How to Initially Configure Performance Center

This task describes how to manually perform the initial configuration of the Performance Center Server and hosts in Lab Management.

1. Prerequisites

   • The Performance Center Server and Performance Center hosts must be installed according to instructions provided in the HPE Performance Center Installation Guide.

   • To perform any of these tasks, you must be a Lab Management administrator. For details on how to create a Lab Management administrator, refer to the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: How to Create Lab Management Administrators.

2. Log into Lab Management

   1. Open your Web browser and type the ALM URL in the following format:

   http://<ALM>[<:port number>]/qcbin
   

   2. In the HPE Application Lifecycle Management window that opens, click Lab Management.

   3. Enter your Lab Management Administrator user name and password and click Login.

3. Add the Performance Center Server(s) to ALM

   On the Lab Management sidebar, under Servers, select PC Servers, and add your Performance Center Server. For details on how to add a Performance Center Server, refer to the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: How to Manage Performance Center Servers.

4. Add the Performance Center license and the host license

   On the Lab Management sidebar, under Performance Center, select PC Licenses.

   Add the Performance Center license, and then the host license. For interface details, refer to the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: PC Licenses Module Window.

5. Add Performance Center hosts to the system

   On the Lab Management sidebar, under Lab Resources, select Hosts. For user interface details, refer to the HPE ALM Lab Management Guide: New Testing Host Dialog Box.