.HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software - Database Migration Utility 1.1.0 release notes (T1789-96077, April 2009)

Description
HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software (Performance Advisor, PA) collects, monitors,
and displays the performance of your HP StorageWorks XP disk arrays. Performance Advisor collects
in-depth performance data so you can study performance at the level of components such as LDEV,
CHIP or CHA, ACP or DKA, and DKC. Performance Advisor also includes XPWatch, a real-time
troubleshooting tool to help you identify the root cause of performance issues.
This release notes provides the details about XPPA_DMU_v1.1.0, which is a new tool for the migration
of database from an older to a newer version of Performance Advisor. This tool can be downloaded
from the HP Business Support Center. It supports the database migration from source PA version 3.2
through 3.4.1 to target PA version 3.5 through 3.5.2.
Languages
Performance Advisor is available in English language only.
New features
This section discusses the following new feature:
This version of the Performance Advisor database migration utility available at the HP Business Support
Center supports the migration of PA data from source PA version 3.2 through 3.4.1 to target PA
version 3.5 through 3.5.2.
Upgrading to Performance Advisor v3.5 through v3.5.2
IMPORTANT:
This database migration procedure takes precedence over the current procedure documented in the
PA v3.5 — v3.5.2 install guides, and should be used for all the planned upgrade activities. The install
guides with the current upgrade procedure (under the section “ Upgrading Performance Advisor ”) are
available on the PA v3.5 — v3.5.2 CD media, and also on the HP StorageWorks XP Performance
Advisor Software Manuals page.
If the upgrade is from Performance Advisor v3.2 through v3.4, following are the high levels steps that
you have to execute to upgrade PA and also migrate the data to v3.5 through v3.5.2 (as per your
requirement). The sections further down the document provide a detailed migration procedure.
1. Backup the existing database.
2. Uninstall the current version of PA.
3. Install PA v3.5 through v3.5.2 as per your requirement.
4. Use the database migration utility to migrate the configuration and performance data points into
the new database format.
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