HP 3PAR System Reporter Software - Manual (Page 47)

3.11 Installing the System Reporter Components
System Reporter 2.8 3PAR System Reporter User’s Guide
3.6 Installing the System Reporter Components
To begin using 3PAR System Reporter, you must install the following components:
■ CLI for InForm OS
■ Web server (Apache HTTP Server)
■ System Reporter tools (sampler and default SQLite database)
Installation of the following components are optional:
■ Excel client (optional)
■ MySQL database or Oracle database (as an alternative to using the SQLite database
supplied with System Reporter)
■ Adaptive Optimization (optional and requires a separate license)
The flowchart on the next page provides a visual representation of the installation process for
a new installation that is described in detail in the following sections.
NOTE: If you are upgrading an existing System Reporter installation to the 2.8
release, you do not need to re-install the CLI, optional MySQL database or Apache
web server. You only need to re-install the System Reporter Tools as described in
3.9 Installing or Upgrading the System Reporter Tools on page 3.24. If you wish to
keep the previously collected data, you must specify the same database during
the installation process. The System Reporter installer for Microsoft Windows will
automatically detect previous settings and offer the option to upgrade the
existing installation.
System Reporter 2.8 will automatically convert the earlier release database tables
into the format that it needs. If you wish to retain the tables in an earlier format,
you must make a backup copy of the database before upgrading.