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Big picture HP XP and SAN performance solution monitors performance of the complete storage path from business applications to the spindle, accelerates root cause analysis with versatility for growth. |
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Overview |
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| HP Storage Essentials Performance Pack Enterprise Software is the newest plug-in software addition to the award winning Storage Essentials SRM Software Suite. The software’s unified and powerful interface helps IT Staff quickly visualize the big performance picture of their entire HP XP and SAN from the business application down to the spindle. With a single unified web-based interface, you can monitor the performance of applications, host servers, HBAs, fabric switches and HP XP, eliminating the reliance on multiple tools to do the job. Besides the ability to monitor end-to-end performance statistics, you can analyze the performance data in several ways, real-time so you can instantly graph and visualize what is being impacted, collect historical data with customizable charts so over time you see what has changed, and trend extrapolation to aid in forecasting what performance will look like if trends continue. An end-to-end XP and SAN view with analysis tool speeds problem identification and accelerate root cause analysis to quickly eliminate performance bottlenecks. To meet specific business and IT needs for performance reports, built in report templates are available on various metrics to help you make informed decisions. The Storage Essentials SRM Software Suite is built on industry standards for quick deployment with the agility to react to change. HP SRM Performance Pack Enterprise software is included with Performance Edition 300. |
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- Unified performance view of the entire XP and SAN environment: A powerful interface helps IT Staff quickly visualize the big performance picture of HP XP and SAN from the application down to the spindle. With a single web-based interface, you can monitor the performance of applications, host servers, HBAs, switches and HP EVA, eliminating the reliance on multiple tools to do the job.
- Simplifies end-to-end troubleshooting for quick problem identification: Today’s IT Staff cannot waist time learning about multiple interfaces and different performance monitoring tools to determine how storage is performing. Non-integrated tools reduce staff efficiency while HP Performance Pack Enterprise Software speeds your ability to troubleshoot bottlenecks across a SAN and reduce finger pointing.
- Real-time performance data gathering: Easily display graphs that simultaneously chart the performance statistics of each resource you selected resulting in immediate visualization of where the application-storage path performance is being impacted.
- Analyze historical trends: Historical performance charts with customizable stats aid the ability to take hourly, weekly or monthly snapshots enable you to trend performance overtime to quickly see what has changed and take the necessary steps and action before performance bottlenecks get serious.
- Trend extrapolation helps forecast future performance trends: For proactive actions, you can plot the trend period you need to forecast resulting in a complete picture on how performance will look like if the trend continues.
- Performance reports keep you informed: To meet specific business and IT needs for performance reports, built in report templates are available on various metrics to help you make informed decisions.
- Standards based architecture and interfaces: Designed on the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), industry standard for storage network management based on the Common Information Model (CIM) and Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM). Enables support for multi-vendor storage infrastructures and ensuring investment protection.
- Scales to enterprise requirement: Performance Pack Enterprise software is included with Performance Edition Software for and can monitor 1 HP XP. For larger HP XP deployment, this plug-in software module is available with HP SRM Enterprise Edition Software.
- Unified infrastructure and advanced Storage Resource Management: Storage Essentials SRM Software integrates with System Insight Manager to unify server and storage management, improving efficiency via shared services like single sign on, security, and asset management. Easy access to more SRM software plug-ins is available to accommodate growth, reduce cost and improve efficiencies.
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