HP Data Protector A.06.00 Support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Clients Whitepaper

 To remotely add new clients, the installation gives options to choose two locations: the program files and

the program data location for Data Protector. Both of these values can be changed. See figure 13 in the

Remote Installation section.

Client Installation

Prerequisites

To install a Data Protector client, use the Administrator account. The Windows system that will become the

Data Protector Client system must meet the following requirements:

 Installation of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

 Sufficient disk space for the Data Protector Client software.

See the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Product Announcements, Software Notes, and

References for details.

 Port number 5555 (default) free.

 The Microsoft implementation of the TCP/IP protocol must be installed and running.

The protocol must be able to resolve hostnames. The computer name and the hostname must be the

same.

For information on the installation and configuration of the TCP/IP protocol, see “

Setting Up the

TCP/IP Protocol on Windows Systems

” in the installation guide.

 Cell Manager must be patched with all the patches containing Windows Vista and Windows Server

2008 client support. See “Installing Patches on Cell Manager and Installation Server” section in this document

for more details.

Limitations

 A fresh install of a Data Protector client patch on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 must be

performed remotely from a patched Installation Server and cannot be performed locally.

 Because of security restrictions imposed by the Windows operating system, Installation Server can be

used to remotely install clients only within the same domain.

 Remote client installation is not supported if the client is a member of a Workgroup.

Remote installation

Data Protector Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 clients must be installed remotely from a patched

Installation Server and imported to a patched Cell Manager.

Prerequisites:

To install Data Protector A.06.00 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 clients must meet the

following requirements:

 Make sure that the Data Protector Installation Server and clients are in the same domain. User must

configure the cross-domain rights for Inet to communicate correctly.

 User must be a member of the administrators group on the remote system to start the remote installation.

 Configure the Windows firewall on the remote host to be able to do the following:

1. Block the inbound connection and allow outbound connections

2. Enable two ports: Remote Service Administration port (445) and Data Protector port (5555)

See “Windows Firewall Advanced Security” section in this document for more details.