HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

2. Enter your user name and password. HP XP7 Performance Advisor authenticates your credentials
based on the authentication type you selected while installing HP XP7 Performance Advisor.
Your site or system administrator will have information on the authentication type configured
on the management station. For more information on authentication types, see “Implementing
the authentication method” (page 49).
You can also log in using the default HP XP7 Performance Advisor administrator account
(administrator:administrator), if the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native
Authentication method has been selected.
The HP XP7 Performance Advisor Home screen appears. The main menu appears in the left
pane. The version of HP XP7 Performance Advisor that you just installed is displayed on the
top left pane along with the product name and build number. To view the respective main
screens, click any of the main menu items.
If you have generated a license key file at the Hewlett-Packard Authorization Center (HPAC)
and want to add it to HP XP7 Performance Advisor, click PA and DB Settings+License in the
left pane. For more information, see “Viewing product license entitlement certificate for existing
customers” (page 65).
After accessing HP XP7 Performance Advisor, return to the installation checklist to complete the
remaining prerequisites and checklist items for installing the host agents. For more information,
see “Installation checklist for HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 18).
Viewing product license entitlement certificate for existing customers
The product license entitlement certificate includes a registration number, which is a unique identifier
that helps you to generate a license key for HP XP7 Performance Advisor. The registration number
is unique to the XP disk array or the XP7 disk array for which it is used and cannot be associated
with another XP or XP7 disk array serial number. The following sets of product entitlement certificates
are available:
• XP entitlement certificates: The registration numbers can be used on XP disk arrays only, such
as the XP24000, XP20000, XP12000, XP10000, XP1024, and the XP128.
• HP P9000 entitlement certificates: The registration numbers can be used on P9000 disk arrays
only.
• HP XP7 entitlement certificates: The registration numbers can be used on XP7 disk arrays only.
Based on the license entitlement certificate that you receive, generate and install a Permanent
license for the internal raw disk capacity, or the usable capacity, that you want P9500 Performance
Advisor to monitor.
Generating and adding licenses
To generate and add the Permanent license key file, complete the following steps:
1. Access the Hewlett-Packard Authorization Center (HPAC) license key website, http://
webkey.external.hp.com/ from your IE browser.
2. Click Generate a License Key in the Main Menu section.
The Generate License Key screen appears.
3. Enter the registration number in the Registration Number or Product Authorization Key box.
Ensure that the registration number is same as that mentioned in the product entitlement
certificate.
4. Click Next >>.
The Array information input screen appears. The following details are displayed:
• Registration number
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor base license
Completing the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation and next steps 65