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
Sections in the HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor and Host Agents In-
stallation Checklist
The prerequisites and tasks provided in the installation checklist are organized as follows:
• Before installing XP Performance Advisor: This section lists the tasks and prerequisites you must
complete before starting the XP Performance Advisor installation process on your management
station.
• Installing XP Performance Advisor: This section directs you to the XP Performance Advisor installation
wizard.
• After installing XP Performance Advisor: This section lists the post-installation tasks and prerequisites
that you must complete before installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents.
• Installing XP Performance Advisor host agents: This section directs you to the XP Performance
Advisor host agents installation procedures for the host agents you want to install.
• After installing XP Performance Advisor host agents: This section lists the post-installation tasks
and prerequisites that you must complete to login, and configure data collections in XP Performance
Advisor.
• Using XP Performance Advisor: This section lists the procedures to collect configuration and per-
formance data from your XP disk arrays.
Table 2 HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor and host agents installation checklist
Before installing XP Performance Advisor
XP Performance Advisor setup prerequisites
Design the infrastructure for XP Performance Advisor.
For more information, see “Designing the infrastructure” on page 19.
Determine the coexistence for XP Performance Advisor with other Storage products.
For more information, see “Determining the coexistence with other storage products” on page 23.
XP Performance Advisor management station prerequisites
Consider a management station where Oracle is not already installed and used by other applications.
For more information, see “Choosing a system where Oracle is not installed” on page 28.
Verify the supported configuration for XP Performance Advisor management station.
For more information, see “Verifying the supported configurations for XP Performance
Advisor” on page 23.
Disable the User Access Control (UAC) on your Windows Vista management station, if you want to install
XP Performance Advisor on a Windows Vista platform.
For more information, see “Disabling the UAC on a Windows Vista management station” on page 30.
Configure the firewall settings on your Windows XP Professional management station, if you want to
install XP Performance Advisor on a Windows XP Professional platform.
For more information, see “Configuring firewall settings on a Windows XP Professional management
station” on page 30.
Understanding the XP Performance Advisor installation prerequisites16