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Communicating with host agents – HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual

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Description

Screen elements

Displays the list of command device records in the
Configuration Collection table. You can select a command

Configuration Collection

device and perform a one-time configuration data
collection, or schedule a configuration data collection for
the corresponding XP or XP7 disk array.

Displays the list of XP and XP7 disk array records in the
Performance Collection table. You can schedule

Performance Collection

performance data collection and also enable schedules to
automatically collect the performance data for new
components.

Click the plus (+) sign for Arrays under Array View in the left pane to view the list of XP and XP7
disk arrays configured to communicate with your management station. Similarly, if custom groups
are configured, click the plus (+) sign for Custom Groups under Array View to view the list.

Click an XP or an XP7 disk array serial number to view the corresponding configuration and
performance summary.

Click a custom group to view the performance data of the associated LDEVs.

For more information, see

“Viewing XP and XP7 disk array components” (page 172)

.

If you have navigated to an XP or an XP7 disk array under Array View and want to view or modify
the host information, configuration collection, or the performance collection records, click Array
View in the left pane.

Tasks you can perform on the Array View screen

“Configuring host information” (page 46)

“Configuration data” (page 49)

“Performance data” (page 58)

Related Topics

See the following topics:

“Providing

user-friendly names for XP and XP7 disk arrays” (page 76)

“Registering

the XP or XP7 disk array SVP IP address in HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page

77)

“Viewing events” (page 138)

“Configuring email and SNMP settings” (page 73)

Communicating with host agents

HP XP7 Performance Advisor displays the host agents in the Host Information table under the Host
Information tab. The current status of a host agent is displayed as Requested when you seek an
update from the host agent (for example, when it is reinstalled). The status changes to Received
after HP XP7 Performance Advisor retrieves the requested information from the host agent. When
the host agents are first installed on the hosts, their current status is displayed as Received.

NOTE:

To view updated RMLIB host agent versions and new array types, select the upgraded

host entry and request a host update.

Tasks you can perform under the Host Information tab

“Requesting host agent updates” (page 47)

“Removing host agent information from HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 48)

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Collecting configuration and performance data