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

7. If not already done, install P9000Info on your host to verify that the connectivity to the command
device is established. For more information, see Verifying host agent connectivity to a command
device.
IMPORTANT:
You must create and assign a command device from an XP or a P9000 disk array to your
host agent. If not yet created, the corresponding RAID Manager Library version will not be
displayed in the Host Information table when you request for a host agent update after the
installation. For more information on communicating with host agents, see the HP
StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software User Guide . For document download
location, see Related information.
8. Install or upgrade the P9000 Performance Advisor host agents on the respective operating system
hosts.
• If you are installing the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows, UNIX, or OpenVMS host
agents, see the following sections:
• Installing the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agents
• Installing the P9000 Performance Advisor UNIX host agents
• Installing the P9000 Performance Advisor OpenVMS Integrity Server host agents
• If you are upgrading the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows or UNIX host agents, see
Upgrading to the latest versions of host agents.
IMPORTANT:
Before proceeding with the installation or upgrade, ensure the following:
• You have completed all the prerequisites for installing or upgrading the P9000 Performance Advisor
host agents you just downloaded. If you want to review the prerequisites again, see Table 2 and
Table 12.
• You are installing or upgrading to the appropriate version of the host agent, as the host agent
version should match with the version of P9000 Performance Advisor installed on your management
station.
Installing the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agents
This section describes installing the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agents. The installation
process is described in the following topics:
• Executing the Windows host agent installer
• Enabling IPv6 and configuring HTTP port for the Windows host agent
• Testing validity, connectivity, and GUID configuration
• Selecting complete or custom installation method
• Completing the Windows host agent installation and next steps
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