Unisphere for PowerMax: How to enable performance data collection in Unisphere

For Unisphere for PowerMax 9.x and 10.x

• The Performance component of Unisphere collects performance data only after you register your storage systems.
• Only local storage systems can be registered for performance data collection.
• When you register a storage system for performance data collection it takes at least two intervals (by default, 5 minutes each) before performance data begins to populate in the UI and charts. Before this, the UI and charts might display "NA" or remain blank. The collection of real time data is performed at 5 s intervals.
• If a storage system is registered for real time data collection, then by selecting a storage group, all devices in the storage group are also registered for the collection of real time data. Only one storage system can be enabled for real time storage group data collection at any given time, and a maximum of five storage groups in this array can be selected for collection.
• Storage group real time data collection is available only for storage systems running PowerMaxOS 5978, or later.
• FILE is applicable or visible for PowerMax V4 arrays 2500 & 8500 only.
• To register a storage system:

Procedure

1. Go to Settings, Select the gear icon on the upper right corner of the Unisphere page

2. Select Performance > System Registrations.

3. Select the storage systems to register for performance data collection.

4. Select the type of performance data to collect based on the requirement: Diagnostic, Real Time and File or a combination of all

   NOTE: FILE is applicable or visible for PowerMax V4 arrays 2500 & 8500 only.

5. (Optional) If Real Time data collection has been enabled, Storage Group Real Time data can also been enabled. To do this, complete the following steps:

   • Click
     The Storage Groups for Real Time Collection dialog box displays.
   • Select storage groups in the Available Storage Groups list and click to move them to the Selected Storage Groups list.
     A maximum of five storage groups can be selected.
   • Click OK.

   The Storage Group Real Time column displays a green icon for the selected storage system.

6. Click Apply.

For Unisphere for VMAX 8.4

• The Performance component of Unisphere for VMAX collects performance data only after you register your storage systems.
• Only local storage systems can be registered for performance data collection.
• When you register a storage system for performance data collection it takes at least two intervals (by default, 5 minutes each) before performance data begins to populate in the UI and charts. Before this, the UI and charts might display "NA" or remain blank.
• To register a storage system:

Procedure

1. Select the storage system.

2. Click Performance > Settings > System Registrations to open the Systems Registrations view.

3. Click Register to open the Register dialog box. The Symmetrix ID automatically populates the Selected Symmetrix list.

4. Select the type of performance data to collect: Root Cause Analysis only, or both Real Time and Root Cause Analysis

5. Click OK.

Reference documents:
https://support.emc.com/docu84136_Unisphere-for-VMAX-8.4.0-Online-Help.pdf?language=en_US
https://support.emc.com/docu90726_Unisphere-for-PowerMax-9.0.1-Online-Help.pdf?language=en_US