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
1. Upgrade the current version (v3.2 or later versions) to v3.5 or v3.5.2, which also includes the
migration of the current data using the XP Performance Advisor database migration utility
(XPPA_DMU_v1.1.0.zip). To download this utility, see HP Business Support Center: ht-
tp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&
prodNameId=3185423&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=64823&swLang=8&taskId=135&
swEnvOID=181.
For more information on using this utility, see the HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor
Software Release Notes - Database Migration Utility 1.1.0. For document download location,
see “Related documentation” on page 126.
2. Upgrade from v3.5 or v3.5.2 to XP Performance Advisor v4.x (v4.0, v4.1, v4.5, v4.5.1, or
v4.6). Complete a set of prerequisites and proceed with the upgrade process. For more inform-
ation, see “Using v3.5 or later version of XP Performance Advisor” on page 87.
Using v3.5 or later version of XP Performance Advisor
If you are using a v3.5, v3.5.2, v4.0, v4.1, v4.5, or v4.5.1 of XP Performance Advisor, for the
upgrade to complete successfully, ensure that adequate free disk space (at least double the size of
the existing database) is available on the <Installation drive>, where you intend to upgrade
XP Performance Advisor. For example, if XP Performance Advisor is installed on C:\, ensure that
adequate free disk space is available on C:\ before proceeding with the upgrade.
After the above-mentioned prerequisite is completed, upgrade to the latest version of XP Performance
Advisor and verify whether the upgrade is successful. For more information, see “Upgrading to the
latest version of XP Performance Advisor” on page 89.
Disabling UAC on a Windows Vista management station
IMPORTANT:
This procedure is necessary only if you are upgrading XP Performance Advisor on a Windows Vista
management station.
For more information, see “Disabling the UAC on a Windows Vista management station” on page 30.
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