Installation guide

12 Installation
Verifying system requirements
NOTE: Refer to the readme.txt file on the Command View CD for the most current requirements and
any last-minute announcements.
Verify management station requirements
The management station is the Windows-based host on which Command View is installed. Make sure the
workstation that serves as the Command View management station meets the minimum requirements.
Table 2 Management station requirements
Item Requirement Pertinent information
Processor (CPU)
1
800 MHz Pentium III PC
2
2 GHz or greater recommended
Operating System • Windows XP Professional (Service
Pack 2)
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
or Standard edition (32-bit only)
• Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
workstation or server
Memory (RAM) 1 GB minimum
Free Disk Space • 2.5 GB free disk space (FAT or
NTFS) minimum for Command
View XP
• 30 GB or more of free disk space is
recommended
For security reasons, HP recommends
using NTFS.
If you plan to integrate other
applications such as HP StorageWorks
Performance Advisor XP, additional
disk space will be required. Refer to the
application’s documentation for disk
space requirements.
VGA monitor 256 colors or better
Ethernet LAN Card At least one If you have multiple LAN cards installed
in the Command View management
station, see ”Other supported firewall
configurations” on page 20 for
important configuration information.
IP Address Use a static IP address Do not use a dynamic IP address.