Prerequisites

For the installation of the DPX Client application, the minimum recommended version of Windows is Microsoft Windows 2012 R2. For details, see the DPX 4.10 .

The minimum hardware requirements are as follows:

Before installing the DPX Client for Microsoft Windows, review the following prerequisites:

• The “Windows Installer” service must be available. Go to the Start menu, search for the application called “Services” and open it. Ensure that “Windows Installer” is available on the list of local services and that the status of this service is either “Manual” or “Automatic”.

• Allow all required ports for the Catalogic DPX Client:

  • TCP: 3260, 6123, 6124, 9104, 9202, 10000, 10001, 10566, and 15660

  • UDP: 6123 and 6124.

To install the DPX Client for Windows, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Catalogic MySupport website and log in.

2. Navigate to the product page and go to Software Download > New installations or deployments > Client Software Installation.

3. Download the installation program (full or client-only) of the DPX Client for Windows.

4. Copy the installation program to the Windows system you want to protect.

5. Close all programs and ensure that the Windows Installer service is active.

6. Right-click the installation program and select Run as administrator.

7. Follow the instructions in the installation dialog window, including accepting the Software License Agreement.

8. If you are using the full version installer, you can select and install additional components, such as the Virtualization Proxy Server application or OSS Server.

9. In the Add Node to Enterprise page, select Yes, add this node to the Enterprise checkbox to register this client node to the Enterprise and thus make it visible for the DPX Master Server. If you are installing on a cluster node, note that each cluster requires a dedicated node group. Add a cluster node to its dedicated node group. Add only cluster nodes to a cluster node group. If you do not want to add the node to the Enterprise, clear the checked option. You can always add the node later from the Master Server interface. See Adding a Client Node from the Master Server Level.

   Leave the Logical Node Name which is the computer name of this Microsoft Windows system by default. Or, you can rename the logical node name in the input field.

   Leave the Node Group Name field DefaultGroup which is the default node group. Or enter a different node group name either to create a new node group in the Enterprise or to specify an existing node group with the same name. Click Next to proceed.

10. On the Master Server page, enter the Master Server Hostname. This is the resolvable name of the master server. Optionally, you can enter the Master Server IP address. Click Next.

1. Click Install to start the installation.

2. (Optional) If you are installing on a SharePoint node, a message alerts you to later complete the configuration of the SharePoint node by using the Configure function of the management console.

3. (Optional) If you are installing the DPX Client on a cluster node, the Cluster Setup dialog appears. A cluster dry run should be executed to run a test of the cluster configuration. Enter a Virtual Cluster IP and the appropriate Subnet IP. Cluster Dry Run. Enter the required information to define the cluster node.

   • Domain Administrator. Populate all information for the cluster domain administrator.

   • Cluster Name. Enter a unique name, up to 15 characters, for the virtual resource. This is the DNS name of the virtual node. This name must not be the Windows cluster name that appears under the field.

   • Physical Node IP. Select the IP address for the node.

   • Virtual Node IP. Enter the IP address for the virtual resource. This must be an available public network address different from the cluster IP address. When you install on other nodes in the cluster, supply this same IP for each node. This IP cannot be the Windows cluster IP or IP used by any other cluster service.

   • Subnet mask. Enter the subnet mask for the virtual resource. This field is enabled only for the final cluster node.

   • Cluster Network. Select the local network name to use. This field is enabled only for the final cluster node. Click Next.

4. In the Ready to Install Program dialog, click Install to start installing the DPX Client for Microsoft Windows. You may be warned that you do not have enough disk space to successfully install the software.

5. After the installation completes, the Completion dialog appears. Select the Read additional requirements and install summary check box. This instructs InstallShield to display a summary of the file instNote.txt, which can be found in the logs directory. This file and the summary contain important information about your installation, including any non-fatal errors during installation. Leave it checked and click Finish.

6. The file instNote.txt appears, along with a prompt to reboot the machine. Click Yes to restart Microsoft Windows immediately or No to restart later.

There are two versions of the Catalogic DPX Client installer for Microsoft Windows: the client-only version and the full version.

In most cases, the client-only version suffices. To protect VMs in a VMware virtual environment, deploy the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance in the same VMware environment. See .

Instead of deploying the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance, you can install the proxy server as an application along with the Catalogic DPX Client on the same Microsoft Windows machine. In other words, if you are planning to deploy the proxy server virtual appliance in the VMware environment or if you are not using the VMware solution at all, use the client-only version.

To uninstall the Catalogic DPX Client from your Microsoft Windows system, click Start in the taskbar, locate the program group for Catalogic DPX, click Uninstall, and follow the instructions in the subsequent dialog boxes.