Document Outline

• P9000 Performance for Open and Mainframe Systems User Guide
• Contents
• 1 Performance improvement of storage system
  • Performance Monitor
  • Cache Residency
• 2 About monitoring performance
  • Monitoring resource availability
  • Prestaging specific data
  • Priority mode
  • Bind mode
• 3 Interoperability of Performance Monitor and other products
  • Maintenance
  • Powering off the storage system
  • Viewing the Monitor Performance window
  • Viewing the WWN monitoring data
  • Replacing the microcode
  • Changing the time setting of SVP
  • Using Performance Control
• 4 Monitoring CUs
  • Displaying CUs to be monitored
  • Adding or removing CUs to be monitored
  • Selecting CUs to be monitored from parity group
  • Confirming the status of CUs to be monitored
• 5 Monitoring WWNs
  • Displaying WWNs to be monitored
  • Adding or removing WWNs to be monitored
  • Adding new WWNs to ports
  • Editing the WWN nickname
  • Connecting WWNs to ports
  • Deleting WWNs from monitoring target objects
• 6 Monitoring operation
  • Performing Monitoring Operation
  • Starting monitoring
  • Stopping monitoring
• 7 Setting statistical storage ranges
  • About statistical storage ranges
    • Viewing statistics
  • Setting the storing period of statistics
• 8 Working with graphs
  • Basic operation
  • Objects that can be displayed in graphs
  • Usage rates of processor blade(s)
  • Usage rate of a data recovery and reconstruction processor
  • Usage rate of cache memory
  • Write pending statistics
  • Access paths usage statistics
  • Throughput of storage system
  • Size of data transferred
  • Response times
  • Cache hit rates
  • Back-end performance
  • Hard disk drive usage statistics
  • Hard disk drive access rates
  • Business Copy usage statistics
• 9 Changing display of graphs
  • Graph operation
  • Changing displayed items
  • Changing a display period
  • Adding a new graph
  • Delete graph panel
• 10 Estimating cache size
  • About cache size
  • Calculating cache size for open systems
  • Calculating cache size for mainframe systems
  • Cache Residency extents
  • Cache Residency system specifications
• 11 Managing resident cache
  • Cache Residency rules, restrictions, and guidelines
  • Launching Cache Residency
  • Viewing Cache Residency information
  • Placing specific data into Cache Residency cache
  • Placing LDEV(s) into Cache Residency cache
  • Releasing specific data from Cache Residency cache
  • Releasing LDEV(s) from Cache Residency cache
  • Changing mode after Cache Residency is registered in cache
• 12 Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting
  • Calling HP Technical Support
• 13 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Subscription service
    • Documentation feedback
  • Related information
    • HP websites
  • Conventions for storage capacity values
  • Typographic conventions
• A Export Tool
  • About the Export Tool
  • Preparing for using the Export Tool
    • Installing the Export Tool
      • On UNIX
      • On Windows
    • Export Tool limitations
    • 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
    • Preparing a batch file
    • Using the Export Tool
      • Running the batch file
      • File formats
      • Processing time
      • Termination code
      • Log files
      • Error handling
  • Export Tool command reference
    • Export Tool command syntax
      • Conventions
      • Syntax descriptions
      • Writing a script in the command file
      • Viewing the online Help for subcommands
    • Subcommand list
    • svpip
    • retry
    • login
    • show
    • group
    • short-range
    • long-range
    • outpath
    • option
    • apply
    • set
    • help
    • Java
  • Exported files
    • Monitoring data exported by the Export Tool
    • Resource usage and write-pending rate statistics
    • Parity groups, external volume groups, or V-VOL groups statistics
    • Volumes in parity/external volume groups or V-VOL groups statistics
    • Volumes in parity groups, external volume groups, or V-VOL groups (at volumes controlled by a particular CU)
    • Port statistics
    • Host bus adapters connected to ports statistics
    • Volumes (LU) statistics
    • All host bus adapters connected to ports
    • Processor blades
    • Remote copy operations by Cnt Ac-S/Cnt Ac-S Z (whole volumes)
    • Remote copy operations by Cnt Ac-S and Cnt Ac-S Z (for each volume (LU))
    • Remote copy by Cnt Ac-S and Cnt Ac-S Z (volumes controlled by a particular CU)
    • Remote copy by Cnt Ac-J and Cnt Ac-J Z (whole volumes)
    • Remote copy by Cnt Ac-J and Cnt Ac-J Z (at journals)
    • Remote copy by Cnt Ac-J and Cnt Ac-J Z (for each volume (LU))
    • Remote copy by Cnt Ac-J and Cnt Ac-J Z (at volumes controlled by a particular CU)
  • Causes of Invalid Monitoring Data
  • Troubleshooting the Export Tool
    • Messages issued by the Export tool
• B Performance Monitor GUI reference
  • Performance Monitor main window
  • Edit Monitoring Switch wizard
    • Edit Monitoring Switch window
    • Confirm window
  • Monitor Performance window
  • Edit CU Monitor Mode wizard
    • Edit CU Monitor Mode window
    • Confirm window
  • View CU Matrix window
  • Select by Parity Groups window
  • Parity Group Properties window
  • Edit WWN wizard
    • Edit WWN window
    • Confirm window
  • Edit WWN Monitor Mode wizard
    • Edit WWN Monitor Mode window
    • Confirm window
  • Delete Unused WWNs window
  • Add New Monitored WWNs wizard
    • Add New Monitored WWNs window
    • Confirm window
  • Add to Ports wizard
    • Add to Ports window
    • Confirm window
  • Monitor window
  • Edit Time Range window
  • Edit Performance Objects window
  • Add Graph window
• C Cache Residency GUI reference
  • Cache Residency Window
  • Multi Set dialog box
  • Multi Release dialog box
• Glossary
• Index