HP Essential Perforance Management Pack 4.2 350813-005 manual Smart Array controller

Smart Array controller

The following information is provided for a Smart Array controller.

Smart Array Controller Status

•Transfers/Sec—The number of requests between the server and this IDE Smart Array controller each second

•MBytes/Sec—The sum of all megabytes transferred (read and written) between the server and this Smart Array controller each second

•Millisec/Transfer—The average time for each request to complete

•Queue Length—The average number of concurrent requests between the server and this Smart Array controller, including transfers currently being serviced and transfers waiting for service, regardless of where the request is waiting (drive or controller)

Smart Array controller performance is based on the performance of the SCSI disks attached to the controller and the SCSI buses used to attach the drives to the controller.

Smart Array Controller Inventory

•Controller Configuration

•The controller identification, including controller model and PCI slot (if applicable)

•The supported and negotiated PCI protocols (bus speed)

•The controller cache configuration

•Number of hard disks attached to the controller

•Number of SCSI ports currently in use on the controller

•Number of arrays on the controller

•Number of array logical drives defined on the controller

•Windows/Linux Physical Disks—Lists the physical disk drives and identifies each drive SCSI ID, drive letter, and associated Smart Array controller

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