HP XP Application Performance Extender Software - Manual (Page 21)

Upgrading P9000 Application Performance Extender
This section describes the procedure to upgrade the P9000 Application Performance Extender
management station, communication agent, and controller.
For unsupported upgrade paths, the previous version must be removed first. After removing the previous
version, install the latest version. For supported upgrade paths, you do not have to remove the earlier
version before upgrading to the latest version. For details about the supported upgrade paths, see
the following sections:
• Management station upgrade support
• Communication agent upgrade support
• Controller upgrade support
Upgrading the management station
Management station upgrade support
Table 1 shows upgrade support for P9000 Application Performance Extender management station
versions. A check mark ( ) indicates that you can perform an upgrade from the version in the
FROM column to the version in the TO column without removing the earlier version. A blank cell
indicates that an upgrade to a later version (without removing the earlier version) is not supported.
Table 1 Upgrade support (management station)
To P9000 Application Performance Extender version
2.2
From P9000 Application Performance
Extender version
1.0
2.0
2.1
2.1.1
To upgrade the P9000 Application Performance Extender management station to the latest version:
1. Double-click APEXMS_Setup.exe to start the upgrade process.
The Installation Wizard is displayed.
2. Click Next.
The following message is displayed:
The installer has detected an earlier version of HP StorageWorks P9000
Application Performance Extender Management Station. The earlier version
will be removed. Click OK to continue with the upgrade.
3. Click OK.
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