How to turn on statistic and data logging on EMC Unisphere for VNX
Follow these steps:
To get SP Collects
- Login to Unisphere
- Select array
- Select system tab
- Monitoring and Alerts
- (then from the links on right hand side)
- Generate Diagnostic files —SPA
- Get Diagnostic files — SPA
- (select the latest one if there are many)
To start data logging (over say a day or few days/week)
- Login to Unisphere
- Select array
- Select system tab
- Monitoring and Alerts
- Statistics for Block
- Click on link: Performance Data Logging
- Select Start (or bug-out if all you can do is ‘stop' as it is already running)
To get the log files
- Login to Unisphere
- Select array
- Select system tab
- Monitoring and Alerts
- Statistics for Block
- The select Retrieve archive
- Select all for the period of interest (note SPA selected)
- The save to local disk for sending to EMC
- Select all again but with SPB selected at the top right mouse button
- Then save to local disk for sending to EMC