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

Installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents
Install the XP Performance Advisor host agents.
At this point, return to the respective XP Performance Advisor host agents installation procedures for the
host agents you want to install. For more information, see “Installing XP Performance Advisor host
agents” on page 71.
IMPORTANT:
After installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents, return to this checklist to complete the
remaining prerequisites and tasks to use XP Performance Advisor.
After installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents
Verify the XP Performance Advisor host agent services have started on the respective hosts.
For more information, see “Confirming the XP Performance Advisor services” on page 63.
Verify the respective host agent records are appearing in XP Performance Advisor on your management
station.
For more information, see “Verifying if the host agents appear in XP Performance Advisor” on page 81.
Create and assign the Windows Global Unique Identifier (\\?\Volume{GUID}) to command devices on
Windows host, to overcome device renaming and device remapping issues during the data collections.
For more information, see “Assigning GUIDs for command devices on a Windows host” on page 31.
Configure SSL settings on your Windows or UNIX host.
For more information, see “Configuring SSL settings for the XP Performance Advisor host
agents” on page 39.
Using XP Performance Advisor
If it is not running, launch XP Performance Advisor and log in using your credentials.
For more information, see “Launching XP Performance Advisor” on page 66.
Start collecting the configuration and performance data for your XP disk arrays.
For more information, see “Using XP Performance Advisor” on page 97.
Initial XP Performance Advisor setup prerequisites
This section describes setup prerequisites:
• “Designing the infrastructure” on page 19
• “Determining the coexistence with other storage products” on page 23
After you complete the prerequisites, perform the XP Performance Advisor management station
prerequisites. For more information, see “Management station prerequisites” on page 23.
Designing the infrastructure
The following procedure helps you to estimate the number of management stations, hosts, and XP disk
arrays required:
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