HP ALM Performance Center Installation Guide - Lithium

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HP ALM Performance Center
Software Version: 11.00
Installation Guide
Document Release Date: October 2010
Software Release Date: October 2010
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Table of Contents
Welcome to This Guide.........................................................................9
How This Guide is Organized................................................................9
Documentation Library Guides...........................................................11
Additional Online Resources...............................................................14
PART I: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1: Before You Install..............................................................17
Installation Flow..................................................................................18
PerformanceCenter Components and Data Flow..............................19
System Component Considerations...................................................26
General Pre-installation Considerations.............................................30
Required Services.................................................................................31
Performance Center Prerequisite Software..........................................32
PART II: INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
Chapter 2: Installing HPALM PerformanceCenter............................37
Installation Flow..................................................................................38
Deploying the PerformanceCenter Extension...................................41
Installing and Configuring PerformanceCenter Servers and Hosts...42
Initial PerformanceCenter Manual Configuration............................58
Silent Installation of PerformanceCenter..........................................63
Setting Up the Silent Configuration...................................................70
Installing Standalone Components (Windows)..................................71
Installing HPLoadGenerator on UNIX..............................................74
Installing Additional Components.....................................................88
Repairing the PerformanceCenter Installation..................................91
Uninstalling PerformanceCenter Components.................................92
Chapter 3: Post Installation Verification.............................................95
Administrator Workflow.....................................................................95
Performance Tester Workflow.............................................................99
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Chapter 4: PerformanceCenter Configuration Options..................109
Configuring Host Security Settings...................................................110
Windows XP Professional Configuration.........................................111
Configuring IIS on PerformanceCenter Machines to Use SSL.........112
Working with PerformanceCenter Agent........................................114
HPLoadGenerator (UNIX) Configuration.......................................116
Establishing Connectivity with Oracle.............................................122
PART III: UPGRADE AND MIGRATION
Chapter 5: Upgrading to HPALM PerformanceCenter 11.00.........125
The Upgrade Process: Basic Steps......................................................126
Pre-Upgrade Preparation and Considerations...................................128
Backing Up PerformanceCenter Data..............................................129
Uninstalling Earlier Versions of PerformanceCenter.......................132
Installing and Configuring HPALMPerformanceCenter11.00......135
Verifying Successful Installation.......................................................135
Migrating PerformanceCenter Data.................................................135
Post-Migration Verification...............................................................158
Post Migration Notes.........................................................................161
PART IV: WORKING WITH FIREWALLS
Chapter 6: Working with Firewalls...................................................175
About Using Firewalls in PerformanceCenter..................................176
Example: Over Firewall Deployment................................................178
Setting Up the System to Use Firewalls: Basic Steps.........................179
Installing Over-Firewall Components...............................................181
Initial Configuration of the Over-Firewall System...........................181
Specifying MI Listeners in ALM........................................................186
Chapter 7: Running Vusers Over a Firewall......................................189
Running Vusers Over a Firewall: Basic Steps.....................................190
Configuring Hosts to Run Vusers Over a Firewall............................192
Chapter 8: Monitoring Over a Firewall.............................................195
Monitoring Over a Firewall: Basic Steps............................................196
Configuring Monitor Settings...........................................................198
Configuring the Project to Receive Monitor Over Firewall
Information...................................................................................204
Editing Monitor Over Firewall Machines During a Test Run...........205
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Chapter 9: Configuring the PerformanceCenter Agent..................207
About Configuring PerformanceCenter Agents
Over the Firewall...........................................................................208
Configuring the Windows PerformanceCenter Agent.....................209
Configuring and Running the UNIX PerformanceCenter Agent....211
Agent Configuration Settings............................................................213
Checking Connectivity.....................................................................216
PART V: TROUBLESHOOTING
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Installation........................................221
Failed to install Performance Center Extension for
ALM from the network.................................................................222
PerformanceCenter Server installation cannot be
completed: IIS is not installed......................................................223
Installation does not start when selecting it from
the DVD menu..............................................................................223
Cannot run installation from a network drive.................................224
During setup, installation of a prerequisite fails...............................225
Cannot log in; Error regarding JavaScript.........................................226
Performance Center Server cannot be added to ALM
due to mismatch in Communication Security passphrase...........227
Failed to add PerformanceCenter Server to
LabManagement during PerformanceCenter Server
configuration................................................................................228
Cannot connect to Performance Center Server
or Host...........................................................................................229
Connection to Controller failed when starting a run
and the online run screen did not load........................................230
When starting a test run, the host is added,
but the Initializing Run page does not load.................................230
The application cannot locate an extension with path
\Extensions\PCProject.qcx..........................................................231
Cannot connect to the Hosts using IUSR_METRO user
with the MIOrchid#1 password....................................................231
Uninstall of host failed or froze........................................................232
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Welcome to This Guide
Welcome to the HP ALM Performance Center Installation Guide. This guide is
supplementary to the HPApplication Lifecycle Management Installation Guide
for the purpose of installing HP ALM PerformanceCenter components.
This section includes:
➤ How This Guide is Organized onpage9
➤ Documentation Library Guides onpage11
➤ Additional Online Resources onpage14
How This Guide is Organized
The HP ALM Performance Center Installation Guide describes the system
prerequisites and installation process for HPALM PerformanceCenter.
It contains the following parts:
Part I Getting Started
Provides an overview of the installation flow, the system components, and
the data flow. In addition provides installation prerequisites and
considerations for the PerformanceCenter components, and outlines
required services.
Part II Installation and Configuration
Describes how to install HP ALM PerformanceCenter components and
provides initial and optional configuration instructions.
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Welcome to This Guide
Part III Upgrade and Migration
Describes how to upgrade from earlier versions of PerformanceCenter to HP
ALM PerformanceCenter 11.00, including data and project migration.
Part IV Working with Firewalls
Describes how to set up the ALM PerformanceCenter components to
communicate with ALM PerformanceCenter components that are located
over a firewall.
Part V Troubleshooting
Troubleshoots issues that may arise related to the installation of the
PerformanceCenter components.
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