Veritas Backup Exec Administrator's Guide

To push-install Backup Exec to remote computers

1. Do one of the following:

   To push-install Backup Exec to remote computers from the installation media	Do the following steps in the order listed: From the installation media browser, click Install Products, and then click Backup Exec. On the Welcome panel, click Next. Select I accept the terms of the license agreement, and the click Next. Select Custom installation. Uncheck Local Installation, and then check Remote Installation. Click Next.
   To push-install Backup Exec to remote computers from the Backup Exec server	Click the Backup Exec button, select Installation and Licensing, and then select Install Agents and Backup Exec Servers on Other Servers.

2. On the Remote Computers panel, do one of the following:

   To install Backup Exec on one remote computer

   Do the following in the order listed: Click Add. Select Add a Single Computer. Select Veritas Backup Exec, and then click Next. Type the fully qualified name of the remote computer or click Browse Remote Computers to locate the remote computer.

   To install Backup Exec on multiple computers using the same settings

   Do the following in the order listed: Click Add. Select Add Multiple Computers with the Same Settings. Select Veritas Backup Exec, and then click Next. Type the fully qualified name of the remote computer or click Browse to locate the remote computer. Click Add to List. Type the fully qualified name and then click Add to List for all of the remote computers for which you want to push install the features.

3. Under Remote computer credentials, type the credentials that Backup Exec can use to connect to the remote servers.

   You must use Administrator credentials.

4. Click Next.
5. Select one of the following methods to enter licenses:

   To enter serial numbers from your license certificate Note: An Internet connection is required to validate the serial numbers. If you do not have an Internet connection, import the licenses from the Veritas License File or install a trial version.	Do the following in the order listed: In the Enter a Serial number field, type the appropriate serial number from your license certificate. Click Add to List. Repeat for each license for each feature or agent that you want to install. Click Next to validate the serial numbers.
   To import licenses from a Veritas License File	Do the following in the order listed: Click Import Veritas License File. Browse to the location of your license files, and then select the appropriate file.
   To install a trial version	Do not type a serial number or import a license file. Go to step 8.

6. Click Next.

   You may be prompted to enter contact information for license contract serial numbers.

7. If you entered product activation serial numbers, on the Review Licenses panel, do one of the following:

   To install a licensed version of Backup Exec	Do the following in the order listed: In the Select a Backup Exec edition license to install on the computer field, select the Backup Exec edition to install. Check the check boxes for the agents or features you want to install. Click the drop-down menu, and then select the number of licenses that you want to install.
   To install a trial version	In the Select a Backup Exec edition license to install on the computer field, select Trial.

8. Click Next.
9. On the Configure Features panel, select any additional features that you want to install.

   For example, you can select additional standard features, or you can select the agents or the features that are available for a trial installation.

10. In the Destination Folder field, enter the location where you want to install Backup Exec.
11. Click Next.
12. Complete the service account credentials options as follows:

    User Name	Type the user name for an Administrator account that the Backup Exec services can use. If the remote computer is in a domain, use a domain administrator's account or an equivalent account that is part of the domain administrator's group. If the remote computer is in a workgroup, use an administrator's account or an equivalent account that is part of the administrator's group on the computer.
    Password	Type the password for an administrator account that the Backup Exec services can use.
    Domain	If the computer is in a domain, select the domain in which the computer is located. If the computer is in a workgroup, select the computer name.

13. Click Next.
14. Do one of the following to select a location on which to store the Backup Exec Database, and then click Next.

    To create a local Backup Exec SQL Express instance

    Do the following in the order listed: Click Create a local Backup Exec SQL Express instance to store the Backup Exec database. To change the location of the database, type the new location in the Destination Folder field.

    To use an existing SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 instance

    Do the following in the order listed: Click Use an existing instance of SQL Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 2 or a later SQL Server version. Select the instance. When Backup Exec is installed into an existing instance, the automated master database restore feature is not available. To recover the Master database, you must replace it with the Master database copy that Backup Exec automatically creates and updates when the Master database is backed up. See Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition components installed with Backup Exec.

    Backup Exec attempts to connect to the instance.

    This step is skipped during upgrades.

15. Click Next.
16. Make a selection for tape device drivers, and then click Next.

    Note:

    You do not need to install Veritas tape device drivers if Backup Exec runs on Windows Server 2012 and later. Veritas kernel-mode drivers and tapeinst.exe are no longer installed if Backup Exec runs on Windows Server 2012 and later.

    See Installing Veritas tape device drivers .

17. Click Next.
18. If you are prompted, enter information or choose settings for additional features that are being installed, and then click Next or OK after each selection.
19. After Backup Exec validates the remote computers, you can change the list in any of the following ways:

    To manually add one remote computer	Click Add, and then click Add a Single Computer.
    To manually add multiple remote computers	Click Add, and then click Add Multiple Computers with the Same Settings.
    To add multiple remote computers by importing an existing list of computers	Click Import and Export, and then select one of the following options: Select Import from File to enable Backup Exec to add the names of the remote computers from a selected list. Select Import Servers Published to this Backup Exec server to enable Backup Exec to add the names of all the remote computers that are set up to publish to this Backup Exec server. You must enter remote computer logon credentials for the list of remote computers.
    To change the product that you selected to install or to change other properties you selected for this installation	Select the remote computer that you want to change, and then click Edit.
    To delete a remote computer from the list	Select the remote computer that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
    To save this list of remote computers and the associated remote computer logon credentials	Verify that Save the server list for future remote install sessions is checked. This option enables the names and the credentials of all of the remote computers to be added automatically the next time you install Backup Exec or features to these remote computers.
    To save the list of remote computers to an XML file	Click Import and Export, and then click Export to File. You can select the location to save the Push_Export.xml file. This option is useful if you want to use the same list for multiple Backup Exec servers. When you import the list, you must re-enter the remote computer logon credentials.
    To fix the errors that were located during the validation	Right-click the name of the computer, and then click Fix Error.
    To enable Backup Exec to attempt to re-validate an invalid remote computer	Right-click the name of the computer, and then click Retry Validation.

20. After all of the computers in the list are validated and the list is complete, click Next.
21. Review the Backup Exec installation summary, and then click Install.

    See About the installation log.

22. Click Next, and then click Finish to exit the wizard.

    If you did not restart the remote computer, you may need to do it now in order for the configuration to take effect.