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

Windows System Authentication
In this authentication method, the P9000 Performance Advisor installer checks for the following groups
on your local system and creates them if they do not exist:
• HP Storage Admin
• HP Storage Users
They are provided the same privileges that P9000 Performance Advisor Administrators and Users
own. Apart from viewing the data displayed on the P9000 Performance Advisor screens, HP Storage
Administrators can also create and schedule new reports, modify existing reports, generate reports,
and manage database configuration.
After installing P9000 Performance Advisor for the above-mentioned authentication type and if you
have administrator privileges on your local system, add yourself and other local users, domain users
or groups to the HP Storage Admin and the HP Storage Users groups appropriately. For more
information, see Configuring P9000 Performance Advisor related settings.
Click Next to proceed. The Choose Setup Type installation window appears. For more information
on the next set of steps, see Selecting complete or custom installation method.
Windows Domain based Authentication
In this authentication method, enter the Domain Name and Group Name for the administrators and
users. It is mandatory that you provide a domain name and group name each for both the
administrators and users. Only users from these domain groups (global groups) are given the
administrator and user privileges, and are authorized to log on to P9000 Performance Advisor.
By default, the P9000 Performance Advisor installer displays HP Storage Admins and HP Storage
Users as the domain groups. You can retain these names or provide group names of your choice (the
groups with the names that you provide must exist on the domain controller).
NOTE:
Ensure that the domain or site administrator has created the two default domain groups,
HP Storage Admins and HP Storage Users or the domain groups of your choice on the domain
controller.
Click Next to proceed. The Choose Setup Type installation window appears. For more information
on the next set of steps, see Selecting complete or custom installation method.
LDAP Authentication
In this authentication method, you must configure the following settings to implement LDAP
authentication. P9000 Performance Advisor uses these settings to connect to the LDAP server, and to
authorize and authenticate its users:
• LDAP server and connection settings. For more information, see Configuring the LDAP server and
connection settings.
• LDAP server user search and filter, and group settings. For more information, see Configuring the
LDAP user search and filter, and group settings.
The Authentication Configuration window appears for LDAP, where you must provide the server and
connection settings followed by the subsequent installation window for LDAP, where you provide the
filter and group settings.
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