HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software User Manual

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Based on the disk array and mode of collection that you selected, following are the further course
of steps:

If you selected an XP disk array and either of the following modes of configuration data collection:

• The outband mode - In this case, manually enter the SVP IP address in the SVP IP Address text

box and proceed to next step to initiate the configuration data collection.
If you already registered the XP disk array SVP with the respective management station, the
corresponding SVP IP address is displayed in the SVP IP Address text box. For more informa-
tion, see “

Registering the XP or P9000 disk array SVP IP address in P9000 Performance Ad-

visor

” on page 92.

• The inband mode - In this case, proceed to next step to initiate the configuration data collection.

If you selected a P9000 disk array and either of the following modes of configuration data
collection:

• The outband mode - In this case, the corresponding SVP IP address and RWC user name and

password are displayed in the respective text boxes, if you already saved these credentials
in P9000 Performance Advisor for the selected P9000 disk array. For more information on
saving credentials, see “

Registering the XP or P9000 disk array SVP IP address in P9000

Performance Advisor

” on page 92.

• If you have privileges to read the disk array configuration (minimum required - Storage

Admin role with View privilege), select the Authentication Enabled check box and then
proceed to next step to initiate the configuration collection. This authentication is required
to collect configuration data of the disk array. Before enabling authentication, ensure that
you first save the credentials in the Settings > Register SVP IP/Save SVP Credentials section.

• If you do not want to enable the authentication, proceed to next step to initiate the config-

uration collection. If the SVP IP address is not saved earlier, you can manually enter the
SVP IP address.

• The inband mode - In this case, you can do one of the following based on your requirement:

• If the command device being used for collection has authentication enabled, select the

Authentication Enabled check box. Enter the credentials (RWC user name and password)
that have privileges to use the command device, and proceed to next step to initiate the
configuration collection.

• If you do not want to enable the authentication, proceed to next step to initiate the config-

uration collection.

If authentication is required and you do not enable it, the configuration data collection will fail.

Click Submit.

P9000 Performance Advisor starts collecting the configuration data for the XP or the P9000 disk array
through the selected command device. The Collection Status displays

. After the configuration data

is collected, the Collection Status displays

. The Last Collection displays the updated time stamp

when P9000 Performance Advisor completes receiving the latest configuration data.

Clicking Reset restores the default settings.