This how to video will show a user of IBM Spectrum Control how to extract performance data from the web interface.  Extracting data can be useful with other storage analysis tools like Disk Magic.

The sample 5 minute interval CSV can be downloaded here.

If you are looking for some IBM Spectrum Control online help, here are some helpful IBM knowledge center links on the new and old product versions since they are in two separate places now.

IBM Spectrum Control version 5.2.8 and later
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS5R93/welcome

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center verson 5.2.7 and earlier
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSNE44/welcome

Well, the new storage management Software as a Service (SaaS) offering called IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights is now available to the public (it went live on 6/29) .  It offers some pretty neat features which I will be highlighting here in the coming weeks.

IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights lives on IBM Service Engage portal, so you can find it here (including pricing):  https://www.ibmserviceengage.com/storage-insights/learn

If you want to give the product a whirl (you will need a IBM ID for access), there is a live guided demo available here:  https://sidemo.ib.ibmserviceengage.com/GuidedDemo/guide.html

Enjoy some screenshots.