HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software v6.0 Install Guide

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If you plan to install a UNIX host agent, ensure that you install the supported JRE version on your
UNIX host before you being the host agent installation. Also, the Path environment variable on
your host must point to the installed JRE location. To set the Java PATH, enter the following command
in the command prompt window:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/java1.6/bin
The PATH variable is set for the current session.
To determine the JRE version installed on your host, see the procedure under “Software” (page 28).
IMPORTANT:
• For a Windows host agent, the installation wizard automatically installs the compatible JRE
version on the host.
• Only 32-bit (X86) JRE version is supported on both the 32-bit (X86) and 64-bit (X64) host
agent platforms, except for RHEL v6.1 64–bit (X64) host agent where 64-bit (X64) JRE version
is used.
• For a Linux host agent, JRE must be installed using its .rpm package. It ensures that the JRE
gets registered with the RPM database. Starting Performance Advisor 5.5 release, 64–bit JRE
must be installed on both RHEL and SUSE Linux (x86_64 platform). For 32–bit Linux (both
RHEL and SUSE), use 32–bit JRE.
• Starting Performance Advisor v6.0 release, you must have libstdc++ installed for Linux host
agents.
• Starting Performance Advisor v6.0 release, the minimum JRE version required for Unix host
agents is v1.6.
Configuring settings on Windows and UNIX hosts
You must configure the following settings on your Windows and UNIX hosts prior to installing the
respective host agents:
• “Getting administrator privileges on a Windows or UNIX host” (page 37)
• “Setting up the HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts” (page 37)
• “Setting up a Linux host” (page 38)
• “Setting up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux host” (page 38)
Getting administrator privileges on a Windows or UNIX host
Administrative or root privileges on hosts is required before you install the Windows or UNIX host
agent. Verify and get the required privileges for your user account before installing the Windows
or UNIX host agent.
Setting up the HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts
Before installing the HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor host agent on an HP-UX, Solaris, or AIX
host, ensure that the following prerequisites are completed:
1. You must have root or superuser access to the host.
2. Telnet and FTP services are enabled (on HP-UX, Solaris, and AIX hosts, these services are
enabled by default).
3. Configure the root or superuser account to allow remote access via the FTP services.
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