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4.
Restart PA XP hostagent services. For example,
Files\Hewlett-Packard\sanmgr\hostagent\sbin> hastart.bat
5.
On the management station launch Performance Advisor XP and click on the Configuration tab.
Select Host Information tab and click on Request Info followed by Submit.
6.
Once the Status column in the Host Information screen is updated with the status Received, click
on the Data Collection Configuration tab. All the command devices on which GUID is created are
appended with (GUID), as shown in
Command Device file name appended with (GUID)
Figure 83 Command Device file name appended with (GUID)
7.
All the PA Configuration and Performance Data Collection through the command device file names
labeled with “(GUID)” string uses \\?\Volume {GUID}.
NOTE:
The following are important notes for accurate functioning of the Configuration and Performance Data
Collection Pre-requisites for Windows Operating System:
•
The Command Device on which GUID is created needs to be mounted always, otherwise Performance
Advisor XP configuration and performance data collection may fail.
•
When you create a GUID, you must request for the updated host information through the Host
Information screen otherwise the Performance Advisor XP configuration and performance data
collection may fail.
•
If you delete a GUID partition and recreate it, then you must request for updated host information
through the Host Information Performance Advisor XP configuration and performance data collection
may fail.
•
If GUID creation is successful and the command device is bad then Performance Advisor XP
configuration and performance data collection may fail.
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