HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.5 Install Guide (T1789-96339, February 2013)

Implementing the authentication method
Based on the authentication method you want for HP XP P9000 performance Advisor users, select
the respective option from the following list displayed on the Authentication Configuration installation
window:
• HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Native Authentication. For more information on
implementing, see “HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Native Authentication” (page 52).
• Windows System Authentication. For more information on implementing this authentication,
see “Windows System Authentication” (page 52).
• Windows Domain based Authentication. For more information on implementing this
authentication, see “Windows Domain based Authentication” (page 53).
• LDAP Authentication. For more information on implementing this authentication, see “LDAP
Authentication” (page 53).
• RADIUS Authentication. For more information on implementing this authentication, see “RADIUS
Authentication” (page 57).
For more information on the prerequisites associated with these authentication methods, see
“Determining the authentication type for HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor” (page 30).
IMPORTANT:
• The Windows System Authentication and Windows Domain based Authentication are displayed
in the authentication list, only if your management station is part of a domain.
• HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor installation is not supported on domain controller in
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7,Platforms.
If you are using WIN2K3 platforms, HP recommends that you should install HP XP P9000
Performance Advisor management station on standalone servers.
Click Next to configure the authentication settings for the selected authentication method. The
appropriate Authentication Configuration installation window appears.
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Native Authentication
By default, HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor uses HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Native
Authentication to authenticate and authorize all users. If HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor verifies
that the management station is not in a domain or if you select HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
Native Authentication, and click Next, you are taken to the Choose Setup Type installation window,
where you either select the complete or the custom installation method. For more information, see
“Selecting complete or custom installation method” (page 59).
After installing HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor for the above-mentioned authentication type,
login as an administrator, create user accounts, and grant them privileges (administrator or user
privileges) to perform various tasks in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor. You can also login as
a storageadmin, who is an administrator user of CV XP and has the same privileges as that of
the administrator user of HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor. For more information, see “Configuring
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor related settings” (page 65).
Windows System Authentication
In this authentication method, the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor installer verifies 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 HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Administrators and
Users own. Apart from viewing the data displayed on the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
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