HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

Figure 1 HP XP7 Performance Advisor setup
Additionally, the HP XP7 Performance Advisor also provides HP XPWatch, HP XPSketch, and HP
XPInfo. For a brief description of these tools, see “HP XP7 Performance Advisor utilities” (page 9).
Installation work flow
In a typical installation, you need to install HP XP7 Performance Advisor on the management station
followed by the host agents on the respective hosts. To install HP XP7 Performance Advisor and
the host agents, complete the following steps:
1. Complete the prerequisites to install HP XP7 Performance Advisor.
2. Install HP XP7 Performance Advisor on a management station.
3. Verify that HP XP7 Performance Advisor services have started and you are able to login using
your credentials.
4. Verify that you have received the license entitlement certificate, generate, and add license in
HP XP7 Performance Advisor.
5. Complete the prerequisites to install the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents.
6. Install the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agents on the respective hosts.
7. Verify that the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agent services have started and you are able
to view the host agent details in HP XP7 Performance Advisor GUI.
8. Verify that you are able to perform configuration and performance data collections.
HP XP7 Performance Advisor provides a checklist that guides you through installation, initial
configuration and performance data collection. Before proceeding with the installation, ensure
that you have completed the appropriate prerequisites and tasks mentioned in the checklist. For
more information, see “Installation checklist for HP XP7 Performance Advisor” (page 18).
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