_collec-
tion_interval_timestamp>_<End_collection_interval_timestamp>.DMP
For example,
PA10055_12OCT2008_20.07.32_1217826540130_1217826600138.DMP
Once the archival is completed, this file is simultaneously displayed in the Archive Import
section under the Archive Export/Archive Import tab. You must select this file if you want
to import the performance data (port, DKC, RAID groups) for the XP or the P9000 disk
array. For more information, see “
Importing data ” on page 181.
TIP:
You can also copy the .dmp files from the dpdump folder to a CD/DVD and release the
space occupied by the .dmp files on the management station.
Related Topics
• “ Automatically increasing the database size (AutoGrow) ” on page 163
• “ Manually increasing the database size ” on page 164
• “ Manually purging the data ” on page 166
• “ Purging older data ” on page 166
• “ Automatically purging data ” on page 167
• “ Creating and viewing Export DB CSV files ” on page 168
• “ Importing data ” on page 181
Managing the P9000 Performance Advisor database 180