HP XPWatch and HP XPSketch Reference Guide

6 Installing HP XPSketch
This chapter lists the supported environment for HP XPSketch (previously called XPSketch) and
describes the installation for HP XPSketch.
Supported Windows platforms
For information on the list of supported platforms, see the latest HP XP7 Performance Advisor
Software OS Support Matrix available at www.hp.com/go/PerformanceAdvisor-support-docs.
NOTE:
• Use Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0 when using Windows 2008 and IE 6.0 (Service Pack
1) when using other Windows versions.
• To run the web client on the management station, you must install the Java JRE plug-in separately
on the management station. To download JRE for Windows, see http://java.sun.com/javase/
downloads/index_jdk5.jsp
• For your browser to connect to a management station that uses IPv6 as the communication
protocol, IE version 7.0 and Java version 1.6 are required.
Installing HP XPSketch
To install HP XPSketch, complete the following steps:
1. Open a web browser.
2. In the browser address line, enter your server name followed by /pa. For example,
http(s)://[server name]/pa.
You can also access HP XP7 Performance Advisor over a secure connection:
https://[server name].[domain name]/pa.
If the DNS server cannot locate the management station and open HP XP7 Performance
Advisor, type http(s)://[IP address]/pa.
NOTE: The HP XP7 Performance Advisor URL is case-sensitive.
The HP XP7 Performance Advisor logon screen appears.
3. Enter your user name and password. If you are a valid user on the local system where HP XP7
Performance Advisor is installed or on the domain controller, or your name is added to the
Users or Administrators list in the HP XP7 Performance Advisor users database, use your local
system, domain, or HP XP7 Performance Advisor logon credentials for authentication.
The HP XP7 Performance Advisor Home screen appears.
4. On the Header menu, select Support. The screen displaying Table of Contents appears.
5. Under Tools, click the XPSketch (Windows 32-bit) link to download the XPSketch.zip file
to an XP7 Performance Advisor server, your local system, or a remote system. After the
download, the HP XPSketch tool can work independently of XP7 Performance Advisor.
6. Extract the contents of the zip file to a location of your choice on the designated system.
7. Double-click Run.bat to execute HP XPSketch.
After executing HP XPSketch, the window that opens can be used to load the .csv file for
viewing the performance data in a graphical format.
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