HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch User manual

user's guide

version 3.0

advanced performance monitoring

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Contents

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Getting Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Chapter 1 Introducing Advanced Performance Monitoring

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Terminology Used in this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Performance Monitoring with Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

AL_PA Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

End-to-end Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Filter-based Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Performance Monitoring with Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Predefined Performance Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

User-defined Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Performance Graph Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Performance Graph Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Chapter 2 Installing Advanced Performance Monitoring

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Installing Through Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Installing through Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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Chapter 3 Using Advanced Performance Monitoring

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

AL_PA Performance Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Displaying the CRC Error Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Clearing the CRC Error Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

End-to-end Performance Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Adding End-to-end Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Setting a Mask for End-to-End Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Displaying the End-to-end Mask of a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Displaying End-to-end Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Deleting End-to-End Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Clearing End-to-End Monitor Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Filter-based Performance Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Adding Standard Filter-Based Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Adding User-Defined Filter-Based Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Displaying Filter-Based Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Deleting Filter-Based Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Clearing Filter-Based Monitor Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Saving and Restoring Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Glossary

Index

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Preface

Advanced Performance Monitoring is a licensed option and requires a valid license key to function.

It is included and enabled in switches with the performance upgrade option. It is supported for the

HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B, FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B

using Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later.

About This Guide

This guide provides the following information about Advanced Performance Monitoring:

Related Publications

Related product information can be found in the following publications.

Provided with the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started

Guide (A7346-90902)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Documentation

CD (A7346-11001)

Chapter 1

Introducing Advanced Performance

Monitoring

Overview of Advanced Performance Monitoring.

Chapter 2

Installing Advanced Performance Monitoring Instructions for installing Advanced

Performance Monitoring using telnet commands.

Chapter 3

Using Advanced Performance Monitoring Information about configuring and using the

Advanced Performance Monitoring telnet

commands.

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Provided on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B Documentation CD, and at the HP Web site

at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started

Guide (A7346-90902)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Installation and

Reference Guide

•Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Version 3.0.1b Release Notes

•Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0

•QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0

•MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0

•ISL Trunking User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions

Provided with the FC 16B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Start Guide (A7340-96002)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD (A7340-11001)

Provided on the FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD and at the HP Web site at

http://www.hp.com/support/fc16B:

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Start Guide (A7340-96002)

•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Installation and Reference Guide

•Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0

•Fabric OS Version 3.0.1 Release Notes

•Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0

•QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0

•MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0

•ISL Trunking User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0

•Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions

Information about Fibre Channel standards and Fibre Channel in general can be found on the Fibre

Channel Industry Association Web site, located at http://www.fibrechannel.com.

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Getting Help

For information for the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B, visit the HP Web site at

http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B. For the most current technical support information for the FC 16B,

visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/fc16B. This includes hardware and software

support, all repairs, and spare components.

Be prepared to provide the following information to the support personnel:

•Switch serial number

•Switch world wide name

•Output from the supportShow telnet command

•Detailed description of the problem

•Topology configuration

•Troubleshooting steps already performed

Getting Software Updates

For information on obtaining software updates contact your HP account representative or technical

support.

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Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide 1-1

Chapter

Introducing Advanced Performance Monitoring

This chapter provides the following information:

•Overview on page 1-1

•Performance Monitoring with Telnet Commands on page 1-2

•Performance Monitoring with Web Tools on page 1-3

Overview

Advanced Performance Monitoring provides SAN performance management through an

end-to-end monitoring system that enables you to:

•Increase end-to-end visibility into the fabric

•Enable more accurate reporting for service level agreements and charged access applications

•Improve performance tuning and resource optimization

•Shorten troubleshooting time

•Promote better capacity planning

•Simplify administration and setup

•Increase productivity with preformatted and customizable screens and reports

Features

The Advanced Performance Monitoring product:

•Measures the bandwidth consumed by individual routes (host-target pairs)

•Provides device performance measurements by port, AL_PA, and LUN

•Reports CRC error measurement statistics

•Measures Trunking performance

•Compares IP vs. SCSI traffic on each port

•Includes a wide range of predefined reports

•Allows you to create customized user-defined reports

Administration

Advanced Performance Monitoring is an optionally licensed product that runs on FC Entry Switch

8B, FC Switch 8B, and FC 16B switches.

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Introducing Advanced Performance Monitoring

If you have a fabric with HP Brocade 2400/2800, FC 6164, FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, or

FC 16B switches, you can take advantage of the end-to-end performance monitoring features by

installing an FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, or FC 16B switch anywhere in the route path

between the Source ID and the Destination ID.

You can administer performance monitoring through either telnet commands or Web Tools. If you

use Web Tools, a Web Tools license must also be installed on the switch.

Terminology Used in this Document

AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. An 8-bit value used to uniquely identify an

individual port within a loop. A loop may have one or multiple AL_PAs.

SID 3-byte Source ID of the originator device, in the “0xDomainAreaALPA”

(0xDDAAPP) format.

DID 3-byte Destination ID of the destination device, in the “0xDomainAreaALPA”

(0xDDAAPP) format.

CRC Cyclic redundancy check; an error detection method. The CRC is 32 bits in the

frame, after the data field, and before the EOF (end of frame).

Performance Monitoring with Telnet Commands

Telnet commands provide three different types of performance monitoring:

•AL_PA monitoring

•End-to-end monitoring

•Filter-based monitoring

Refer to Chapter 3, Using Advanced Performance Monitoring, for detailed information on how to

use the telnet commands to monitor performance.

AL_PA Monitoring

AL_PA monitoring provides information regarding the number of CRC errors occurring in Fibre

Channel frames in a loop configuration. AL_PA monitoring collects CRC error counts for each

AL_PA attached to a specific port.

End-to-end Monitoring

End-to-end monitoring provides information regarding transaction performance between the

transaction source (SID) and destination (DID) on a fabric or a loop. Up to eight SID-DID pairs per

port can be specified. For each of the SID-DID pairs, the following information is available:

•CRC error count on the frames for the SID-DID pair

•Fibre channel words that have been transmitted through the port for the SID-DID pair

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