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Using the Export Tool
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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Performance Man
ager User’s Guide
Using the Export Tool
This chapter explains using the Export Tool.
Files to be Exported
Preparing for Using the Export Tool
Using the Export Tool
Command Reference
Contents
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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM
Hitachi Performance Manager Users Guide Performance Monitor and Server Priority Manager
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Contents
Preparing for Performance Manager Operations ...................................... 3-1
Using the Performance Manager GUI ..................................................... 4-1
Performance Monitor Operations ........................................................... 5-1
Server Priority Manager Operation ......................................................... 6-1
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Preface
Intended Audience
Product Version
Document Revision Level
Preface ix Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Performance Manager Users Guide
Source Documents for this Revision
MK-96RD617-08d-RSD-V03
Changes in This Revision
Support Center for Volume Migration support.
Referenced Documents
Document Conventions
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
Getting Help
Comments
Overview of Performance Manager
Performance Monitor
Server Priority Manager
Performance Monitor
Load-Balanced HDD Arrangement
Server Priority Mgr
Prioritized Host I/O Controlling
Figure 1-2 Performance Management Process Flow Diagram
About Performance Manager Operations
Components
Overview of Performance Monitor
Understanding Statistical Storage Ranges
Parity Group Usage Statistics
Volume Usage Statistics
External Volume Group Usage Statistics
External Volume Usage Statistics
Channel Processor Usage Statistics
Disk Processor Usage Statistics
Table 2-1 Migrating Volumes in USP V Storage Systems When Disk Processor Usage Rate is High
Cluster Disk Adapter Disk Processor Migrating Volumes in USP V Storage System
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DRR Processor Usage Statistics
Write Pending Rate and Cache Memory Usage Statistics
Access Path Usage Statistics
Figure 2-1 Access Paths
Hard Disk Drive Workload Statistics
Port Traffic Statistics
LU Paths Traffic Statistics
Traffic between HBAs and Storage System Ports
Overview of Server Priority Manager
Performance of High-Priority Hosts
Upper-Limit Control
Overview of Export Tool
Figure 2-2 Example of a Text File
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Interoperability with Other Products
Performance Monitor
Maintenance
Server Priority Manager
Figure 2-3 Line Graphs Indicating Changes in Port Tra ffic
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System Requirements
Storage Partition Administrators Limitations
Performance Monitor Limitations
Table 3-1 Limitations for Storage Partition Administrators (Performance Monitor)
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Export Tool Limitations
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Using the Performance Monitor Windows
Performance Monitor Window
Physical
Performance Management Window, Physical Tab
Figure 4-1 Physical Tab of the Performance Management Window
Figure 4-2 Storing Period of Statistics (Physical Tab)
Figure 4-3 List of Disk Adapters
The Page area displays the number of the current page and the following
N/M
The Volume Migration button starts the Volume Migration if that program
The Draw button displays a line graph illustrating changes in usage
Long-Range Storage
Short-Range Storage
LDEV Tab of the Performance Monitor Window
Figure 4-5 LDEV Tab of the Performance Management Window
When Monitoring Switch is Enable, Performance Monitor is monitoring
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The Page area displays the number of the current page and the following
N/M
The Draw button displays a line graph illustrating changes in the I/O rate,
Figure 4-6 Selecting an Item to be Displayed in the Graph (LDEV Tab)
Table 4-1 Items You Can Select in the List and the Types of Statistics (LDEV Tab)
Figure 4-7 Chart Y Axis Rate List and Detail Check Box (LDEV Tab)
Table 4-2 Detailed Information that can be Displayed in the Graph (LDEV Tab)
Port-LUN Tab of the Performance Monitor Window
Figure 4-8 Port-LUN tab of the Performance Management Window
The
The SPM button starts the Server Priority Manager program product if that
The Draw button displays a line graph illustrating changes in the I/O rate
Viewing Port Workload Statistics
Figure 4-10 Graphs Illustrating Changes in Workloads on a Port
Viewing Workload Statistics on LU Paths
Table 4-3 Detailed Information that can be Displayed in the Graph (Port- LUN Tab)
WWN Tab of the Performance Monitor Window
Figure 4-11 WWN tab of the Performance Management Window
When Monitoring Switch is Enable, Performance Monitor is monitoring
The
The SPM button starts the Server Priority Manager program product if
The Draw button displays a line graph illustrating changes in the I/O rate
Monitoring Options Window
Figure 4-13 Monitoring Options Window of Performance Monitor
PG list:
LDKC list:
CU table:
Table 4-4 Relationship between the Display of a Cell and the CU Status in the CU Table
The Select button adds the CU selected in the CU table to the CUs to be
Table 4-5 Characters Indicated in a Cell When the Select Button is Clicked
The Release button removes the CU from monitoring targets.
Table 4-6 Characters Indicated in a Cell When Release Button is Clicked
Other Windows
Using the Server Priority Manager Windows
Port Tab of the Server Priority Manager Window
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The Close button closes the Server Priority Manager window.
The Apply button applies the settings in this window to the storage
The Reset button restores the last applied settings in the window. When
WWN Tab of the Server Priority Manager Window
Figure 4-15 WWN Tab in the Server Priority Manager Window
The Add WWN button lets you add a host bus adapter to an SPM group.
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The Close button closes the Server Priority Manager window.
The Apply button applies the settings in this window to the storage
The Reset button restores the last applied settings in the window. When
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Performance Monitor Operations
Overview of Performance Monitor Operations
Start Monitoring
Figure 5-1 Monitoring Options Window of Performance Monitor
View the Monitoring Results
Figure 5-2 Performance Management Window
Physical tab
Starting and Stopping Storage System Monitoring
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Monitoring Resources in the Storage System
Viewing Usage Statistics on Parity Groups
Figure 5-3 Example of Parity Group Usage Rates Displayed in the List
PG: RAID: Usage:
CLPR:
Viewing Usage Statistics on Volumes in Parity Groups
Figure 5-4 Examples of Volume Usage Rates Displayed
LDEV: This column indicates volumes (LDEVs), in this format:
Emulation: This column indicates device emulation types. Usage:
CLPR: This column indicates numbers and names of CLPRs corresponding
Viewing Usage Statistics on External Volume Groups
Figure 5-5 Example of Usage Statistics of an External Volume Group Usages Displayed in the List
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Viewing Usage Statistics on External Volumes in External Volume Groups
Figure 5-6 Example of External Volume Usage Rates Displayed
ExLDEV: This column indicates external volumes, in this format:
Emulation: This column indicates device emulation types.
Trans.: This column indicates the sizes of data transferred between the
CLPR: This column indicates numbers and names of CLPRs corresponding
Viewing Usage Statistics on Channel Processors
Figure 5-7 Example of Channel Processors Usage Rates Displayed
ID: This column displays ID numbers for channel processors. Usage:
Viewing Usage Statistics on Disk Processors
Figure 5-8 Example of Disk Processor Usage Rates Displayed
ID: This column displays ID numbers for disk processors. Usage:
Viewing Usage Statistics on Data Recovery and Reconstruction Processors
Figure 5-9 Example of DRR Usage Rates Displayed in the List
ID: This column displays ID numbers for DRRs. Usage:
Viewing Write Pending and Cache Memory Usage Statistics
Figure 5-10 Selecting an Item to be Displayed in the Graph (Short- range)
Figure 5-11 Example of Write Pending Rate and Cache Usage Rate Displayed
CLPR:
Usage: This item is displayed only when you select shortrange for the
Viewing Usage Statistics on Access Paths
Monitoring Hard Disk Drives
Viewing I/O Rates for Disks
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Figure 5-13 I/O Rates for Disks
LDEV: Indicates the volume ID. If the ID ends with the pound or gate
Viewing Transfer Rates for Disks
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Figure 5-14 Transfer Rates for Disks
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Monitoring Ports
Viewing I/O Rates for Ports
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Initiator/External: Indicates the port attribute. Initiator
Viewing Transfer Rates for Ports
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Attribute: Indicates the priority of each port. Prio. indicates a prioritized
Initiator/External: Indicates the port attribute. Initiator
Viewing Details about the I/O and Transfer Rates
Monitoring LU Paths
Viewing LU Paths I/O Rates
Figure 5-17 I/O Rates for LU Paths
LDEV: Indicates IDs of volumes, in the following format: LDKC:CU:LDEV.
Viewing LU Paths Transfer Rates
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Monitoring Paths between Host Bus Adapters and Ports
Viewing HBA Information
Viewing I/O Rates between HBAs
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Viewing Transfer Rates between HBAs
Figure 5-20 Transfer Rates for Host Bus Adapters (WWN Tab)
Group: Indicates SPM groups.
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Server Priority Manager Operation
Overview of Server Priority Manager Operations
If One-to-One Connections Link HBAs and Ports
Figure 6-1 Network A (One-to-one Connections between HBAs and Ports)
Figure 6-2 Priority Specified in the Server Priority Ma nager Window
Figure 6-3 Traffic at Ports
If Many-to-Many Connections Link HBAs and Ports
Figure 6-4 Network B (Many-to-Many Connections are Established between HBAs and Ports)
Figure 6-5 Specifying Host Bus Adapters to be Monitored
Figure 6-6 Priority Specified in the Server Priority Ma nager Window
Figure 6-7 Traffic at Ports
Figure 6-8 Setting Upper Limits
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Starting Server Priority Manager
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Port Tab Operations
Analyzing Traffic Statistics
Setting Priority for Ports on the Storage System
Setting Upper-Limit Values to Traffic at Non-prioritized Ports
Setting a Threshold
WWN Tab Operations
Monitoring All Traffic between HBAs and Ports
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Figure 6-9 Add WWN Window
Analyzing Traffic Statistics
Setting Priority for Host Bus Adapters
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Setting Upper-Limit Values for Non-Prioritized WWNs
Setting a Threshold
Changing the SPM Name of a Host Bus Adapter
Figure 6-10 Change WWN and SPM Name Window
Replacing a Host Bus Adapter
Grouping Host Bus Adapters
Containing Multiple HBAs in an SPM Group
Figure 6-11 Add New SPM Group Window
Deleting an HBA from an SPM Group
Switching Priority of an SPM Group
Setting an Upper-Limit Value to HBAs in an SPM Group
Figure 6-12 Change Upper Limit Window
Renaming an SPM Group
Figure 6-13 Rename SPM Group Window
Deleting an SPM Group
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Using the Export Tool
Files to be Exported
Table 7-1 Performance Management Windows and Monitoring Data Saved by the Export Tool
Table 7-2 Files with Statistics about Resource Usage and Write Pending Rates
Table 7-3 Files with Statistics about Parity Groups, External Volume Groups or V-VOL Groups
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Table 7-5 Files with Statistics about Ports
Table 7-6 Files with Statistics about Host Bus Adapters Connected to Ports
Table 7-7 Files with Statistics about Volumes (LUs)
Table 7-8 Files with Statistics about SPM Groups
Table 7-9 Files with Statistics about Host Bus Adapters Belonging to SPM Groups
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Table 7-13 Files with Statistics about Remote Copy Operations by TC and TC for IBM z/OS (At CLPR)
Note
Preparing for Using the Export Tool
Requirements for Using the Export Tool
Installing the Export Tool on a Windows Computer
Installing the Export Tool on a UNIX Computer
Using the Export Tool
login expusr passwd
Preparing a Command File
Figure 7-1 Example of a Command File
show
group PhyPG Long
short-range 200610010850:200610010910 and
outpath out
option compress
apply
Preparing a Batch File
Figure 7-2 Scripts in Batch Files
Figure 7-3 Scripts in Batch Files (When Specifying the Host Name of a Proxy Host)
Figure 7-4 Scripts in Batch Files (When Specifying the IP Addre ss of a Proxy Host)
Running the Export Tool
Figure 7-5 Example of Executing a Batch File (on a Windows Computer)
Figure 7-6 Example of Command Prompt Outputs from Export Tool
Table 7-18 Errors for Which Export Tool Retries Processing
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Table 7-19 Estimate of Time Required for Exporting Files
Table 7-20 Termination Codes Returned by the Export Tool
Figure 7-7 Example of a Batch File Including References to Termination Codes
Command Reference
Table 7-21 Subcommand List
Command Syntax
Table 7-22 Syntax Descriptions
Figure 7-8 Examples of Comments
svpip Subcommand
retry Subcommand
Syntax
Description
Operands
Example
login Subcommand
Syntax
Description
Operands
Example
show Subcommand
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group Subcommand
Table 7-23 Operands of the group Subcommand and Saved Monitoring Data
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group PortWWN CL1-A:CL1-B group PPCG spmg01:spmg02 group RemoteCopy
group PortWWN CL1-A:CL1-B group PortWWN CL2-A:CL2-B
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short-range Subcommand
Syntax
Description
The Performance Management window with selecting short-range as the
The The UR Monitor and URz Monitor windows
Figure 7-10 Starting and Ending Time for Collecting Monitoring Data
Examples
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long-range Subcommand
Table 7-24 Monitoring Items To Which the long-range Subcommand Can be Applied
Figure 7-11 Starting and Ending Time for Collecting Monitoring Data yyyyMMddhhmm
Examples
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outpath Subcommand
option Subcommand
apply Subcommand
set subcommand
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help Subcommand
Java Command for Exporting Data In Files
-Xmxmemory-size(bytes)
-Dmd.logpath=path-to-log-file
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Causes of Invalid Monitoring Data
Table 7-25 Causes of Invalid Monitoring Data
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Performance Monitor
Although Monitoring Switch is set to Enable, the monitoring data is not
Troubleshooting Server Priority Manager
Troubleshooting the Export Tool
Table 8-1 explains possible problems with the Export Tool and probable solutions to the problems.
Table 8-1 Troubleshooting the Export Tool
Java -version
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Table 8-2 Messages Issued by the Export Tool
Note
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Note
Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center
Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Index
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