Hitachi MK-96RD617-08 - Manual (Page 88)

5-6 Performance Monitor Operations
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Performance Manager User’s Guide
Starting and Stopping Storage System Monitoring
To monitor the storage system, start Performance Monitor at first and then
start obtaining statistics. You can also stop the monitoring from Performance
Monitor. Each procedure is explained below.
To start Performance Monitor:
1. Log onto Storage Navigator. The Storage Navigator main window is
displayed.
2. Click Go, Performance Manager and then Performance Management
on the menu bar of the Storage Navigator main window.
The Performance Management window is displayed.
To start monitoring the storage system:
1. Ensure that the Storage Navigator main window is in Modify mode.
The Storage Navigator main window is in Modify mode if the background
color of the icon is light yellow. If the background color is gray, the
window is in View mode and you must change it to Modify mode by
taking the following steps:
a. Check to see if the background color of the lock icon is blue.
If the background color is red , you will not be able to switch from
View mode to Modify mode. Wait for a while and click the button. If
the background color turns blue, you can go to the next step.
b. Click the icon.
A message appears, asking whether you want to change the mode.
c. Click OK to close the message.
The background color of the icon changes to light yellow ( ). The mode
changes to Modify mode. The background color of the lock icon
becomes red ( ).
Note: Even in View mode, you can operate the Performance
Management window, but you cannot change the settings in the
Monitoring Options window.
2. Start Performance Monitor and select the Monitoring Options tab. The
Monitoring Options window is displayed.
3. In Monitoring Switch, select Enable for the Current Status option.
4. Use the lists in Gathering Interval to specify the interval for obtaining the
statistics.
5. In the Monitoring Target area, click the cells representing the CUs to be
monitored, and then click Select.
6. Click Apply. Performance Monitor starts monitoring the storage system.