Installation best practices for Data Protector SharePoint Granular Recovery Extension

GRE binaries

Check the following directories on all WFE and CA systems in your SharePoint farm and make sure

that all Data Protector SharePoint GRE binaries are successful removed.

Note:

Manual deletion of GRE binaries should only be performed if a new installation fails after an

earlier uninstall. This is not the prescribed way to uninstall SharePoint GRE.

Global Assembly Cache

For each SharePoint client (WFE and CA), check if any HP.* assemblies are left in

C:\Windows\assembly.

Figure 19: Popup

Remove any existing HP.* assemblies manually. Right-click the assembly and select Uninstall.

SharePoint home directory

<SharePoint home directory> is the following:

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010:

Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14

C:\Program Files\Common

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007:

Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12

C:\Program Files\Common

In SharePoint home directory check the following directories for files and subdirectories:

For each SharePoint client (WFE and CA) check if the following files

<SharePoint home directory>\BIN

• cliproxy.exe

• CommandLine.dll

• HP.SharePoint.GranularRecovery.CLI.exe

are located in the BIN directory, if so delete them manually.