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ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager 14.2 Installation and Setup Guide

4.1.4 Installation

This section explains the installation method of the Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager.

Kind of installation

The following two methods of installation are available:

Custom install and default install are described below.

Custom install

With the custom install method, the user enters the various types of install information (install destination, startup account name, port numbers used for each service, and so on) in the windows.

Default install

The default install method uses the default install information. The input tasks that use windows can be omitted.

Default install information

[Install destination]

[Startup account name]

Account name:	acmuser
Password:		acmuser 

Note: In Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the password is 'acm!123'

[Port numbers used for each service]

Communication service:	1226

Error checks

The following error checks are automatically performed for the default install information.

If the error checks detect an error, a warning dialog is displayed and the display returns to the [Welcome] window (install options selection window).

Note

To operate a storage server in a cluster system:

Refer to "Installation of The agent function of AdvancedCopy Manager" in the "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for cluster environment".

4.1.4.1 Confirmation

Combination of a database and the Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

For Windows Server 2008 environment

The Agents of AdvancedCopy Manager that can be installed are as follows.

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (32bit) for Windows Server 2008(x86,x64)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008(x64)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

Depending on the database, there is a difference between which Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager should be installed, as shown below.

  • The server backup or restore Exchange Server database

    AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008(x64)

For Windows Server 2008 R2 environment

The Agents of AdvancedCopy Manager that can be installed are as follows.

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (32bit) for Windows Server 2008 (x86,x64)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008 (x64)

Depending on the database, there is a difference between which Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager should be installed.

  • The server backup or restore Exchange Server database

    AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008(x64)

Startup account

When installing the AdvancedCopy Manager for the first time, select "startup account" as the user type. This user type can activate each service of AdvancedCopy Manager. To specify the "startup account", the user must satisfy the following conditions:

However, if the user of the specified "startup account" does not belong to the Administrator's group, the system will automatically perform this task.

Also, since the "startup account" is used as the account for activating the services of AdvancedCopy Manager, the following authority will be added during installation:

Note

The structure of the account name and password must satisfy all requirements of the file system naming convention supported by the Windows OS.

4.1.4.2 Flow of installation

The flow of installation is as illustrated below.

4.1.4.3 Installation procedure

Install the Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager, using the following procedure:

  1. Logon as the user who has the Administrator's authority

  2. Insert the AdvancedCopy Manager CD-ROM (Agent Program) into the CD drive and the initial window will be displayed.

    Click [Install Function for Storage Server].

  3. Choose whether to use the Exchange server online backup feature in the following window.
    (This window is displayed in case of Windows Server 2008 x64 or Windows Server 2008 R2)

    • If the check box is checked

      AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008 (x64) is installed.

    • If the check box is not checked

      AdvancedCopy Manager (32bit) for Windows Server 2008 (x86,x64) is installed.

  4. The next window is displayed. Check the displayed contents, then click the [Next] button.

  5. Accept the license terms and conditions displayed on the [License Agreement] window.

    Check the displayed contents, and then click the [Yes] button.

  6. On the [Welcome] window, select the install option (default or custom).

    • If [Default] is selected

      The install information settings on the following windows can be omitted (the settings in steps 6 to 8 are not required):

      • [Specify installation directory] window

      • [Register a Startup Account] window

      • [The registration of the port] window

      Error checks are performed automatically for the default install information of the omitted windows.

      • If an error is detected:

        A warning dialog is displayed and the display switches back to the main window.

      • If no errors are detected:

        The [Start Copying Files] window is displayed.

      Refer to "Chapter 3 Customization of Storage Management Server" for the default install information and the error check contents.

    • If [Custom] is selected

      Install information settings must be entered in each of the install windows.

      Enter the required information as indicated for the display windows in step 7 and subsequent steps.

  7. Specify the installation directory.

    If this product is to be installed in directories other than those displayed (default directories), click the [Browse] button to select the desired directories. After all the proper directories have been selected, click the [Next] button. Note: directories with spaces in their names (e.g., Program Files) must not be specified.

    If the [Browse] button is clicked, the following screen is displayed.

  8. Specify the startup account in the [Register a Startup Account] window.

    Input the account's name belonging to the Administrator's group with a password, and click the [Next] button. The account name and password must satisfy must satisfy all requirements of the file system naming convention supported by the Windows OS.

    For details of the startup account, see "2.1.3 Startup account".

    If a previously unregistered name is entered, it should be registered as a new account. At this time, the system automatically sets the password to unexpired and assigns it to the Administrator's group. In addition, the system automatically sets the following user's authority:

    • Log on as a service

    • Act as part of the operating system

    • Increase quotas

    • Replace a process level token

      See

      For the password changing of the startup account, refer to "Changing the startup account" in the "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide (Windows)".

  9. Specify the port number to be allocated for the service in the [Port Registration] window.

    If changing the port number from the recommended value, enter a number in the following range:

    • 5001 to 32767

    The first displayed value is the recommended value for a non cluster environment, and does not necessarily need to be a unique number.For cluster operations in Windows Server 2003, change all port numbers to numbers in the above range.

    After the port number entry is complete, click the [Next] button. If a specified port number is already assigned for something else, this window will be redisplayed.

    If the AdvancedCopy Manager service name is defined with an ALIAS, the following window will be displayed and the port number specified on the previous window is ignored.

    The installation however will proceed.

    The file below should be edited if the port number is set manually.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\Services
  10. Confirm the settings on the [Start Copying Files] window. If the information entered is correct and no mistakes have been detected, click the [Next] button. To correct or modify any settings click the [Back] button.

  11. The copy process will begin, and its progress will be displayed on the [Setup Status] window.

  12. To complete the installation, click the [Finish] button.