HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.4 Install Guide (T1789-96330, April 2012)

Configure your IE browser to not use a proxy server for the IP address or fully qualified domain names.

To configure the IE browser proxy server settings:

1. In a IE browser window, click Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings.

2. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window, select the Use a proxy server for your LAN

(These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections) check box.

3. Click Advanced.

4. In the Exceptions text box, place your cursor at the end of the domain list.

5. Enter a semicolon and your IP address, and the fully-qualified domain name of the management

station.

6. Click OK to save changes.

P9000 Performance Advisor host agent prerequisites

This section describes the following host agent prerequisites that you must complete before installing

the P9000 Performance Advisor host agents:

• Verifying the supported configurations for P9000 Performance Advisor host agents

• Configuring settings on Windows and UNIX hosts

• Creating and assigning command devices to host agents

• Mapping command devices

• Verifying host agent connectivity to a command device

For more information on installing P9000 Performance Advisor host agents, see “Installing P9000

Performance Advisor host agents” on page 73.

Verifying the supported configurations for P9000 Performance Advisor host

agents

To install the P9000 Performance Advisor host agents, verify that you have the supported configurations

in the following categories:

• Hardware

• Software

Hardware

Your Windows or UNIX hosts must include the following respective hardware requirements:

• Microsoft Windows host:

• DVD drive

• 1 GB free space on hard drive (NTFS)

• Ethernet LAN card connected to the network

• HP-UX, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, or Linux host:

• DVD drive/CD-ROM (read-only DVD drive is preferable)

• Disk space:

• HP-UX (1 GB)

• Sun Solaris (1 GB)

• IBM AIX (1 GB)

• Linux (1 GB)

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