HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

The appropriate status log is displayed on the Ready to Install window while the installation is in
progress. When prompted, insert the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation disk 2 to continue
with the installation.
The database is created in the location that you specified on the Database Location Specification
installation window.
The Installation Complete window appears after the installation. Click Finish to view the important
licensing information on HP XP7 Performance Advisor. For more information, see “Viewing product
license entitlement certificate for existing customers” (page 65).
NOTE: When the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation completes on the management station,
you can view the installer log details in the PA_INSTALL_Script.log file located in the
<system_drive>:\XP7_PA_Install_Log folder, where <system drive> is the drive on which
the operating system is installed.
HP XP7 Performance Advisor post-installation steps
NOTE: This section is also applicable for the upgrade process.
After the installation completes, the following HP XP7 Performance Advisor services start:
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Database
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Database Listener
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Security
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Tomcat
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Monitor
To confirm whether the above-mentioned services have started, see “Confirming the HP XP7
Performance Advisor services” (page 62).
IMPORTANT: The HP XP7 Performance Advisor Monitor service periodically monitors the HP XP7
Performance Advisor tomcat and database services, and dispatches appropriate email notifications
that provide the status of these services. To receive notifications, configure the SMTP notification
settings in the PAMonitor_mail.properties file available in the <Install_Drive>:\HPSS\
paMonitor\conf folder on your management station. For more information, see the HP XP7
Performance Advisor Software User Guide.
The HP XP7 Performance Advisor v6.1 installer log details are available in the PA_Install.log
file that is located in the path <system_drive>:\XP7_PA_Install_Log, where <system_drive>
is the drive on which the operating system is installed. For the PA_Install.log to open, Windows
Installer v4.0 or later should be installed on the management station and functioning properly.
To verify whether you can access HP XP7 Performance Advisor, select the Launch HP XP7
Performance Advisor Management Station v6.1 check box. An IE browser window opens to launch
HP XP7 Performance Advisor from the management station. For more information, see “Launching
HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 64).
Review the procedures mentioned under “Configuring HP XP7 Performance Advisor related settings”
(page 63) before logging in to HP XP7 Performance Advisor. If any of those procedures are
applicable for your current setup, complete them for accessing HP XP7 Performance Advisor.
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