HP XP Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 13)

2 Installing XPWatch
This section describes installing and uninstalling XPWatch. It also describes the various components
of XPWatch.
Prerequisites
The following are the prerequisites to install XPWatch:
• The XP Performance Advisor host agent (version 3.4 and above) must be installed on your host
system.
• The host must have a command device connected to the array to collect information from the array.
• You need to enable Logical Unit Number (LUN) security on the port of the required array to de-
termine the Host Group paths in XPWatch.
• You should have selected XPWatch bits during XP Performance Advisor installation. For more in-
formation, see the HP StorageWorks XP Performance Advisor Installation Guide.
Installing XPWatch
To install XPWatch, perform the following steps:
1. Open a web browser.
2. In the browser address line, enter your server name followed by /pa. For example, http(s):/
/[server name]/pa
.
You can also access XP Performance Advisor over a secure connection: https://[server
name].[domain name]/pa
.
If the DNS server cannot locate the management station and open the default XP Performance
Advisor applet, type http(s)://[IP address]/pa.
NOTE:
The XP Performance Advisor URL is case-sensitive.
The XP Performance Advisor logon screen appears.
Figure 2 shows the XP Performance Advisor logon screen.
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