HP WebQoS for Windows® Release Note Edition 3 Manufacturing Part Number: B9373-90005 E0801 U.S.A. © Copyright 2001 Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved.
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HP WebQoS for Windows Announcement 1 HP WebQoS for Windows Announcement HP Web Quality of Service (WebQoS) is a web-based solution that provides the quality of service needed to maintain your web applications. Using HP WebQoS, you can configure, administer, operate, and monitor your system and control the sessions admitted to your web server so that it does not become overloaded. What’s in This Version? WebQoS 3.0 is available on the Windows 2000 and NT operating environments.
HP WebQoS for Windows Known Problems and Workarounds Where’s the Manual? When you install WebQoS, the manual HP WebQoS Administration Guide is installed in the \docs\install_config_guide.pdf file. NOTE In this release note, the location where the WebQoS program files are installed is referred to as . The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HPWebQoS. Installation instructions are included in this release note only.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements Installation Requirements This section contains some general information about product dependencies and requirements. • The WebQoS software includes six main components: the WebQoS Services for IIS (also referred to as the SCA), the WebQoS Controller Interface (also referred to as the SCI), the WebQoS Controller Operator (also referred to as the SCO), the WebQoS Management Console, the WebQoS Database, and the WebQoS API.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements System Prerequisites Before installing HP WebQoS, check that your system meets all of the necessary prerequisites. Table 1-1. Windows Server Prerequisites Computer: Pentium-Based 500 MHz or higher PC Windows 2000 Operating System: Windows 2000 Server with SP1 or Windows 2000 Advanced Server with SP1 Windows NT 4.0 Operating System: Windows NT Server version 4.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements WebQoS Software Installation The HP WebQoS product consists of the following components that can be installed on a single server or multiple servers. Table 1-3. HP WebQoS Components Component Name Description SCA or Web Services Services for IIS The Service Control Agent software collects performance information, distributes configuration information to WebQoS nodes, monitors operation information and stores the information in the database.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements Installing the WebQoS Software You can install WebQoS software using one of two methods: • If you have the product CD-ROM, run the setup.exe program on the CD. To do this, either select the Run option from the Start menu, or from the Windows Explorer window, double-click on the setup.exe program on the CD. • If you downloaded the WebQoS software from the Internet, run the installation file W2KWebQoS.exe.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements Single Server Setup In a single server setup, you are using only one server in your WebQoS domain. Figure 1-1. Single Server Installation The following steps describe the installation screens that you will see. Note that you can click the Cancel button at any time to quit the installation. 1. At the Welcome screen, click [Continue]. The WebQoS for Windows software is unpacked. 2. At the WebQoS Setup screen, click [Next].
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements 3. At the Check Latest Patches screen, click [Next]. 4. At the WebQoS License Agreement, click [Accept] to continue the installation. 5. The Document Information screen displays important information about this release of the software. Click [Next] to continue the installation. 6. At the Customer Information screen, enter your user name and company information, then click [Next]. 7.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements Figure 1-2. Select Components Screen Once you have selected either Custom or Typical installation, click [Next] to continue the installation. 9. The Select Program Folder screen allows you to add program icons to the selected Program Folder. The default Program Folder is the HPWebQoS folder. Or you can choose a different Program Folder. Click [Next] to begin the installation of the software files. 10. Enter a password to access the database and click [Next].
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements Multiple Server Setup In a multiple server setup, you are using more than one server in your WebQoS domain. Figure 1-3.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements The following steps describe the installation screens that you will see for each server. Note that you can click the Cancel button at any time to quit the installation. Server 1 (Database, SCO, and SCI) 1. At the Welcome screen, click [Continue]. The WebQoS for Windows software is unpacked. 2. At the WebQoS Setup screen, click [Next]. 3. At the Check Latest Patches screen, click [Next]. 4.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements Wizard Complete screen, click [Finish] to have the installation program reboot the system for you. Otherwise, you must manually reboot the system. Servers 2 and 4 (SCA) 1. At the Welcome screen, click [Continue]. The WebQoS for Windows software is unpacked. 2. At the WebQoS Setup screen, click [Next]. 3. At the Check Latest Patches screen, click [Next]. 4. At the WebQoS License Agreement, click [Accept] to continue the installation. 5.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements system for you. Otherwise, you must manually reboot the system. Server 3 (SCI) 1. At the Welcome screen, click [Continue]. The WebQoS for Windows software is unpacked. 2. At the WebQoS Setup screen, click [Next]. 3. At the Check Latest Patches screen, click [Next]. 4. At the WebQoS License Agreement, click [Accept] to continue the installation. 5. The Document Information screen displays important information about this release of the software.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements API and Management Console 1. At the Welcome screen, click [Continue]. The WebQoS for Windows software is unpacked. 2. At the WebQoS Setup screen, click [Next]. 3. At the Check Latest Patches screen, click [Next]. 4. At the WebQoS License Agreement, click [Accept] to continue the installation. 5. The Document Information screen displays important information about this release of the software. Click [Next] to continue the installation. 6.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements WebQoS Software Installation Verification Verify that the software has installed correctly by doing the following: 1. For Windows 2000, select Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Services Manager. For Windows NT, select Start -> Programs -> Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack -> Microsoft Internet Information Server -> Internet Services Manager. 2.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements You can restore the database from the backup by doing one of the following: • Return the database to the current state • Return the database to the state when the backup was made To return the database to the current state, do the following: 1. Stop the database. On a Windows NT system, go to the Control Panel and select Services. Highlight WebQoS DB and click on the Stop button.
HP WebQoS for Windows Installation Requirements 4. Start the database. On a Windows NT system, go to the Control Panel and select Services. Highlight WebQoS DB and click on the Start button. On a Windows 2000 system, click on Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Services. Highlight WebQoS DB, click on the Action menu, and click on Start. Installing Additional WebQoS Components If you need to install additional WebQoS components on your system, do the following: 1. Either run the setup.
HP WebQoS for Windows Patches and Fixes in This Version Figure 1-4. Adding/Removing WebQoS Components 4. Click on [Next]. 5. In the Select Components window, deselect the components you want to remove, then click [Next] to remove them. Patches and Fixes in This Version In order to run HP WebQoS for Windows 2000, you must install Service Pack 1 (SP1). In order to run HP WebQoS for Windows NT 4.0, you must install Service Pack 6a (SP6a) and the Windows Scripting Host from option pack 4.
HP WebQoS for Windows Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages HP WebQoS for Windows can be installed on a foreign language operating system. However, you cannot enter non-ASCII characters in the management console. The customizable defer and reject web pages (Defer.html and Reject.html) can be edited to contain foreign language contents. Refer to Appendix A of the manual for more information about these files.
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