HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Performance Control Software .............. 7
2 About XP Performance Control ........................................................... 11
Components ............................................................................................................................ 11
Overview of XP Performance Control ........................................................................................... 11
Performance of High-Priority Hosts ........................................................................................ 11
Upper-Limit Control ............................................................................................................. 12
Interoperability with Other Products ............................................................................................. 12
3 Preparing for XP Performance Control Operations ................................. 15
System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 15
4 Performance Control Window ............................................................ 17
Port Tab of the Performance Control Window ............................................................................... 17
WWN Tab of the Performance Control Window ........................................................................... 20
5 XP Performance Control Operations .................................................... 25
Overview of XP Performance Control Operations ........................................................................... 25
If One-to-One Connections Link HBAs and Ports ..................................................................... 25
If Many-to-Many Connections Link HBAs and Ports .................................................................. 28
Starting XP Performance Control ................................................................................................. 32
Port Tab Operations .................................................................................................................. 33
Analyzing Traffic Statistics in the Port Tab .............................................................................. 33
Setting Priority for Ports on the Storage System ....................................................................... 34
Setting Upper-Limit Values to Traffic at Non-prioritized Ports ...................................................... 34
Setting a Threshold in the Port Tab ........................................................................................ 35
WWN Tab Operations ............................................................................................................. 36
Monitoring All Traffic between HBAs and Ports ....................................................................... 37
Analyzing Traffic Statistics in the WWN Tab .......................................................................... 39
Setting Priority for HBAs ...................................................................................................... 40
Setting Upper-Limit Values for Non-Prioritized WWNs ............................................................. 41
Setting a Threshold in the WWN Tab ................................................................................... 42
Changing the Performance Control Name of an HBA .............................................................. 43
Replacing a Host Bus Adapter .............................................................................................. 43
Grouping HBAs ................................................................................................................. 44
Including Multiple HBAs in a Performance Control Group .................................................. 44
Deleting an HBA from a Performance Control Group ........................................................ 45
Switching Priority of a Performance Control Group ........................................................... 45
Setting an Upper-Limit Value to HBAs in a Performance Control Group ................................ 46
Renaming a Performance Control Group ......................................................................... 47
Deleting a Performance Control Group ........................................................................... 48
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