HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

• LDAP Authentication. For more information on implementing this authentication, see “LDAP
Authentication” (page 51).
• RADIUS Authentication. For more information on implementing this authentication, see “RADIUS
Authentication” (page 55).
For more information on the prerequisites associated with these authentication methods, see
“Determining the authentication type for HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 28).
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 XP7 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 XP7 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 XP7 Performance Advisor Native Authentication
By default, HP XP7 Performance Advisor uses HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native Authentication
to authenticate and authorize all users. If HP XP7 Performance Advisor verifies that the management
station is not in a domain or if you select HP XP7 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 57).
After installing HP XP7 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 XP7 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 XP7 Performance Advisor. For more information, see “Configuring HP XP7 Performance
Advisor related settings” (page 63).
Windows System Authentication
In this authentication method, the HP XP7 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 XP7 Performance Advisor Administrators and Users
own. Apart from viewing the data displayed on the HP XP7 Performance Advisor screens, HP
Storage Administrators can also create and schedule new reports, modify existing reports, generate
reports, and manage database configuration.
After installing HP XP7 Performance Advisor for the above-mentioned authentication type and if
you have administrator privileges on your local system, add yourself and other local users, domain
users or groups to the HP Storage Admin and the HP Storage Users groups appropriately.
For more information, see “Configuring HP XP7 Performance Advisor related settings” (page 63).
Click Next to proceed. The Choose Setup Type installation window appears. For more information
on the next set of steps, see “Selecting complete or custom installation method” (page 57).
50 Installing HP XP7 Performance Advisor