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www.novell.com/documentation User Guide Novell® PlateSpin® Recon 3.7.4 September 2012 Legal Notices Novell, Inc., makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Novell, Inc., reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. Further, Novell, Inc., makes no representations or warranties with respect to any software, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Novell, Inc., reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes. Any products or technical information provided under this Agreement may be subject to U.S. export controls and the trade laws of other countries. You agree to comply with all export control regulations and to obtain any required licenses or classification to export, re-export or import deliverables. You agree not to export or re-export to entities on the current U.S. export exclusion lists or to any embargoed or terrorist countries as specified in the U.S. export laws. You agree to not use deliverables for prohibited nuclear, missile, or chemical biological weaponry end uses. See the Novell International Trade Services Web page (http://www.novell.com/info/exports/) for more information on exporting Novell software. Novell assumes no responsibility for your failure to obtain any necessary export approvals. Copyright © 2009-2012 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, photocopied, stored on a retrieval system, or transmitted without the express written consent of the publisher. Novell, Inc. 1800 South Novell Place Provo, UT 84606 U.S.A. www.novell.com Online Documentation: To access the latest online documentation for this and other Novell products, see the Novell Documentation Web page (http://www.novell.com/documentation). Novell Trademarks For Novell trademarks, see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list (http://www.novell.com/company/legal/trademarks/ tmlist.html). Third-Party Materials All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Contents About This Guide 9 1 Introduction 11 1.1 PlateSpin Recon Features . 11 1.2 Planning Module Features . 12 1.3 Supported Platforms . 12 1.3.1 Supported Inventory and Data Collection . 13 1.3.2 Supported PlateSpin Portability Suite Consolidation Sources and Targets . 15 1.4 Application Scenario . 16 1.5 PlateSpin Recon Terminology . 19 2 Overview of PlateSpin Recon Client Views 21 2.1 Data Center Explorer . 21 2.2 Report Explorer . 22 2.3 Projects Explorer . 23 2.4 Raters Explorer . 23 2.5 Chart Viewer . 24 2.6 Job Explorer . 24 2.7 Scheduled Job Explorer . 25 2.8 Log Explorer. 25 3 Working with Data Center Explorer 27 3.1 Understanding the Data Center Explorer . 27 3.2 Discovering and Inventorying Data Center Resources . 28 3.2.1 Inventory and Discovery Methods . 28 3.2.2 Inventory Credentials. 39 3.2.3 Inventory Options. 41 3.2.4 Discovery Options . 42 3.2.5 Viewing Inventory Data and Monitoring Servers . 43 3.3 Working with Filters . 48 3.4 Working with Groups . 48 3.4.1 Creating a Group . 49 3.4.2 Copying Servers to a Group . 49 3.4.3 Deleting a Server from a Group. 49 3.5 Working with Sites . 49 3.5.1 Adding a Site . 50 3.5.2 Deleting a Site . 50 3.5.3 Modifying a Site . 51 3.6 Working with PlateSpin Recon Snapshots. 51 3.6.1 Exporting a PlateSpin Recon Snapshot. 51 3.6.2 Importing a PlateSpin Recon Snapshot. 54 3.7 Working with Remote Data . 56 3.8 Working with Data Collected by Other PlateSpin Recon Instances . 56 3.9 Working with Data Collected by Other Performance Monitoring Tools . 58 3.9.1 Required Performance Counters . 58 3.10 Using HP Reporter Data with PlateSpin Recon . .62 3.10.1 Using Formulas to Convert Metrics to Counters . 62 Contents 3 3.10.2 Example Formulas. 63 3.10.3 Working with HP Reporter Data. 64 3.11 Using Performance Data Import to Import Generic Data into PlateSpin Recon. 66 3.11.1 Performance Data Import Tables Data Structure . 67 3.11.2 Preparing Data for Import into PlateSpin Recon . 68 3.12 Collecting Disk Utilization Counters for Windows Machines . 70 3.12.1 Deploying an Add-On . 71 3.12.2 Undeploying an Add-On . .72 4 PlateSpin Recon Server and Client Tools 75 4.1 Server and Client Options . 75 4.2 Credentials Manager . 75 4.2.1 Creating a Credential. 76 4.2.2 Deleting a Credential . 77 4.3 PlateSpin Analyzer. 77 4.3.1 Using PlateSpin Analyzer . .77 4.3.2 Inventory and Monitoring Tests . 79 4.3.3 Conversion Tests. 80 5 Generating and Viewing Charts and Reports 81 5.1 Chart Viewer . 81 5.1.1 Chart Controls and Commands . ..