HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Performance Control ........................... 7
2 About XP Performance Control ........................................................... 11
Components ............................................................................................................................ 11
Overview of XP Performance Control ........................................................................................... 11
Performance of High-Priority Hosts ........................................................................................ 11
Upper-Limit Control ............................................................................................................. 12
Interoperability with Other Products ............................................................................................. 12
3 Preparing for XP Performance Control Operations ................................. 15
System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 15
4 Performance Control Windows ........................................................... 17
Port Tab of the Performance Control Window ............................................................................... 17
WWN Tab of the Performance Control Window ........................................................................... 20
5 XP Performance Control Operations .................................................... 27
Overview of XP Performance Control Operations ........................................................................... 27
If One-to-One Connections Link HBAs and Ports ..................................................................... 27
If Many-to-Many Connections Link HBAs and Ports .................................................................. 30
Starting XP Performance Control ................................................................................................. 34
Port Tab Operations .................................................................................................................. 35
Analyzing Traffic Statistics in the Port Tab .............................................................................. 35
Setting Priority for Ports on the Storage System ....................................................................... 36
Setting Upper-Limit Values to Traffic at Non-prioritized Ports ...................................................... 36
Setting a Threshold in the Port Tab ........................................................................................ 37
WWN Tab Operations ............................................................................................................. 38
Monitoring All Traffic between HBAs and Ports ....................................................................... 39
Analyzing Traffic Statistics in the WWN Tab .......................................................................... 41
Setting Priority for HBAs ...................................................................................................... 42
Setting Upper-Limit Values for Non-Prioritized WWNs ............................................................. 43
Setting a Threshold in the WWN Tab ................................................................................... 44
Changing the Performance Control Name of an HBA .............................................................. 45
Replacing a Host Bus Adapter .............................................................................................. 45
Grouping HBAs ................................................................................................................. 46
Including Multiple HBAs in a Performance Control Group .................................................. 46
Deleting an HBA from a Performance Control Group ........................................................ 47
Switching Priority of a Performance Control Group ........................................................... 47
Setting an Upper-Limit Value to HBAs in a Performance Control Group ................................ 48
Renaming a Performance Control Group ......................................................................... 49
Deleting a Performance Control Group ........................................................................... 49
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