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Installing the Management Server on Microsoft Windows20
NOTE: The drive on which you install Storage Essentials must be NTFS format or the
installation will fail.
The directory in which you install the Storage Essentials management server must have write
access for the local Administrators group. Be aware that installing the management server in
a directory created by another program (for example: the Proliant Support Pack) is not
recommended.
Follow these steps to install Storage Essentials (for the HP SIM-integrated separate server
installation option):
1. Verify the following:
• The designated Storage Essentials server meets or exceeds the requirements listed in the
Pre-installation Checklist (Installations and Upgrades), page 8 and in the support matrix for
your edition.
• The file system format on the Storage Essentials server is NTFS. The Storage Essentials
installation wizard will display an error message if the file system is not NTFS.
• The Storage Essentials server must reside on the same domain with the HP SIM server.
2. Start the Storage Essentials installation wizard using one of the following options:
To install from the CDs do the following:
a. Put the Storage Essentials CD in the CD drive of the designated Storage Essentials server.
The Storage Essentials installation wizard program should start automatically.
b. If it does not start, double-click setup.exe found in the root directory on the Storage
Essentials CD.
To install from a network or local hard drive, do the following:
a. Create the following directory structure on the designated drive from which you will install
Storage Essentials:
IMPORTANT: The directory names, as shown below, cannot contain any spaces.
\<ManagementServerCDs>\oracle
(Copy the Oracle 10g installation files found on the Oracle DVD to this directory.)
\<ManagementServerCDs>\srm
(Copy the Storage Essentials for Windows installation files found on the Storage Essentials
CD to this directory.)
\<ManagementServerCDs>\cimext1
(Copy the CIM Extensions CD 1 installation files to this directory.)