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
• Linux (250 MB)
• Ethernet LAN card connected to the network
Software
For the list of supported Windows and UNIX operating platforms, see the HP StorageWorks XP
Performance Advisor Software OS Support Matrix. For document download location, see “Related
documentation” on page 126.
This document also specifies the supported JRE versions for the Windows and UNIX host agents, and
the Windows operating systems that are supported as guest operating platforms on the VMware ESX,
and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual servers. Download this document from the HP Manuals site for XP
Performance Advisor.
IMPORTANT:
Before installing the host agents, ensure that you install the following JRE versions on your hosts:
• Windows host: JRE v5.0 Update 14 (minimum) or later up until JRE v6.0 Update 18 (maximum)
HP recommends that you install JRE v6.0 Update 18.
• UNIX host: JRE v5.0 Update 18
Also, the Path environment variable on your host must point to the installed JRE location. To determine
the JRE version installed on your host, see the procedure under Software on page 24.
Configuring settings on Windows and UNIX hosts
You must configure the following settings on your Windows and UNIX hosts prior to installing the
respective host agents:
• Getting administrator privileges on a Windows or UNIX host on page 34
• Setting up the HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts on page 34
• Setting up a Linux host on page 35
• Setting up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 host on page 35
Getting administrator privileges on a Windows or UNIX host
Administrative or root privileges on hosts is required before you can install the Windows or UNIX
host agent. Verify and get the required privileges for your user account before installing the Windows
or UNIX host agent.
Setting up the HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts
Before installing the XP Performance Advisor host agent on an HP-UX, Solaris, or AIX host, ensure
that the following prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have root or superuser access to the host.
2. Telnet and FTP services are enabled (on HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts, these services are enabled
by default).
3. Configure the root or superuser account to allow remote access via the FTP services.
Understanding the XP Performance Advisor installation prerequisites34