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
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Related information
Documents
In addition to this guide, see the following documents for this product:
• HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software User Guide
• HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software Best Practices Guide
• HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software OS Support Matrix
• HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software Release Notes
The XP Performance Advisor tools related documents are:
• HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software CLUI Guide
• XPWatch and XPSketch Reference Guide
• XPInfo Release Notes
NOTE:
The content from the
HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software Troubleshooting Guide
is
now available as part of the
HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software User Guide
.
The XPWatch Reference Guide and the XPSketch help have been consolidated into one document,
titled the
XPWatch_XPSketch Reference Guide
.
To view these and other HP documents, see the HP website at http://www.hp.com/support.
Accessing XP Performance Advisor documentation To view the documentation for XP Performance
Advisor, complete the following steps:
1. On the Support & Drivers page, select Storage > Storage Software > Storage Device Management
Software > HP StorageWorks XP Device Management Software > HP StorageWorks XP Perform-
ance Advisor Software > Manuals. The HP Manuals page for XP Performance Advisor is displayed.
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
You can also click Support on any of the XP Performance Advisor screens and download the
above-mentioned documents to your system (except for the HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor
Software Best Practices Guide and HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs), which are available only at the HP Manuals site). You can access the help
for XP Performance Advisor by clicking the Help link within the XP Performance Advisor user interface.
Websites
For additional information, see the following HP websites:
• http://www.hp.com
• http://www.hp.com/go/storage
• http://www.hp.com/service_locator
• http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Support and other resources126