How-To Generate and Collect NAR Data from VNX Arrays

Login to the Unisphere console Select the array you want to collect data from

Click on the System tab, then click on Monitoring and Alerts

Click on Statistics for Block

Click on Performance Data Logging

A Data Logging windows will appear. Configure the settings to match the screenshot below. Leave the Archive Interval set to 600 seconds unless otherwise requested EMC or your EMC Reseller. Once the settings match click on START.

Confirm that you wish to continue by clicking YES.

Confirm again that you want to apply these new settings by clicking YES.

Click YES yet again to confirm the data logging warning.

Click OK to confirm (finally) that the operation was successful.

You will be returned to the Data Loggin settings window. Click OK to close the window.

You will now need to let the data collection run for the specified time period in this case 3 days.

Retrieving NAR File for VNX from the GUI

Now that the NAR data collection process has run for 3 days you will need to retrieve the NAR/NAZ files. Login to the Unisphere console Select the array you want to collect data from

Click on the System tab, then click on Monitoring and Alerts

Click on Statistics for Block

On the right, click on Retrieve Archive.

In the Retrieve Archives window, select your array and choose SPA. (NAR files are ONLY needed for ONE of the SPs) Change the Save File(s) As: destination to a location that is easy to locate. Highlight the .NAR or .NAZ (if encrypted) files that correspond to the 3 days you collected data for. The time may be off a little but this will not matter. There will probably be 4 6 files total.

Click the Retreive button

Click YES to confirm the retrieval in the Confirm: Retrieve Archives window.

At the bottom of the Retrieve Archives window verify that the files complete this may take a few seconds. Click Done

Go to the destination folder where you retrieved the files to.

Upload all the files to EMC or your EMC Reseller as instructed.