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6 running performance health tests, Plotting node data from the xcxperf utility – HP XC System 3.x Software User Manual

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Figure 7-7 Plotting Node Data from the xcxperf Utility

The xcxperf utility plots the performance data and displays as much data that can be shown
on one screen. Each time you press Enter, the xcxperf utility displays the next page of
performance data. Continue pressing Enter until all the node's performance data is displayed.

See xcxperf(1) for more information on plotting node data.

7.6 Running Performance Health Tests

You can run the ovp command to generate reports on the performance health of the nodes. Use
the following format to run a specific performance health test:

ovp

[options] [-verify=perf_health/test]

Where:

options

Specify additional command line options for the test. The ovp --help
perf_health

command lists the command line options for each test.

The following options apply to all the tests:

NOTE:

Use the --opts= option to pass this option.

The --nnodes=n option runs the test on n compute nodes.

The --nodelist=nodelist option specifies the compute nodes to use.

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Monitoring Node Activity