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
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XP Performance Advisor setup ................................................................................... 101
XP Performance Advisor installation work flow ............................................................ 122
XP Performance Advisor upgrade work flow ................................................................ 143
XPInfo –i command ................................................................................................. 324
Sample xpinfo -i output for Windows host agent ......................................................... 395
Sample xpinfo -z output for UNIX host agent ............................................................... 396
XP Performance Advisor Welcome installation window ................................................. 477
Database Location Specification installation window ................................................... 498
Configure LDAP Server and Authentication Settings installation window ......................... 539
Configure LDAP Filter and Group Settings installation window ....................................... 5510
Configure RADIUS Authentication Settings installation window ...................................... 5711
Configure Custom Setup installation window .............................................................. 6112
XP Performance Advisor Support screen - Downloading host agent software .................... 7213
XP Performance Advisor Windows host agent log file ................................................... 7714
Services dialog box - Confirming Windows host agent major services ............................ 7815
Services dialog box - Manually starting Windows host agent major services ................... 7816
Command prompt window - Confirming UNIX host agent major services ........................ 8017
Configuration Data Collection .................................................................................. 9918
Performance Data Collection .................................................................................. 10119
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