Historical statistical data, Charts, Viewing and managing the dashboard kpis – HP P6000 Performance Advisor Software User Manual

Page 100: Adding kpi records, Historical statistical data charts

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Historical Statistical Data

This section displays the basic (default) and advanced statistical data for a storage system (default),
controller, or host port for the different dashboard counters. The data is derived from the historical
performance data and shown for the duration that you select (default 1 hour). To view data for a
controller or host port, choose that performance object in the Select a performance object list. This
section is automatically refreshed to show data for the selected performance object. The Live Data
section is also simultaneously updated for the selected object. For more information, see

“Live

Data” (page 99)

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To view the advanced statistical data, select Advanced Statistics in the View list, and click OK. To
select a different predefined interval or custom duration, see

“Using the Display option” (page 15)

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Click the link provided for a counter in the statistical table to view the chart for the associated
performance object in the Charts section. All the performance data samples collected during the
selected duration are displayed and includes the recent value in the statistical table. By default,
the chart for the first record is displayed in the Charts section. For more information about, see

“Statistical data” (page 30)

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For more information on the dashboard counters, see

“Dashboard counters” (page 98)

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Charts

This section displays the historical performance data samples of the object for the counter that you
select in the Historical Statistical Data section. In addition, the minor and major threshold levels
are also displayed, if the object has been threshold monitored for the selected duration. By default,
this section displays the chart for the first record in the Historical Statistical Data section.

For more information on charts, see

“Viewing charts” (page 114)

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Viewing and managing the Dashboard KPIs

You can add, view, and manage KPI records under the Dashboard

→Key Performance Indicators

tab. If KPI records are already configured, they are listed in the table under the Key Performance
Indicators tab.

Procedure

To access the Key Performance Indicators tab for a monitored storage system:
1.

In the Navigation pane under Storage Systems, click the plus (+) sign for Storage Network.

2.

From the list, select the storage system and click the Performance tab in the Content pane.

3.

Under the Dashboard tab, click the Key Performance Indicators tab to add, view, or remove
KPI records.

Adding KPI records

To add KPI records:
1.

Follow the steps to access the Key Performance Indicators tab. For more information, see

“Procedure” (page 100)

.

2.

Click Add.

3.

In the Add Key Performance Indicators window, select the object type and controller from the
respective lists. This action segregates the performance objects that you want to view and
add.

The Select Controller list is disabled for the Data Replication Tunnel, Storage System, Controller,
and Host Port object types.

4.

Select the combination of performance object and counter that you want to add as a KPI
record.

Only the counters supported for the chosen object type are listed for selection.

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