HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software v4.6 Install Guide (T1789-96096, July 2010)
Table Of Contents
- HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software Installation Guide
- Contents
- 1 Overview of XP Performance Advisor
- 2 Understanding the XP Performance Advisor installation prerequisites
- Installation checklist for installing XP Performance Advisor
- Initial XP Performance Advisor setup prerequisites
- Management station prerequisites
- Verifying the supported configurations for XP Performance Advisor
- Getting the fully qualified domain name or IP address of your management station
- Determining the authentication type for XP Performance Advisor
- Creating 1 GB of free disk space
- Choosing a system where Oracle is not installed
- Configuring a Loopback Adapter or static IP address
- Switching the IIS Admin service to manual start mode
- Assigning port 80 for XP Performance Advisor
- Disabling the UAC on a Windows Vista management station
- Configuring firewall settings on a Windows XP Professional management station
- Configuring the web browser proxy server settings
- Assigning GUIDs for command devices on a Windows host
- XP Performance Advisor host agent prerequisites
- Verifying the supported configurations for XP Performance Advisor host agents
- Configuring settings on Windows and UNIX hosts
- Creating and presenting command devices to hosts
- Mapping command devices from virtual servers
- Verifying host connectivity to a command device
- Configuring SSL settings for the XP Performance Advisor host agents
- 3 Installing XP Performance Advisor
- Beginning the XP Performance Advisor installation
- Launching the XP Performance Advisor checklist
- Complying with the End User License Agreement
- Retaining or selecting a different database location
- Enabling IPv6 on your management station
- Implementing the authentication method
- Selecting complete or custom installation method
- Completing the XP Performance Advisor installation and next steps
- 4 Installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents
- 5 Understanding the XP Performance Advisor upgrade prerequisites
- 6 Upgrading XP Performance Advisor
- 7 Upgrading XP Performance Advisor host agents
- 8 Using XP Performance Advisor
- 9 Modifying or repairing XP Performance Advisor
- 10 Removing XP Performance Advisor
- 11 Troubleshooting XP Performance Advisor installation related issues
- Troubleshooting installation issues
- Troubleshooting configuration issues
- Troubleshooting web client issues
- Installation error messages
- 12 Support and other resources
- A Installing a Loopback Adapter
- B Stopping and starting host agent services
- Glossary
- Index
Figure 1 XP Performance Advisor setup
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Additionally, the XP Performance Advisor also provides XPWatch, XPSketch, and XPInfo. For a brief
description of these tools, see Table 1 on page 13.
Installation work flow
In a typical installation, you need to install XP Performance Advisor on the management station followed
by the host agents on the respective hosts. To install XP Performance Advisor and the host agents,
complete the following steps:
1. Complete the prerequisites to install XP Performance Advisor.
2. Install XP Performance Advisor on a management station.
3. Verify whether XP Performance Advisor services have started and you are able to login using
your credentials.
4. Verify whether you have received the license entitlement certificate, generate, and add license
in XP Performance Advisor.
5. Complete the prerequisites to install the XP Performance Advisor host agents.
6. Install the XP Performance Advisor host agents on the respective hosts.
7. Verify whether the XP Performance Advisor host agent services have started and you are able to
view the host agent details in XP Performance Advisor GUI.
8. Verify whether you are able to perform configuration and performance data collections.
XP Performance Advisor provides a checklist that guides you through installation, initial configuration
and performance data collection. Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have
completed the appropriate prerequisites and tasks mentioned in the checklist. For more information,
see “Installation checklist for installing XP Performance Advisor” on page 15.
“Installation work flow” on page 12 illustrates the XP Performance Advisor installation work flow.
Overview of XP Performance Advisor10