HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

9 Upgrading the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents
This chapter describes upgrading the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Windows and UNIX host agents.
The upgrade process is described in the following topics:
• “Downloading the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents and HP XPInfo software” (page 69)
• “Verifying if the host agents appear in HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 79)
Downloading the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents and HP XPInfo
software
For more information, see “Downloading the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents and HP
XPInfo software” (page 69).
Upgrading the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents
To upgrade the current host agent version to v6.1, you must have v5.5, v5.5.1 or v6.0 installed
on your host. To upgrade to v5.5 or v6.0, see the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Software Installation
Guide provided on installation disk 2 in the respective software bundles.
Alternatively, you can remove the existing host agent version and install the v6.1 host agent.
IMPORTANT:
• By default, port 80 is reserved on the management station for the HP XP7 Performance Advisor
and host agent communication during the host agent upgrade. So, you might experience
connectivity issues in scenarios where you installed HP XP7 Performance Advisor and upgraded
the UNIX host agent. The connectivity issue can arise only if you specified a port number other
than port 80 when installing HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation. To resolve port conflict
issues, see the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Software Troubleshooting and FAQs Guide.
• 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 v6.1 host agent.
For more information, see the Notes section in the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Release Notes.
• If you are upgrading a HP XP7 Performance Advisor LINUX host agent, you have to remove
the existing version of the host agent and install the latest version. For more information, see
“Removing a UNIX host agent” (page 110).
Windows host agent upgrade
To upgrade the HP XP7 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 HP XP7
Performance Advisor Windows host agent.
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