Installing the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console

Before you begin, you should review the requirements for installing the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console.

System requirements for Backup Exec System Recovery Manager

Note:
Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console does not require the installation of a license key for full activation.

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You can install the console anywhere in your enterprise where you need access to the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager server and database. You can have multiple installations of the console in a network domain, and you can run one or more instances of the console at a time within the domain (or across network domains if the correct ports are set).

To install the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console

1. Insert the Backup Exec System Recovery Manager product CD into the media drive of the console computer.

   • If CD auto-run is enabled, the install browser window is displayed.

   • If the CD auto-run is not enabled, on the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run, type drive:\autorun (where drive is the drive letter of your media drive), and then click OK.

     If you are running Windows Vista and the Run option is not visible, do the following:

     • Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.

     • On the Start Menu tab, click Customize.

     • Scroll down and check Run command.

     • Click OK twice.

     • On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run, type drive:\autorun (where drive is the drive letter of your media drive), and then click OK

2. Click Install System Recovery Manager .

3. Read the license agreement, click I accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.

4. Do one of the following:

   If you are installing the console on Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Professional 2000	Click Install to begin installing the console.
   If you are installing the console on a supported Windows server	Do one of the following: Click Custom and then click Next. On the Manager Server list, click This feature will not be available, and then click Next. Click Console Only. Click Install to begin installing the console.

   
   

5. When the installation is complete, check Launch Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console if you want to start the console after closing the wizard.

6. Click Finish.

   If you unchecked the option Launch Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager console, you are finished.

   If you chose to launch the console after closing the installation wizard, you may be prompted to install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 if it does not exist on the computer or a previous version is installed.

7. Click Yes, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.