HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

Getting the fully qualified domain name or IP address of your management station
The fully qualified domain name consists of ([servername].[domain name]).
To get the fully qualified domain name or the IP address of your management station:
1. Open the command prompt window on your management station.
2. Type ipconfig /all at the prompt.
In the Windows IP Configuration window, verify the following:
• The Host Name (your management station's name) and the Primary DNS Suffix together form
the fully qualified domain name.
• The IP address, listed under Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection, is the default IPv4 address.
If IPv6 is enabled on your management station, the respective IP address is mentioned as IPv6
Address under Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection. The following is a sample IPv6 address:
0000:a00:b000:a00:b000. To verify if IPv6 is enabled for your management station:
1. Click Start+Run, and type ncpa.cpl in the command line.
2. Right-click your network in the Network connections window.
Ensure that the check box for Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) is selected under the
Networking tab.
Either IPv6 or IPv4 is used for communication between the management station and its host, based
on whether you select IPv6 or IPv4 while installing the host agent.
Determining the authentication type for HP XP7 Performance Advisor
You must select an authentication type based on the current setup of your management station.
The credentials that you use to log on to HP XP7 Performance Advisor change based on the type
of authentication method you select. The following types of authentication are supported by HP
XP7 Performance Advisor:
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native Authentication
• Windows System Authentication
• Windows Domain based Authentication
• LDAP Authentication
• RADIUS Server Authentication
NOTE:
• To implement the Windows System Authentication or Windows Domain based Authentication
on your management station, ensure that your management station is part of a domain.
• To implement the Windows Domain, LDAP, or RADIUS authentication type, you must complete
the prerequisites that allow HP XP7 Performance Advisor to work with the selected authentication
server to authenticate and authorize users. For more information, see “Windows Domain
based Authentication” (page 29), “LDAP Authentication” (page 29), and “RADIUS
Authentication” (page 30).
HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native Authentication
The HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native Authentication is the simplest method to manage user
accounts and is required if you want HP XP7 Performance Advisor to maintain its own set of user
credentials. During installation, if the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installer detects that your
management station is not configured to be part of a Windows domain or able to communicate
with an LDAP, or RADIUS server, the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native Authentication is
implemented. There are no prerequisites associated with the HP XP7 Performance Advisor Native
Authentication type.
28 Understanding the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation prerequisites