HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage - Manual (Page 17)

1 Overview and Features
This document provides the information you need to install and use HP 3PAR System Reporter to
monitor performance, create charge back reports, and plan storage resources for HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage systems.
For HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or OS 2.3.1, an optionally licensed component called Adaptive
Optimization is also included with System Reporter that can be used to monitor and automatically
optimize utilization of storage resources. If you do not have a licence for Adaptive Optimization,
the monitoring and system reporting features are still accessible but the optimization capabilities
are inactivated.
For HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 and later, Adaptive Optimization is performed by the HP 3PAR OS.
Licensing requirements are the same whether Adaptive Optimization is implemented on the node
(as in HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2) or in System Reporter 3.1.
User Interfaces
NOTE: The InServ Storage Server has been rebranded as HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, and the
InForm Operating System has been rebranded as HP 3PAR Operating System (HP 3PAR OS).
There are instances in this document where screenshots, menu items, and/or command output refer
to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage as “HP 3PAR Storage System,” “InServ,” or “InServ Storage
Server,” and to the HP 3PAR OS as the InForm OS.
The HP 3PAR OS has two user interfaces: the HP 3PAR OS Command Line Interface (CLI) and the
HP 3PAR Management Console (Management Console). You can use the Management Console
or the HP 3PAR OS CLI to monitor storage servers and access statistics. From the Management
Console or HP 3PAR OS CLI, you also can export table data to a.CSV (Comma-Separated Variable)
file and then use Microsoft® Excel® or similar software to import that file. However, to generate
reports directly in Microsoft Excel and to access historical information, you must use the system
reporting tools described in this guide.
Two user interfaces are offered as part of the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage: a Web-based interface
and an Excel client.
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The Web-based interface enables you to monitor HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems and
access statistics using a standard Web browser. Configuration of the System Reporter database
sampling policies must be done via a Web browser.
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The Excel client enables you to monitor HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems and access statistics
using Microsoft Excel. This option also offers additional customization options not offered by
the Web-based interface.
About System Reporter
System Reporter monitors performance and the usage of storage resources and allows you to
generate charts and graphs that report useful statistics for planning and configuring the operation
of HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems.
System Reporter provides the following main features:
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Convenient access to configuration options for selecting systems to include for reporting,
specifying sampling parameters, scheduling reports, and generating alerts.
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Extensive selection of reports for obtaining performance and storage utilization statistics on
selected objects (i.e., hosts, ports, nodes, physical disks, virtual volumes, etc.).
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Quick access to predefined reports that contain useful statistics for most common types of
installations.
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