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

1. Click Test Validity to verify if the DNS or IP address of the management station that you provided
on the Connection Settings installation window is valid.
If the installer displays the following message, it indicates that you must verify and provide a
valid DNS or IP address:
The DNS or IP address entered for your management station is incorrect.
2. Click Test Connectivity to verify if the command devices are configured and presented to the host.
If the installer displays the following message, it indicates that you must create and present
command devices to the host.
The host does not have connectivity to command devices.
3. In both the above-mentioned cases, you can do one of the following:
• Go back and provide a valid DNS or IP address of the management station.
Check whether a command device is created and presented to the host. For more information,
see “Creating and presenting command devices to hosts” on page 35.
Repeat steps 1 and 2.
• Complete the installation, and then resolve the validity and connectivity issues. For more in-
formation, see Testing validity and connectivity after installation on page 75.
4. Click Next to proceed.
The Custom Setup window appears. For more information on the next set of steps, see “Selecting
complete or custom installation method” on page 75.
Testing validity and connectivity after installation
To resolve the validity and connectivity issues after the Windows host agent installation, complete the
following:
• Provide a valid DNS or IP address:
1. Open the paxp_service.properties file from the <Installation drive>:\Program
Files\Hewlett-Packard\xppa\hostagent\config folder.
2. Edit the following field in the paxp_service.properties file - ManagementSta-
tion.Hostname=<fully qualified domain name or IP address>, where you
provide a valid DNS or IP address.
3. Restart the host agent services - click Start > Run, type services.msc, and press Enter.
In the Services window, right-click HP XP Performance Advisor Hostagent and select
Restart from the drop down list.
• Check whether a command device is created and presented to the host. For more information,
see “Creating and presenting command devices to hosts” on page 35.
Selecting complete or custom installation method
Use either of the following methods to install the XP Performance Advisor host agents:
• Complete installation method: Requires at least 2.5 GB of free disk space on your <Installation
drive>. In this installation method, the real-time component is also installed on the host along
with the host agent files. It enables the host agent to collect real-time data from the XP disk arrays
and provide the data to XP Performance Advisor.
If you decide to install the real-time component later, you can modify your Windows host agents
settings by executing the setup.exe and selecting Modify as the Maintenance Setup Type. For
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