HP P6000 manual SSL protocol, Prohibited commands

username	is the account username on the server running the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector service.
	The user is a member of HP Storage Admins or HP Storage Users group. This is required only if
	SSL is enabled. The user is prompted for a password.
usessl	is the switch that will enable an open SSL connection. If SSL is enabled, the user account used
	for logging in should belong to either the HP Storage Admins or HP Storage Users group. The
	parameter evapdcs.SslEnabled needs to be set to true in evaperf.conf file to enable
	SSL mode operations.

Note the following:

•Authentication is required only for remote clients.

•A new file, rpcserver.conf, is created on the client side after the remote HP P6000 Performance Data Collector service configuration.

•The TCP port for the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector service port can be changed by changing the parameter Evapdcs.RPCPort to the required port number in the evaperf.conf file.

•Any change to the default settings is accomplished by changing the values in the evaperf.conf file. Before executing the change, the sampleevaperf.conf file must be renamed to evaperf.conf. HP recommends that you then change the value for the desired parameter. After changing the values, save the file and restart the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector service for the changes to take effect.

Return to the normal mode of operation by deleting the rpcserver.conf file and restarting the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector service.

SSL protocol

HP P6000 Performance Data Collector supports SSLv3 protocol only. Earlier versions are not supported. The default port number remains 860.

SSL is slower than a traditional unsecured TCP/IP connection. The initial handshake involves use of public key cryptography, which is very slow. After the initial handshake is complete and the session is established, the overhead is significantly reduced, but is slower than an unsecured TCP/IP connection.

Prohibited commands

HP P6000 Performance Data Collector is not installed or available on the EVA4400, P6300 EVA, or P6500 EVA management module. However, with HP P6000 Command View array-based management, you can install HP P6000 Performance Data Collector on a server with a Fibre Channel connection to the array and use it to monitor the performance of the EVA4400, P6300 EVA, or P6500 EVA.

When HP P6000 Performance Data Collector client is remotely connected to the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector server, you cannot execute the following commands:

•dpw wwn

•luns

•pfa [array]*

•pfd

•pfh

•pfs

•pfvd [vdisk]*

•vpw

•rc

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