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

For the XP24000/XP20000/XP12000/XP10000 disk arrays, configure the command devices as
SLPR0 to report full Storage Logical Partition (SLPR) data.
NOTE:
For further assistance, contact HP technical support.
Launching Command View XP AE
Complete the following steps before launching the XP RWC:
1. Launch the Command View XP AE Device Manager by typing http://<ip_address>:23015/
DeviceManager/ into a browser window.
NOTE:
If you are using a secured connection, the port number will be different and the URL will be in
the following format:
http://<ip_address>:23016/DeviceManager/
2. In the Login window, enter the user name as system and the password as manager, and click
Login.
3. In the Command View XP AE Device Manager window, click the Resources tab in the CV AE
Device Manager Explorer navigation pane.
4. Click the Subsystems node and select the subsystem for which you want to create the command
device. (The individual subsystems are displayed in the Subsystems navigation pane, which is
on the right side of the Explorer navigation pane.)
5. Click Physical View to launch the XP RWC with administrator privileges (that is, administrator\ad-
ministrator).
6. In the XP RWC window, click GO > LUN Manager > LU Path and Security. A list of LDEVs appears.
7. Right-click the LDEV that you want to convert into a command device.
8. Select Enable\Disable from the drop down list.
9. Click Apply to save the changes and enable the selected LDEV as a command device.
Creating a command device using XP RWC for XP24000, XP20000, XP12000, and XP10000
disk arrays
Complete the following steps to create a command device:
1. Launch the XP RWC with administrator privileges (administrator\administrator).
2. In the XP RWC window, click GO > LUN Manager > LU Path and Security. A list of LDEVs appears.
3. Right-click the LDEV that you want to convert into a command device.
4. Select Enable\Disable from the drop down list.
5. Click Apply to save the changes and enable the selected LDEV as a command device.
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