HP XP Performance Advisor Software User Manual
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For more information on the sections in the Dashboard screen, see
“Viewing dashboard” (page 105)
For more information on setting thresholds and specifying the X busiest components, see
dashboard threshold settings” (page 98)
and
“Specifying the top 20 consumers” (page 101)
.
NOTE:
ACP and DKA, CHIP and CHA are terms that are used synonymously across the HP XP7
Performance Advisor screens and in this user guide.
High-level steps for configuring threshold limits and viewing dashboard
The
following are the high-level sequence of steps to configure the threshold settings and view
the
overall usage summary of the XP and XP7 disk arrays. The links at the end of each step
direct
you to additional information related to that task:
1.
On the Threshold Setting screen, enter the threshold limits and select the threshold duration
for
the XP and XP7 disk arrays. Specify the maximum and the least X busiest components
you
want to view for a port, RAID group, or an MP blade (applicable for the XP7 disk
arrays).
For more information on specifying threshold limits and component settings, see
dashboard threshold settings” (page 98)
Figure 8 Threshold Setting screen
2.
Click
a status icon in the Frontend, Cache, Backend, or the MP Blade (applicable only for
P9500
and XP7 disk arrays) category in the XP/XP7Array Health section to view the
corresponding
average usage summary of individual components in the Statistics section.
For
more information, see
3.
Select components and associated metrics in the Statistics section to plot the corresponding
usage graphs in the Chart Work Area. For more information, see
.
You can select a component and click Show Consumers to view the maximum and least X
busiest components associated with a port, RAID group, or an MP blade. For more information,
see
“Specifying the top 20 consumers” (page 101)
4.
The Chart Work Area displays the usage pattern of components for the selected metrics and
threshold duration. It also displays the high watermark, which indicates the highest average
usage value of a particular component during the threshold duration. For more information,
see
.
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