HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.2 Install Guide (T1789-96317, May 2011)

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 or UNIX host agents, see the
following sections:
• “Installing the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agents” on page 73
• “Installing the P9000 Performance Advisor UNIX host agents” on page 79
• If you are upgrading the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows or UNIX host agents, see the
following sections:
• “Upgrading the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agents” on page 114
• “Upgrading the P9000 Performance Advisor UNIX host agents” on page 115
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 on page 16 and Table 8 on page 100.
• 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” on page 73
• “Enabling IPv6 and configuring HTTP port for the Windows host agent” on page 74
• “Testing validity, connectivity, and GUID configuration” on page 75
• “Selecting complete or custom installation method” on page 77
• “Completing the Windows host agent installation and next steps” on page 78
Executing the Windows host agent installer
IMPORTANT:
The 64–bit Windows host agent can only be installed on an IA-64 Windows system.
To execute the Windows host agent installer:
1. Log on to the host where you want to install the Windows host agent. You must log on either as
an administrator or a user who is granted administrator privileges.
2. Navigate to the tmp directory or to the folder, where you have copied the host agent files.
3. Unzip the host agent .tar file using the WinZip or the WinRAR tool.
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