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

Upgrading the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host
agents
IMPORTANT:
• By default, port 80 is reserved on the management station for the P900 Performance advisor and
Windows host agent communication, during the Windows host agent upgrade. You might exper-
ience connectivity issues in scenarios where you install P9000 Performance Advisor and upgrade
the Windows host agent. The connectivity issue can arise only if you specified a port number
other than port 80 when installing P9000 Performance Advisor installation. For more information
on resolving this issue, “ ” on page 135.
• You can upgrade to the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agent v5.2 from the v4.5,
v4.5.1, v4.6, v5.0, v5.1 or v5.2 Windows host agent. Before upgrading to v5.3, do one of the
following:
Upgrade to the v4.5, v4.5.1, v4.6, v5.0, v5.1 or v5.2 Windows host agent.
OR
Remove the existing pre-v4.5 and install the v4.5, v4.5.1, v4.6, v5.0, v5.1 or v5.2 Windows host
agent.
For more information, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software Installation
Guide provided for the v4.5, v4.5.1, v4.6, v5.0, v5.1, or v5.2.
• If you want to upgrade the Windows host agent installed in a location other than the following
default installation location, <Installation_Drive>:\Program Files\Hewlett-
Packard\xppa, remove the existing version and then install the v5.3 host agent. For more in-
formation, refer to the Notes section in the HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Release
Notes . For document download location, see “Related documentation” on page 152.
To upgrade the P9000 Performance Advisor Windows host agent:
1. Unzip the host agent .tar file (XPPA_HA_WINDOWS_32.tar) using the WinZip or the WinRAR
tool.
2. Run the setup.exe file.
The Welcome screen appears.
3. Click Next.
The Ready to Upgrade the Program screen appears.
4. Click Next.
5. During the upgrade process, you will be prompted to confirm the removal of RAID Manager
Library, click Yes.
NOTE:
The RAID Manager Library is shipped along with the installer for the P9000 Performance Advisor
Windows host agent.
The Setup Completed Successfully screen appears, indicating the completion of the upgrade
process.
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