HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.5 Install Guide (T1789-96339, February 2013)
8. In the Select Network Adapter window, do the following:
a. Manufacturers: Select Microsoft.
b. Network Adapter: Select Microsoft Loopback Adapter.
c. Click Next.
9. In The wizard is ready to install your hardware window, click Next.
10. In the Completing the Add Hardware Wizard window, click Finish.
11. If you are using Windows 2003, restart your computer.
12. Right-click My Network Places on the desktop and select Properties. This displays the Network
Connections Control Panel item.
13. Right-click the connection that was just created. This is usually named Local Area Connection
2. Choose Properties.
14. Under the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
15. In the Properties dialog box, click Use the following IP address and do the following:
a. IP Address: Enter a non-routable IP address for the Loopback Adapter. Oracle recommends
the following non-routable addresses:
• 192.168.x.x (x is any value between 0 and 255)
• 10.10.10.10
b. Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0.
c. Record the values you entered, which you will need later in this procedure.
d. Leave all other fields empty.
e. Click OK.
16. Click Close.
17. Close Network Connections.
18. Restart the computer.
19. Add a line to the DRIVE_LETTER:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file in
the following format, after the localhost line:
IP_address hostname.domainname hostname
where:
• IP_address is the non-routable IP address you entered in step 15.
• hostname is the name of the computer.
• domainname is the name of the domain.
For example:
10.10.10.10 mycomputer.mydomain.com mycomputer
20. Check the network configuration:
NOTE: Domain name is optional.
a. Open System in the Control Panel, and select the Computer Name tab.
In Full computer name, make sure you see the host name and the domain name, for
example, sales.us.mycompany.com.
b. Click Change.
In Computer name, you must see the host name, and in Full computer name, you must
see the host name and domain name. Using the previous example, the host name would
be sales and the domain would be us.mycompany.com.
c. Click More. In Primary DNS suffix of this computer, you must see the domain name, for
example, us.mycompany.com.
Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows Vista
To install a Loopback Adapter on Windows Vista:
122 Installing a Loopback Adapter