Data Protector Express Installation Guide (TC330-96003, October 2010)

1 Install ation Overview
In this section
• System Requirements
• Supported platforms
• Before You Install Data Protector Express
• Installing Data Protector Express
• Upgrading Data Protector Express
System Requi
rements
Most operating systems list both minimum and recomm ended system requirements. As a general rule,
if your system meets the minimum requirements for the operating system, it will also meet the minimum
system requirements for Data Protector Express.
Depending on your specific requirements, your system should also meet the following:
• The Data Pro
tector Express Catalog requires additional space. When you install Data Protector
Express on the machine that will serve as the Backup Server, HP recommends that you select a hard
drive other than the d efault drive. A disk drive with at least an additional 20 G B is recommended.
• VGA displa
ywith1024x768resolution,forusewithWindowsoranXWindowSystem
• CD drive for Data Protector Express installation (recommended)
• CD or DVD writer for use with the Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery
(recomme
nded)
• Bootable tape backup device for use with Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery
(optional)
Supported platforms
Data Protector Express is supported and has been tested with many different versions
of Windows and Linux operating systems. For a current list of supported platforms, visit
h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/ dataprotectorexpress.
NOTE:
We always recommend that you install the latest service packs and updates for your operating system.
Before You Install Data Protector Expr ess
Even though Data Protector Express is easy to install, you must first make some important decisions
about how to implement Data Protector Express. Before you install Data Protector Express, you should
consider the following subjects.
Data Protector Express Backup Domain
When you install Data Protector Express, you will define a Data Protector Express Backup Domain. Each
Backup Domain includes one Backup Server — a computer that contains the Data Protector Express
catalog. Each Data Protector Express Backup Server may also include other computers, including M e dia
Servers and clients.
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