HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

Based on whether you have performed an installation or upgrade, do one of the following:
• Return to the installation checklist to complete the remaining checklist items. For more
information, see “HP XP7 Performance Advisor and host agents installation checklist” (page 19).
• Return to the upgrade checklist to complete the remaining checklist items. For more information,
see “HP XP7 Performance Advisor and host agents upgrade checklist” (page 100).
If you want to install the HP XP7 Performance Advisor UNIX host agents, see “Installing the HP XP7
Performance Advisor UNIX host agents” (page 75).
Confirming the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Windows host agent services
To confirm whether the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Windows host agent services have started:
1. Select Start+Run, type services.msc, and press the Enter key.
The Services dialog box appears.
2. If the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Windows host agent has been installed, the status of the
following services are in the Started mode:
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Hostagent
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Realtime Server
Figure 16 Services dialog box - Confirming Windows host agent major services
The HP HP XP7 Performance Advisor Realtime Server appears, only if you have
selected the real-time component while installing the host agent.
If the Windows host agent service has not started automatically, manually start the host agent
service. For more information, see “Starting, stopping, and restarting host agent services” (page
121).
Installing the HP XP7 Performance Advisor UNIX host agents
NOTE: This section is also applicable for the upgrade process.
This section describes installing the HP XP7 Performance Advisor UNIX host agents. The installation
process is described in the following topics:
• “Executing the UNIX host agent installer” (page 75)
• “Enabling the UNIX host agent to use IPv6” (page 76)
• “Completing the UNIX host agent installation and next steps” (page 76)
Executing the UNIX host agent installer
IMPORTANT: Before proceeding with the installation, use HP XPInfo to verify that the connectivity
to the command device is established. If you are performing an upgrade, the connectivity to the
command device must already exist. For more information, see “Verifying host agent connectivity
to a command device” (page 42).
To execute the UNIX host agent installer:
1. Telnet to the remote host as a root user.
2. Navigate to the tmp directory or to the folder, where you have copied the host agent files.
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