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
RADIUS Authentication ........................................................................................................ 56
Selecting complete or custom installation method .......................................................................... 58
Selecting components to install (custom installation) ................................................................ 59
Completing the XP Performance Advisor installation and next steps .................................................. 62
XP Performance Advisor post-installation steps ........................................................................ 62
Confirming the XP Performance Advisor services ..................................................................... 63
Configuring XP Performance Advisor related settings ............................................................... 64
Launching XP Performance Advisor ....................................................................................... 66
Viewing product license entitlement certificate for existing customers ......................................... 67
4 Installing the XP Performance Advisor host agents ................................. 71
Downloading the XP Performance Advisor host agents and XPInfo software ...................................... 71
Installing the XP Performance Advisor Windows host agents ........................................................... 73
Executing the Windows host agent installer ........................................................................... 73
Enabling the Windows host agent for IPv6 ............................................................................ 74
Testing validity and connectivity ........................................................................................... 74
Selecting complete or custom installation method .................................................................... 75
Completing the Windows host agent installation and next steps ............................................... 77
Installing the XP Performance Advisor UNIX host agents ................................................................. 78
Executing the UNIX host agent installer ................................................................................. 79
Enabling the UNIX host agent to use IPv6 .............................................................................. 79
Completing the UNIX host agent installation and next steps ..................................................... 80
Verifying if the host agents appear in XP Performance Advisor ........................................................ 81
5 Understanding the XP Performance Advisor upgrade prerequisites .......... 83
Upgrade checklist for upgrading XP Performance Advisor ............................................................... 83
Determining the current version of XP Performance Advisor ............................................................. 86
Using a pre-3.2 version of XP Performance Advisor ................................................................. 86
Using a pre-3.5 version of XP Performance Advisor ................................................................. 86
Using v3.5 or later version of XP Performance Advisor ............................................................. 87
Disabling UAC on a Windows Vista management station ............................................................... 87
6 Upgrading XP Performance Advisor .................................................... 89
Beginning the XP Performance Advisor upgrade ............................................................................ 89
Launching the XP Performance Advisor upgrade checklist ............................................................... 89
Upgrading XP Performance Advisor ............................................................................................. 89
Completing upgrade and next steps ............................................................................................ 89
Verify the XP Performance Advisor functionality for historic data ................................................ 90
Reconfigure the email and alarm settings on your management station ...................................... 91
7 Upgrading XP Performance Advisor host agents ................................... 95
Downloading the XP Performance Advisor host agents and XPInfo software ...................................... 95
Upgrading the XP Performance Advisor Windows host agents ........................................................ 95
Upgrading the XP Performance Advisor UNIX host agents .............................................................. 96
Verifying the XP Performance Advisor host agents upgrade ............................................................. 96
8 Using XP Performance Advisor ........................................................... 97
Requesting host update .............................................................................................................. 97
Collecting configuration data ..................................................................................................... 98
Collecting performance data .................................................................................................... 100
9 Modifying or repairing XP Performance Advisor ................................. 103
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