HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.3 Install Guide (T1789-96323, August 2011)

Using P9000 Performance Advisor
Launch P9000 Performance Advisor and log in using your credentials.
For more information, see “Launching P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 65.
Start collecting the configuration and performance data for your XP and P9000 disk arrays.
For more information, see “Using P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 89.
Determining the current version of P9000 Performance Advisor
To upgrade to P9000 Performance Advisor v5.3, you must have one of the following versions, v5.0,
v5.1, v5.2, or v5.2.1 installed on your management station. To determine the version installed on
your management station, log on to P9000 Performance Advisor using your account credentials. You
can also login using the default administrator account (administrator:administrator), if the
P9000 Performance Advisor Native Authentication method has been selected for the existing version
of P9000 Performance Advisor.
In the P9000 Performance Advisor Dashboard screen, the installed version is displayed in the top left
corner along with the product name and the build number. Based on the version identified, do the
following:
• If it is a pre-3.2 version, see “Using a pre-3.2 version of P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 102.
• If it is a pre-3.5 version, see “Using a pre-3.5 version of P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 103.
• If it is v3.5 or later, see “Using v3.5.x, v4.0, or v4.1 of P9000 Performance Advisor” on page 103
• If it is v4.5 or later, see “Using v5.0, v5.1, v5.2, or v5.2.1 of P9000 Performance Ad-
visor” on page 104
IMPORTANT:
Ensure that the following prerequisites are completed before you begin the upgrade:
• Verify that the %PADB_HOME% environment variable points to the <Installation_Drive>:\
HPSS\padb location.
• Verify that the %PATH% environment variable points to the %PADB_HOME%\ora_db\bin location
• Verify if the HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Database service and the HP Storage-
Works P9000 Performance Advisor Database Listener service are active.
• If the %ORACLE_HOME% environment variable is configured, ensure that it does not point to any
location.
Using a pre-3.2 version of P9000 Performance Advisor
If you are using a pre-3.2 version (v2.2B or later versions), do the following:
1. Upgrade the current version to the v3.2, which also includes the migration of the current data.
For more information on upgrading to P9000 Performance Advisor v3.2, see the HP StorageWorks
P9000 Performance Advisor Software Installation Guide provided in the P9000 Performance
Advisor v3.2 CD media.
2. Upgrade from a v3.2 to the v3.5 or v3.5.2 using the P9000 Performance Advisor database
migration utility. To download this utility, see HP Business Support Center: ht-
tp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&
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