Enabling Performance Logging on the Storage System

To achieve this, login to the host on which the Navisphere CLI operates, and issue the following command at the command prompt:

naviseccli -h <array-ip> -scope 0 -user <name of user with access to storage system> -password <password of user with access to storage system> setstats -on

For instance, if the IP address of the storage array is 192.168.10.86, and the credentials of the user with rights to access the storage array are username: john and password: john, the command will be:

naviseccli -h 19.168.10.86 -scope 0 -user john -password john setstats -on

Alternatively, you can follow the steps detailed below to enable performance logging on the storage system:

  1. From a web browser, connect to the storage array using the URL: http://<IP_address_of_storage_array>/

  2. Figure 127 will then appear prompting you to login to the Navisphere Express Console. Provide the credentials of the SAN administrator against User name and Password, and click the Login button to login.

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    Figure 127 : Logging into the Navisphere Express Console

  3. The Navisphere Express Console will then appear, as depicted by Figure 128.

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    Figure 128 : The Navisphere Express Cosole

  4. From the list of options provided in the left panel of Figure 128, select the Services option under the System head (as indicated by Figure 128).

  5. A System Services page will then appear in the right panel (see Figure 129). Click on the Diagnostic Files button in Figure 129.

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    Figure 129 : The System Services section

  6. When the Diagnostic Files page appears (see Figure 130), scroll down the page to view the Performance Logs button (see Figure 131). Click on this button.

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    Figure 130 : The Diagnostic Files page

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    Figure 131 : Scrolling down the Diagnostic Files pages to view the Performance Logs button

  7. In the Performance Logs page that then appears (see Figure 132), click on the Start button to begin data logging.

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    Figure 132 : Starting data logging

  8. You can configure how frequently data logging should occur and also indicate when it should stop using the Polling interval and Stop Logging in controls (respectively) in Figure 133 that appears. Then, click the Start Logging button in Figure 133 to begin data logging.

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    Figure 133 : Configuring data logging

  9. Figure 134 then appears where you can review your data logging specifications.

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    Figure 134 : Reviewing data logging specifications