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
• Before upgrading XP Performance Advisor: This section lists the tasks and prerequisites that you
must complete before starting the XP Performance Advisor upgrade process on your management
station.
• Upgrading XP Performance Advisor: This section directs you to the XP Performance Advisor install-
ation wizard.
• After upgrading XP Performance Advisor: This section lists the post-upgrade tasks and prerequisites
you must complete before upgrading the XP Performance Advisor host agents.
• Upgrading XP Performance Advisor host agents: This section directs you to the XP Performance
Advisor host agents upgrade procedures for the host agents you want to upgrade.
• After installing XP Performance Advisor host agents: This section lists the post-upgrade tasks and
prerequisites that you must complete to login, and configure data collections in XP Performance
Advisor.
• Using XP Performance Advisor: This section lists the procedures to collect configuration and per-
formance data from your XP disk arrays.
Table 7 HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor and host agents upgrade checklist
Before upgrading XP Performance Advisor
Determine the version of XP Performance Advisor currently installed on your management station.
For more information, see “Determining the current version of XP Performance Advisor” on page 86.
Set the IIS Admin service to Manual start mode on your management station.
For more information, see “Switching the IIS Admin service to manual start mode” on page 29.
Disable the UAC on your Windows Vista management station, if you want to upgrade the XP Performance
Advisor on a Windows Vista platform.
For more information, see “Disabling the UAC on a Windows Vista management station” on page 30.
Have adequate free disk space (at least double the size of the existing database) available in the location
where you intend to upgrade the XP Performance Advisor database on your management station.
For more information, see “Using v3.5 or later version of XP Performance Advisor” on page 87.
Get the administrative privilege for your account on the management station, where you will upgrade
XP Performance Advisor.
Upgrading XP Performance Advisor
Upgrade to the latest version of XP Performance Advisor on your management station.
At this point, return to the XP Performance Advisor Installation Wizard Welcome window to proceed
with the upgrade. For more information, see “Upgrading XP Performance Advisor” on page 89.
IMPORTANT:
After upgrading XP Performance Advisor, return to this checklist to complete the remaining
prerequisites and tasks to download, and upgrade the XP Performance Advisor host agents.
After upgrading XP Performance Advisor
Verify the XP Performance Advisor upgrade.
The post install steps to verify whether the services have started are applicable for the post upgrade
also. For more information, see “XP Performance Advisor post-installation steps” on page 62.
Understanding the XP Performance Advisor upgrade prerequisites84