HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.5 Install Guide (T1789-96339, February 2013)

8 Upgrading HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
This chapter describes upgrading the current version of HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor to its
latest version. The upgrade process is described in the following topics:
• “Beginning the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor upgrade” (page 106)
• “Launching the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor upgrade checklist” (page 106)
• “Upgrading HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor” (page 106)
• “Completing upgrade and next steps” (page 106)
Beginning the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor upgrade
For more information, see “Beginning the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor installation” (page 45).
Launching the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor upgrade checklist
For more information, see “Launching the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor checklist” (page 48).
Upgrading HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor
The installation progress window appears and displays the status on the upgrade. When prompted
for the second disk, insert the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor installation disk 2 into the DVD
drive, and click OK to continue.
The Installation Complete window appears. For more information on the next set of steps, see
“Completing upgrade and next steps” (page 106).
IMPORTANT: Do not perform HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor upgrade when either a scheduled
or a manual configuration collection for an array is in progress.
IMPORTANT: By default, port 80 is reserved on the management station for the P900 Performance
advisor and host agents communication during the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor upgrade
or the host agents upgrade. So, you might experience connectivity issues in scenarios where you
installed HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor and upgraded the host agent, or vice versa. The
connectivity issue can arise only if you specified a port number other than port 80 when installing
HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor. To resolve connectivity issues, see the HP XP P9000 Performance
Advisor Software Troubleshooting and FAQs Guide. For document download information, see
“Related information” (page 118).
Completing upgrade and next steps
Click Finish on the Installation Complete window. Complete the steps listed under the “HP XP P9000
Performance Advisor post-installation steps” (page 63).
IMPORTANT:
• If the upgrade does not complete, the installation wizard will automatically perform a roll-back
of HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor to the earlier version, from where you had initiated the
upgrade.
• The installer log details are available in the PA_Install.log file in the <system_drive>:\
PA_Install_Log path, where <system_drive> refers to 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.
The previous PA_Install.log file is renamed as PA_Install_<timestamp>.log. The
<timestamp> indicates the date and time of the backup.
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