HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

NOTE: You cannot add other local groups that reside on your management station to the HP

Storage Admin or the HP Storage Users groups.

After the above-mentioned settings are configured, launch HP XP7 Performance Advisor. For more

information, see “Launching HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 64).

Launching HP XP7 Performance Advisor

IMPORTANT:

• Ensure that Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player Plugin, v10.1.85.3 or later are installed on

the system from where you want to access HP XP7 Performance Advisor, otherwise the following

error is displayed when you type http://<fully qualified domain name> or <IP

address>/pa in your IE browser window:

HP XP7 Performance Advisor requires Adobe Flash Player Version v10.1.85.3.

Download both Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player Plugin, v10.1.85.3 or later from the

following URL: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer.

You can also install Adobe Flash Player from the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation disk

• Before launching HP XP7 Performance Advisor, complete any pre-launch settings that you must

configure. For more information, see “Configuring HP XP7 Performance Advisor related

settings” (page 63).

To launch HP XP7 Performance Advisor on your management station:

1. Open a new IE browser window. If you are accessing HP XP7 Performance Advisor locally

on your management station or remotely over a secure connection, enter one of the following

http addresses in the browser address line (the HP XP7 Performance Advisor URL is

case-sensitive):

• Server name followed by /pa for accessing HP XP7 Performance Advisor locally on the

management station. For example, http://[server name]/pa

• Server name and domain name followed by /pa for accessing HP XP7 Performance

Advisor remotely over a secure connection. For example, https://[server

name].[domain name]/pa

If you cannot locate the management station using the above-mentioned methods, enter the

IP address of the management station followed by /pa. For example, http(s)://[IP

address]/pa.

The HP XP7 Performance Advisor Login screen appears.

IMPORTANT: These http address formats are valid only if HP XP7 Performance Advisor is

using port 80 for all its communications. If port 80 is not being used, you must specify the

port number along with the server name or IP address in the http address format. For example:

http://[server name]:<port_no>/pa or http://[server name].[domain

name]:<port_no>/pa.

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