Getting Started with Stac Replica Backup

3 Installing Replica

This chapter provides instructions for installing Replica Backup HP SureStore

Tape Edition for Windows NT or NetWare. Review the section that applies to the

operating system running on your HP NetServer before starting the Replica

installation.

Installing Replica for Windows NT

This section provides instructions for installing Replica and its related files on an

HP NetServer running Windows NT. If you are installing Replica on an HP

NetServer running NetWare, skip to the "Installing Replica for NetWare" section

later in this chapter.

NOTE For best results, always close any applications running on the

HP NetServer before starting the Replica installation.

What You Need

Before you can install Replica and begin backing up server files, you need the

following:

• An HP NetServer running Windows NT Server 3.51, Windows NT

Server 4.0 or Microsoft Small Business Server

• At least 32 MB RAM

• At least 8 MB free disk space on the boot drive, or on the drive that

contains the system folder

• At least one configured HP SureStore T4 tape drive and a blank tape

cartridge (provided with your server)

• A system console connected to the network and running the TCP/IP or

IPX/SPX communications protocol, which allows the Replica service to

communicate with the Windows application

• Administrator privileges for server access