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HP StorageWorks P9000 ApplicationPerformance Extender Software User GuideAbstractThis document describes how to use the HP StorageWorks P9000 Applicat

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Support and other resources100

A Checking for valid user to supportcommand device authentication for APEXin Remote Web Console (RWC)Attributes of the user to support command device

Checking for valid user to support command device authentication for APEX in Remote Web Console (RWC)102

B Configuring HP Process Resource Managergroups on HP-UX hostsProcess Resource Manager (PRM) provides an efficient and flexible way to manage resource

The following configurations must be set:1. Setup groups based on applications and need.Format for creating groups########## FSS PRM group record ####

# Full path of the application, starting with a slash (/).# The directory name must be fully qualified, but the file name can# include the shell file

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C Deployment scenariosApplication level SLOsSAN configurationTwo HP-UX 11.31 servers connected to an XP24000 HP disk array through a Fibre Channel fab

Three Windows 2003 servers connected to an XP24000 disk array through a Fibre Channel fabric.• Server 1 – Windows server (Win1) with an instance of Or

D Creating command devicesIf you are running XP RAID Manager (XP Business Copy and XP Continuous Access), you alreadyhave command devices that can be

1 OverviewIn a typical Storage Area Network (SAN) environment, multiple I/O intensive applications sharestorage resources. Not all applications are mi

Creating a command device using XP RWC for XP24000 andXP20000 disk arraysComplete the following steps to create a command device:1. Launch the XP RWC

3. In the Replication Manager GUI, perform the following steps:a. In the Explorer menu, select Resources > Storage Systems.The Storage Systems wind

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E Procedure to change LDEV ownershipusing Remote Web Console (RWC)To modify LDEV ownership:1. Launch P9000 Remote Web Console with administrator privi

Procedure to change LDEV ownership using Remote Web Console (RWC)114

F Configuring NPIV and RDM disk forVMware ESX ServersGuest level I/O prioritization using APEX for VMware ESX/ESXi servers can be achieved by configur

Configuring NPIV and RDM disk for VMware ESX Servers116

GlossaryThis glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensiveglossary of computer terms.APEX P9000 Appl

Raw DeviceMapping (RDM)A RDM is a special file in a VMFS volume that acts as a proxy for a raw device.RDM LUN supports direct access (FC or iSCSI only

Indexinstalling, 103setting, 103Aalarmsalarm history, 83creating, 83filtering, 83updating, 83viewing, 83Bbandwidth, 11Ccommunication agent, 11, 25HP-U

• Dynamically balance the MP blade utilization of P9500 disk arraysFunctional representationFigure 1 shows the working of P9000 Application Performanc

Mmanagement station, 11Windows, 13ManagingSLOs, 63workloads, 69Ooverview, 11PProcess Resource Managerusing, 103Rrelated documentation, 97removingcontr

2 Installing and removing P9000Application Performance ExtenderThis chapter describes the procedure to install the P9000 Application Performance Exten

• PostgreSQL Database• PostgreSQL ODBC DriverPrerequisitesBefore you install the management station:• Read the HP StorageWorks P9000 Application Perfo

• HP StorageWorks APEX Web Server• HP StorageWorks APEX DB•The software icon for P9000 Application Performance Extender appears on the desktop.• The s

Installing the communication agent on HP-UX and Linux (x86 and x86_64) hostsNOTE:If the HP-UX PHKL_40311 cumulative patch is not installed, the follow

NOTE:On Linux hosts, ensure that the driver corresponding to the QLogic HBAs is listed as the firstuncommented entry in the /etc/hba.conf file.• For e

To start the communication agent service, run the /sbin/init.d/apex_ca start command.To stop the communication agent service, run the /sbin/init.d/ape

NOTE:You should not cancel the InstallAnywhere application for P9000 Application Performance Extendercontroller once installation has begun.Prerequisi

Legal and notice informationCopyright © 2010-2011 by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP re

3. Run ./P9000APEX_ControllerIA64.bin.The Welcome screen is displayed followed by the End User License Agreement.4. Read and accept the terms of the a

Upgrading P9000 Application Performance ExtenderThis section describes the procedure to upgrade the P9000 Application Performance Extendermanagement s

The End User License Agreement is displayed.4. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.5. Click Install to proceed.When the

The Pre–installation summary is displayed. Follow the instructions to proceed.Linux IA64 host1. Transfer the P9000APEX_CAIA64.bin to the Linux IA64 ho

to the version in the TO column without removing the earlier version. A blank cell indicates that anupgrade to a later version (without removing the e

The End User License Agreement is displayed.6. Read and accept the terms of the agreement.The Pre–installation summary is displayed. Follow the instru

NOTE:On a HP-UX host, do not remove the communication agent using the swremove option.Removing communication agent on a Windows hostTo remove the comm

3 Licensing P9500 disk arraysIMPORTANT:Licensing is applicable only for P9500 disk arrays.P9000 Application Performance Extender follows a band-based

P9000 Application Performance Extender supports the following license types:• Instant-on license• Permanent license• Meter based term (MBT) licenseLic

• It is either valid for a period of 120 days from the day you install P9000 Application PerformanceExtender or until the time you generate, and insta

Contents1 Overview ... 11Functional representation ...

DescriptionItemDisplays the usable capacity of a P9500 disk array.Array CapacityDisplays the license capacity as 0.License CapacityDisplays the status

DescriptionItemDisplays the status as Expired.License StatusDisplays the capacity as 0.License CapacityDisplays the following status message:License h

Figure 3 shows the proactive license tracking screen. Data collection discovers all the P9500 arrayswhich need to be monitored. You have to select a p

IMPORTANT:• Additional usable capacity refers to the usable capacity that is beyond the Permanent licensedcapacity.• A Meter based Term license cannot

used only till the first week of January'11, after which it remains unused until the 75TB current usablecapacity increases by 50TB, and is consta

The following figure illustrates the use of Meter based Term license.At the time of installing the Meter based Term license, if the usable capacity is

DescriptionColumn Headings - List of exist-ing licenses sectionDisplays N/A.Term (Days) indicates the total number of days when the installed90TB-Days

Consider that the 90TB-Days are completely used in the first half of 12/11/2010 and appropriateTB-Days are not yet installed to monitor the 10TB addit

4. As the usable capacity is beyond the Permanent licensed capacity, P9000 Application PerformanceExtender enters 60 days grace period on 11/30/2010.5

1. A P9500 disk array has a usable capacity of 50TB.2. A Permanent license is installed on 11/15/2010 to monitor the 50TB usable capacity.3. 5TB-Days

Proactive License Tracking ... 31Permanent Lice

3. Enter the registration number in the Registration Number or Product Authorization Key box. Ensurethat the registration number is same as that menti

Viewing license detailsTo view the details of a license:1. Select License from the Navigation pane.The License screen is displayed.2. Select a P9500 d

• License Status: Installed• Term (Days): N/A• End Date: Never• After 1:00 PM on 11/30/2010:• License Capacity: 50TB, +100TB-DaysConsider that 25TB-Da

NOTE:Reduction or negative counting is only applicable for the installed TB-Days. It is not applicable forPermanent licenses.After 60 days grace perio

grace period of 60 days. In such a case, if you install the appropriate TB-Days, P9000 ApplicationPerformance Extender ends the grace period for that

Violating licensed capacityAfter 60 days of grace period, P9000 Application Performance Extender considers it as a capacityviolation and stops control

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4 P9000 Application Performance Extenderuser interface layoutNOTE:• The minimum supported screen resolution is 1024X768 pixels. However, HP recommends

Figure 7 Change password screen.Enter the new password in the respective text boxes and click Save.After successful login, the Home screen (see Figure

• Message pane• Title paneFigure 9 P9000 Application Performance Extender user interface.1. Navigation pane — Helps you navigate to the high level tas

Creating and viewing reports ... 78Generate Report s

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5 Using P9000 Application PerformanceExtenderUsing P9000 Application Performance Extender involves the following tasks:1. Identifying applications and

Discovering hosts and collecting configuration dataP9000 Application Performance Extender interacts with the XP or P9500 disk arrays through hostswhic

DescriptionItemYes — Indicates that the host is supported.No — Indicates that the host is not supported.APEX SupportedDisplays the status as New, Done

NOTE:• Guest level I/O prioritization using APEX for VMware ESX/ESXi servers can be achieved byconfiguring NPIV for virtual machines with RDM disk.• O

Figure 11 Discovered hosts table.2. Click Refresh Host List to view the latest set of discovered hosts.3. Select a host to collect configuration data.

Figure 13 Controller Settings screen.DescriptionItemDisplays the controller connected to the selected XP or P9500 disk ar-ray.Controller(s) And Manage

Specifying controller settingsTo specify controller settings:1. Select Controller Settings from the Navigation pane.The Controller Settings screen is

Figure 16 Command devices information.2. Select a command device from the Command Device Settings table to configure the commanddevice of the host run

NOTE:• The username and password must be the same as specified in Remote Web Console (RWC).More more information, see Appendix A• If the password is i

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Figure 18 DLOM settings screen.DescriptionItemEnables you to select a P9500 disk array.Select a P9500 arrayPlace holder for assigning MP blades to ach

Enabling DLOM settingsThere are three different modes to enable DLOM:• DLOM only mode (Non QoS MPBs) — In this mode, P9000 Application Performance Ext

3. Click Submit.4. Create a profile and define target Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for the workloads identified5. Assign the profile to an array.6.

5. Create a profile and define target Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for the workloads identified6. Assign the profile to an array.7. Add workloads.8

Figure 19 SLO Settings screen (SLO Profile Management).DescriptionItemEnables you to create, update, and remove SLO profiles.SLO Profile ManagementEna

DescriptionItemDisplays the array serial number.Array Sl.No.Displays the default SLO profile of the selected array. A default profileis the profile th

DescriptionItemRemoves an existing schedule.Delete ScheduleCreating SLO profilesTo create SLO profiles:1. Select SLO Settings from the Navigation pane

Assigning SLO profiles to arraysTo assign profiles to arrays:1. Select a profile from the profile list.2. Select an array from the Array list.3. Click

Figure 23 Schedule Summary table.2. Click Create Schedule to create a new schedule.The SLO Schedule Update window is displayed, as shown in Figure 24.

Updating schedulesTo update SLO schedules:1. Select a schedule from the Schedule Summary table.2. Click Update Schedule.The SLO Schedule Update Window

FiguresFunctional representation of P9000 Application Performance Extender ... 121License screen ...

Figure 25 Workload settings screen.DescriptionItemDisplays the workload details.Workload SummaryDisplays the IP address of the host.Host IP AddressDis

DescriptionItemEnables you to select a workload number ranging from 1–15.Workload NumberEnables you to create a workload.Create WorkloadEnables you to

Updating workloadsTo update workloads:1. Select a workload from the Workload Summary table.The details of the selected workload will be displayed unde

Specifying workload settings in a cluster environmentP9000 Application Performance Extender is not cluster aware, but it can work with both Active-Act

Figure 28 MPB graphs screen.DescriptionItemEnables you to select a P9500 array.ArrayEnables you to select a start date.From DateEnables you to select

You can select multiple MP blades.d. Click View History.Historic graphs for the specified period are displayed.3. To generate live graphs:a. Select an

DescriptionItemEnables you to select an array.ArrayEnables you to select a start date.From DateEnables you to select a start time.From Time (HH:MM)Ena

c. Select the Controller Active check box.d. Select the Live check box.Live performance graphs of the selected workloads for an array are displayed in

To specify performance data collection interval:1. Select Other Settings > Performance Collection Settings from the Navigation pane.The Performanc

Figure 33 Generate report screen.DescriptionItemEnter a report name.Report NameSelect an array.Array NameEnter your name.Customer NameSelect the type

Generate report screen ... 7933Schedule Report screen ...

Generating reportsTo generate reports:1. Select Generate Report from the Navigation pane.The Generate Report screen is displayed (see Figure 33).2. Se

Figure 34 Schedule Report screen.DescriptionItemDisplays the array serial number.ArrayDisplays the name of the schedule.Schedule NameDisplays the time

Figure 35 Report schedule update window.3. Under Report Settings, specify the following details:a. Schedule Name: Enter a name for the schedule.b. Arr

b. Recurrence Pattern: Select one of the options. The recurrence pattern can be hourly, daily,weekly, or monthly.c. Range Of Recurrence: Select the re

Figure 36 Alarms screen (Alarm Configuration).DescriptionItemEnables you to create, update, and remove alarms.Alarm ConfigurationDisplays the details

DescriptionItemDisplays the email ID to which notifications are dispatched.Destination AddressDisplays the alarm status as Active or Dormant.ActiveEna

The Deviation amount field is enabled only if it is applicable to the selected source.9. Select a severity level from the Severity list.10. Select a n

Figure 38 Alarm History screen.Filtering alarm recordsYou can filter the alarm details based on the following:• Source• Event• Notification• Severity•

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6 Launching P9000 ApplicationPerformance Extender from P9000Performance AdvisorHP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software collects, monitors,

TablesUpgrade support (management station) ... 211Upgrade support (communication age

Figure 39 HP StorageWorks P9000 Application Performance Extender Software screen.The text displayed on the HP StorageWorks P9000 Application Performan

7 Troubleshooting P9000 ApplicationPerformance ExtenderThis section describes how to troubleshoot problems that can occur while using P9000 Applicatio

Recommended actionsProblem/ScenarioCheck if the PRM groups are configured and the PRM service is enabledon the host. You can verify if the PRM groups

Recommended actionsProblem/ScenarioDo the following:• Set the SMTP server details and the sender's email ID in the set-tings.ini file• Verify the

Recommended actionsProblem/ScenarioOn Linux hosts, ensure that the driver corresponding to the QLogic HBAsis listed as the first uncommented entry in

Recommended actionsProblem/Scenario1. On the Controller Settings screen, select the array that was controlledby the controller that rebooted.2. Remove

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8 Support and other resourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore cont

• http://www.hp.com/service_locator• http://www.hp.com/support/manuals• http://www.hp.com/support/downloads• www.hp.com/go/hpuxservermatrix• www.hp.co

NOTE:Provides additional information.TIP:Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.HP StorageWorks P9000 Application Performance Extender Software User Gui