HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Software v4.6 Install Guide (T1789-96096, July 2010)

Verify if JRE v5.0 Update 14 (minimum) or later is installed (JRE v6.0 Update 18 is the maximum sup-
ported), and the JAVA path is pointing to the installed location on your management station.
For more information, see the Software section in “Verifying the supported configurations for XP
Performance Advisor” on page 23.
Get the fully-qualified domain name or IP address of your management station.
For more information, see “Getting the fully qualified domain name or IP address of your management
station” on page 25.
Determine the authentication type for your management station.
For more information, see “Determining the authentication type for XP Performance Advisor” on page 26.
Create at least 1 GB of free disk space in your management station's TEMP folder, if you are opting for
a complete installation.
For more information, see “Creating 1 GB of free disk space” on page 28.
Configure the Loopback Adapter or a static IP address for your management station.
For more information, see “Configuring a Loopback Adapter or static IP address” on page 29.
Stop the IIS Admin service or set it to Manual start mode on your management station.
For more information, see “Switching the IIS Admin service to manual start mode” on page 29.
Assign port 80 on your management station for XP Performance Advisor.
For more information, see “Assigning port 80 for XP Performance Advisor” on page 29.
Get the administrative privilege for your account on the management station, where you will install XP
Performance Advisor.
XP Performance Advisor host agent prerequisites
Verify the supported configuration required for installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents.
For more information, see “Verifying the supported configurations for XP Performance Advisor host
agents” on page 33.
Verify the following JRE versions:
• JRE v5.0 Update 14 (minimum) or later is installed (JRE v6.0 Update 18 is the maximum supported)
on a Windows host agent
• JRE v5.0 Update 18 or later is installed on a UNIX host agent
• The JAVA path is pointing to the installed JRE location on your host
For more information, see the Software section in “Verifying the supported configurations for XP
Performance Advisor host agents” on page 33.
Configure settings for installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents on the Windows and UNIX
hosts.
For more information, see “Configuring settings on Windows and UNIX hosts” on page 34.
Create the command devices on your XP disk arrays and present them to the hosts.
For more information, see “Creating and presenting command devices to hosts” on page 35.
IMPORTANT:
If you are currently using the XP RAID Manager (XP Business Copy and XP Continuous Access),
you already have command devices that can be used by XP Performance Advisor.
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