HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Installation and Configuration Guide (TK981-96001, May 2014)

3. Specify the necessary information on the installation wizard pages.
When installation is complete, the Install Complete window appears and the Host Data Collector
service is registered in the operating system.
NOTE:
• You can also download the Host Data Collector installer from the Device Manager GUI.
• If version 7.4.1 or earlier of Host Data Collector is installed on a drive other than the
system drive, if you upgrade the installation to version 7.5.0 or later, a temp folder is
created in the root folder of the drive where Host Data Collector is installed. If you do
not need the temp folder, delete it.
• If you upgrade an installation, restart the services of the HP XP7 Command View Ad-
vanced Edition products on the management server.
Related topics
• Post-installation tasks for Host Data Collector, page 56
Installing Host Data Collector (Linux)
Install Host Data Collector from the installation DVD.
Prerequisites
• Verify that the server meets the minimum requirements and that prerequisite software is installed.
For more information, see HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition System Requirements.
• Verify the versions of the Host Data Collector and HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
products on the management server:
• To use Host Data Collector for Device Manager to manage hosts, the version of Host Data
Collector must be the same or later than the version of the Device Manager server installed on
the management server. For example, if the version of Host Data Collector is 7.5.0 or later,
the version of the Device Manager server must be 7.5.0 or later.
• To use Host Data Collector on multiple computers, the same version of Host Data Collector must
be installed on all the computers.
TIP:
To check the version of Host Data Collector, use the following command:
installation-directory-for-Host-Data-Collector\HDC\Base\bin\
hdc_info.sh.
• Log in as the root user.
• Installation path for a new installation.
• Port number used by Host Data Collector for a new installation.
For information about starting and stopping services, see the HP XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition Administrator Guide. For information about downloading components, see the HP XP7
Command View Advanced Edition User Guide.
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