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
Verify if you have received the product license entitlement certificate for XP Performance Advisor.
For more information, see “Viewing product license entitlement certificate for existing
customers” on page 67.
Launch XP Performance Advisor and log in using your credentials.
IMPORTANT:
Install Adobe Flash Player on the system from where you will access XP Performance Advisor.
Download Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player Plugin, v10.0.0 or later from the following
location: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
For more information, see “Launching XP Performance Advisor” on page 66.
Configure your web browser to not use any web proxy servers.
For more information, see “Configuring the web browser proxy server settings” on page 31.
Verify the XP Performance Advisor functionality for historic data by plotting charts, and see if you are
able to view the previous set of collections.
For more information, see “Verify the XP Performance Advisor functionality for historic data” on page 90.
Reconfigure the email and alarm notification settings on the management station to receive alarms,
reports, and data collection failure notifications.
For more information, see “Reconfigure the email and alarm settings on your management
station” on page 91.
Download the host agent files (.tar) to the Windows and UNIX hosts.
For more information, see “Downloading the XP Performance Advisor host agents and XPInfo
software” on page 71.
Remove the existing version of the XP Performance Advisor Linux host agent, if the upgrade is on a
Linux host.
For more information, see “Removing the XP Performance Advisor host agent” on page 107.
Upgrading XP Performance Advisor host agents
Upgrade to the latest versions of XP Performance Advisor host agents.
At this point, return to the respective XP Performance Advisor host agent installers to proceed with the
host agents upgrade. For more information, see “Upgrading to the latest versions of host
agents” on page 95.
IMPORTANT:
After upgrading XP Performance Advisor host agents, return to this checklist to complete the
remaining set of prerequisites and tasks for using XP Performance Advisor.
After upgrading XP Performance Advisor host agents
Verify the XP Performance Advisor host agents upgrade.
The procedures are the same as given for verifying the host agents installation. For more information,
see “Verifying if the host agents appear in XP Performance Advisor” on page 81.
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