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This document describes and provides instructions for using the following
Performance Manager software for performing operations on the Hitachi
Universal Storage Platform V and Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM (USP
V/VM) storage systems.
• Performance Monitor
• Server Priority Manager (henceforth, referred to as SPM)
Please read this document carefully to understand how to use this product,
and maintain a copy for reference purposes.
This preface includes the following information:
Intended Audience
Product Version
Document Revision Level
Source Document(s) for this Revision
Changes in this Revision
Document Organization
Referenced Documents
Document Conventions
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
Getting Help
Comments
Notice: The use of Performance Manager software and all other Hitachi Data
Systems products is governed by the terms of your agreement(s) with Hitachi
Data Systems.
This document is intended for system administrators, Hitachi Data Systems
representatives, and Authorized Service Providers who are involved in
installing, configuring, and operating the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V
and VM storage systems.
This document assumes the following:
• The user has a background in data processing and understands RAID
storage systems and their basic functions.
• The user is familiar with the Universal Storage Platform V and/or VM
storage system and has read the Universal Storage Platform V/VM User
and Reference Guide.
• The user is familiar with the Storage Navigator software for the Universal
Storage Platform V/VM and has read the Storage Navigator User’s Guide.
• The user is familiar with the operating system and Web browser software
on the system hosting the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Storage
Navigator remote console software.
Note: There are different types of users for Hitachi Universal Storage Platform
V/VM: storage administrators and storage partition administrators. The
functions described in this manual are limited depending on the user type. For
details on the limitations, see Storage Partition Administrators Limitations. For
details on the user types, see the Storage Navigator User’s Guide.
Product Version
This document revision applies to Universal Storage Platform V/VM microcode
60-03-0x and higher.
Document Revision Level
Revision Date Description
MK-96RD617-P February 2007 Preliminary Release
MK-96RD617-00 April 2007 Initial Release, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-P
MK-96RD617-01 June 2007 Revision 1, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-00
MK-96RD617-02 July 2007 Revision 2, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-01
MK-96RD617-03 September 2007 Revision 3, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-02
MK-96RD617-04 November 2007 Revision 4, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-03
MK-96RD617-05 January 2008 Revision 5, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-04
MK-96RD617-06 March 2008 Revision 6, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-05
MK-96RD617-07 March 26 2008 Revision 7, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-06
MK-96RD617-08 May 2008 Revision 8, supersedes and replaces MK-96RD617-07
Source Documents for this Revision
• MK-96RD617-08d-RSD-V03
Changes in This Revision
• Added notes throughout this document to contact Hitachi Data Systems
Support Center for Volume Migration support.
• Added notes throughout this document concerning the CU as the
monitoring target.
• Added new section Causes of Invalid Monitoring Data.
Document Organization
The following table provides an overview of the contents and organization of
this document. Click the chapter title
The first page of each chapter provides links to the sections in that chapter.
in the left column to go to that chapter.
Chapter Description
Chapter 1 - Overview of
Performance Manager
Chapter 2 About_Performance_Manager
_Operations
Chapter 3 - Preparing for
Performance Manager
Operations
Chapter 4 - Using the
Performance Manager GUI
Chapter 5 - Performance
Monitor Operations
Chapter 6 - Server Priority
Manager Operation
Chapter 7 - Using the Export
Tool
Chapter 8 - Troubleshooting
Acronyms and AbbreviationsDefines the acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.
IndexLists the topics in this document in alphabetical order.
Describes the performance management software products that allow
you to monitor and tune storage system performance.
Provides an overview of Performance Manager operations.
Explains the preparations for Performance Manager operations.
Explains the use of the Performance Manager windows.
Explains Performance Monitor operations.
Explains Server Priority Manager operations.
Explains using the Export Tool.
Provides troubleshooting information on Performance Monitor, Server
Priority Manager, and Export Tool.
The terms “Universal Storage Platform V” and “Universal Storage Platform VM”
refer to all models of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM storage
systems, unless otherwise noted.
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
Convention Description
Bold
Italic
screen/code
< > angled brackets
[ ] square brackets
{ } braces
Indicates text on a window, other than the window title, including menus,
menu options, buttons, fields, and labels. Example: Click OK.
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the
user or system. Example: copy source-file target-file
Note: Angled brackets (< >) are also used to indicate variables.
Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user.
Example:
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the
user or system. Example:
Note: Italic font is also used to indicate variables.
Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose
a, b, or nothing.
Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates that
you must choose either a or b.
If you need to call the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, please provide as
much information about the problem as possible, including:
• The circumstances surrounding the error or failure.
• The content of any error message(s) displayed on the host system(s).
• The content of any error message(s) displayed on Storage Navigator.
• The USP V/VM Storage Navigator configuration information saved on
diskette using the FD Dump Tool (see the Storage Navigator User’s Guide).
• The service information messages (SIMs), including reference codes and
severity levels, displayed by Storage Navigator.
The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours/day,
seven days a week. If you need technical support, please call:
• United States: (800) 446-0744
• Outside the United States: (858) 547-4526
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