Windows Installation on SharePoint Nodes
Before installing, close all programs. Windows Installer Service must be active. If the node is a member of a cluster, start Windows DPX cluster service and ensure DPX cluster service is made offline.
Installation on many versions of Windows requires Windows Installer 4.5. If necessary, download it from the Microsoft website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/.
From the machine you are installing on, navigate to the location where the installers have been made available. See Downloading the OVA file and ISO Images. To start the installation wizard, run the installer that corresponds to your system.
Installer names have the format
DPX-<version>-<platform>-{x64/x86}-installer.exe; for example, DPX-4.9.0-win-x64-installer.exe.Warning! If you run the installer on a machine with Windows 2008 R2 or later, first right-click the installer executable, then select Run as administrator (even if you are logged in as Administrator).
Note. For 64-bit clients that have limited disk space on the system drive, you can run a client-only installer. This installer requires the same amount of temporary disk space as the 32-bit client installer, which requires significantly less temporary disk space than the standard installer. For client-only installation, run DPX-4.9.0-win-x64-clientonly-installer.exe. Note the following limitations of the client-only installers:
The client-only installer does not include the option to make the client a virtualization proxy server. To install virtualization proxy server features you must use the standard installer. See Chapter 15: Agentless Backup for VMware in the User’s Guide.
The client-only installer does not support remote deployment.
See also. For the latest system compatibility details regarding supported hardware, file systems, applications, operating systems, and service packs, see the Compatibility Guide.
When prompted, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
The Setup Type dialog appears.
Select the components to install. For a SharePoint node, this would typically be the Client and possibly the Virtualization Proxy Server features. It is not recommended to deploy the master server appliance to a SharePoint server, as each of these resource intensive applications will likely affect one another. The following are the installation components that are displayed:
Client. Installs client software, which enables backup of the machine once it is added to the Enterprise. Any supported client can be a device server. Client software automatically installed on the master server enables the master server itself to be backed up.
Master server virtual appliance. The DPX master server appliance is the one machine that holds and manages the Catalog. You perform this deployment once. The DPX master server appliance is deployed as an OVA.
See also. For the latest system compatibility details regarding supported hardware, file systems, applications, operating systems, and service packs, see the Compatibility Guide.
Virtualization Proxy Server. Installs virtualization proxy server software, which coordinates operations for virtualization restores and for agentless backups of virtual machines. The master server is a virtualization proxy server by default.You specify a virtualization proxy server when you define virtualization restore or agentless backup jobs. A 64-bit machine is required. Related topics:
Creating VMs with Full Virtualization or Instant Virtualization in the User’s Guide
Adding an Agentless Virtualization Proxy Server in the User’s Guide.
DPX open storage server. Installs DPX open storage server software, which is required for Block backup to open storage operations.
A DPX open storage server can be hosted on a master server appliance, though installation on a separate machine is recommended for best performance.
When you select DPX open storage server, the installer prompts you to perform a prerequisite check. You are notified if the server has insufficient memory or CPU. Additionally, the installer checks whether a tape library or tape drive is attached, though it does not prevent the installation if this check fails.
Note that installation on virtual machines requires VMware Tools on the VM.
After making selections, click Next.
The Additional Options window may appear. The presented options vary, depending on the selections on the previous Setup Type dialog. Select check boxes as appropriate.
Enable SharePoint Services VSS Writer. For SharePoint nodes, this check box is automatically selected.
Note. If the installer detects that the node is in a cluster, a message indicates that a cluster node is detected. Cluster detection requires that Windows DPX cluster service is started. However, SharePoint running on a Windows cluster node is not likely.
Click Next.
When installing on a SharePoint node, the SharePoint VSS Writer service must be enabled (started). If VSS Writer is already enabled, a message indicates that the service is running. If VSS Writer is not enabled:
A message alerts you that SharePoint VSS Writer is being enabled. Click OK.
A message indicates that SharePoint VSS Writer is enabled successfully. Click OK.
The Setup Type – Additional Options dialog appears again. Click Next.
The Destination Folder dialog appears.
Select the Destination Folder where you want to install and click Next.
For installation on a SharePoint node, the SharePoint Authentication dialog appears. To access SharePoint applications, DPX must run on a user account that has permission to:
Call into VSS
Perform administrative actions on SharePoint
Access database servers
If the Local System account has the required privileges, accept the default.
If the SharePoint application is configured so that the Local System account does not have the required privileges to access SharePoint, then select Log on with a different account and provide information to log on to an appropriate account.
Note. The Domain field is optional. Use it if needed to identify the account.
Tip. In a SharePoint Farm configuration an appropriate account is a domain administrator account that has the permissions by default or a domain account that has the permissions specifically assigned. In a standalone configuration, the Windows Local System account or another non-domain account with the required privileges may be sufficient.
Click Next.
The Add Node to Enterprise dialog appears. You can choose to add the node or not to add the node:
To add the node, select Yes, add this node into Enterprise.
To name the logical node something other than the name displayed, enter the new name in the Logical Node Name field.
To add the node to a node group other than the node group displayed in the Node Group Name field, enter a name in the Node Group Name field. If the node group does not exist, creates it.
Note. 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. Only cluster nodes should be added to a cluster node group.
If you do not want to add the node to the Enterprise, unselect the checked option. You can always add the node later, using the Configure function on the management console.
Click Next.
Enter the master server appliance host name. This is the resolvable name of the master server appliance. Click Next.
When 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.
Click Next.
In the Ready to Install Program dialog, click Install.
Note. During installation, you may be warned that you do not have enough disk space to successfully install the software.
See also. For the latest system compatibility details regarding supported hardware, file systems, applications, operating systems, and service packs, see the Compatibility Guide.
After the installation completes, the Completion dialog appears. Selecting the Read additional requirements and install summary check box instructs InstallShield to display a summary of the file InstNote.txt, which can be found in the logs directory in the 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.
The file instNote.txt appears, along with a prompt to reboot the machine. Click Yes to reboot your machine now or No to reboot later. Reboot the machine before running a software update or any backups.
Tip. Running a software update is the next step to perform after the installation completes. It is recommended to reboot now to prepare for the software update.
To complete your installation, install the latest software updates. See Chapter 7: Catalogic DPX Software Update System.
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