Notes on performing monitoring, Downloading the tier relocation log file, Tier relocation log file contents – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

Page 94: Tiering levels of tiering policy

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Notes on performing monitoring

You can collect a new cycle of monitoring data while performing relocation.

After monitoring stops, the tier range is automatically calculated.

The latest available monitoring information, collected just before the relocation is performed,
is used for relocation processing.

When relocation is performed, the status of the monitor information must be valid (VAL).

Downloading the tier relocation log file

You can download the log file that contains the results of past tier relocations. See

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information about the contents of the log.
1.

Using Remote Web Console, in the Storage Systems tree select Pool.

2.

In the Pool window, click More Actions > Tier Relocation Log.

3.

In the progress dialog box, click OK.

4.

A dialog box opens allowing you to select where to download the file. Specify the folder in
which to download the file, and then click Save.

If you change the file name from the default, make sure the file name contains the .tsv extension
before saving a renamed file.

Tier relocation log file contents

The tier relocation log file is a tab-delimited file and contains the following information:

Description

Item

Displays the pool ID.

Pool ID

Displays the time and date when the performing the relocation function starts.

Start Relocation Time

Displays the time and date when the performing the relocation function ends.

End Relocation Time

Displays the section where the relocation result is shown.

Result

Displays the execution results that are Normal or Cancel.

Status

Displays the following causes of cancellation. A hyphen (-) is displayed when the
excecution status is Normal.

Detail

It was interrupted by annulling the monitor data.

It was interrupted by not completing within the cycle of relocation.

The tier relocation was interrupted because the threshold reached the vicinity of
the upper limit.

Displays the number of pages that are moved between tiers.

Move Page Num

Displays the number of pages that are moved from tier1 to tier2.

Tier1->Tier2

Displays the number of pages that are moved from tier1 to tier3.

Tier1->Tier3

Displays the number of pages that are moved from tier2 to tier1.

Tier2->Tier1

Displays the number of pages that are moved from tier2 to tier3.

Tier2->Tier3

Displays the number of pages that are moved from tier3 to tier1.

Tier3->Tier1

Displays the number of pages that are moved from tier3 to tier2.

Tier3->Tier2

Tiering levels of tiering policy

The tiering policy function is used to assign a specific storage tier to a specific THP V-VOL. A tiering
policy is the specification of which a subset of tiers is available to a given set of THP V-VOLs.

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Configuring thin provisioning

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