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

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Advisor. For more information on the checklist, see Installation checklist for installing XP Perform-
ance Advisor on page 15.
The upgrade checklist appears, if the installation wizard has detected an existing version of XP
Performance Advisor. This checklist guides you through the upgrade of XP Performance Advisor.
For more information on the checklist, see Upgrade checklist for upgrading XP Performance Ad-
visor on page 83.
To upgrade to the latest version of XP Performance Advisor, the current version on your management
station must be one of the following - v3.5, v3.5.1, v3.5.2, v4.0, v4.1, or v4.5.
After completing the necessary prerequisites and tasks, to continue with the XP Performance Advisor
installation or upgrade:
1. Select the I have referred to the checklist and completed the list of management station prerequisites
for installing XP Performance Advisor. check box.
2. Click Next. The Next button is enabled only when you select the check box.
If it is a new installation, the License Agreement installation window appears. For more inform-
ation on the next set of steps, see Complying with the End User License Agree-
ment on page 48.
If it is an upgrade, the process begins. For more information, see Upgrading XP Performance
Advisor on page 89.
Complying with the End User License Agreement
To review the license agreement and proceed with the XP Performance Advisor installation:
1. Read the agreement displayed under the End User License Agreement (EULA).
2. If you agree to the terms and conditions, click I Accept the terms in the License Agreement.
3. Click Next to proceed.
You can also do the following:
Click Print if you want to take a hard copy of the EULA
Click Cancel if you want to reject the license agreement terms, in which case the installation
will not proceed
The Database Location Specification installation window appears. For more information on the next
set of steps, see Retaining or selecting a different database location on page 48.
Retaining or selecting a different database location
By default, the XP Performance Advisor database (padb) folder is placed on the same Windows drive,
where you install XP Performance Advisor. The Install Database to displays the default location for
your XP Performance Advisor database, which is <Installation drive>\HPSS\padb. In this
context, it is understood that the Windows operating system is installed on the C drive.
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