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Storage array status, Storage array status 116, Environment 116 – HP StorageWorks 8000 NAS User Manual

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116 Monitoring the System

Storage Array Status

Environment

You can view the overall environmental status for the attached array by

launching the Command View SDM web interface. This interface opens in

another browser window and gives you more detailed information about the

array. The Command View SDM web interface lets you see more specific

status information. For example, you can view a graphical representation of

the array and its components. By clicking on the components, you can get

further detailed information about the component and its status.
In the Status area on the Command View SDM, you also are able to review

the total capacity of your array, including both allocated and unallocated

storage.

Performance

You can view performance information on the array by launching the

Command View SDM web interface. This interface opens in another browser

window. You can obtain performance on any of 27 different performance

metrics. You are able to select the specific performance parameters that you

are interested in reviewing, add them to a graph, and view the information at

an interval rate you select. Some of the performance parameters that you can

review include:

Read or write cache hits

Read or write command latency

Cache pages written or read

Logical blocks written or read (per second)