You can install SnapDrive for Windows on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core systems to enable LUN provisioning and Snapshot copy management from a remote instances of SnapDrive for Windows running on a non-core system.
Before you begin
The following conditions must exist before you install SnapDrive on a Server Core system:
- Remote administration is enabled.
- The Server Core system is renamed in a meaningful way.
- The Server Core system is a member of the Windows domain.
- The firewall is disabled.
- The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64) is installed.
- If you are installing SnapDrive on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core, .NET is installed, including WCF activation.
About this task
The SERVER_CORE_SYSTEM=1 switch must be used only with Windows Server 2008 Server Core installations. Do not use the SERVER_CORE_SYSTEM=1 switch if you are installing SnapDrive on Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core.
Steps
- On a full Windows Server 2008 installation, create a share to the Server Core system using Microsoft Management Console.
- Download snapdrive.exe to a folder on the remote Windows server.
- Copy snapdrive.exe to the share you created on the remote server.
- Create a file called install.bat on your Server Core system and copy the following unattended install command into the file. Add the serial number, password and username as necessary. snapdrive6.3.exe /s /v"/qn SILENT_MODE=1 SERVER_CORE_SYSTEM=1 /Li SDInstall.log LPSM_SERIALNUMBER=serialnumber INSTALLDIR=\"c:\Program Files\NetApp\SnapDrive\" SVCUSERNAME=domain\username SVCUSERPASSWORD=password SVCCONFIRMUSERPASSWORD=password" SDW_WEBSRV_TCP_PORT=808 SDW_WEBSRV_HTTP_PORT=4098 TRANSPORT_PRT_SELECTION=2 TRANSPORT_PRT_PORT=80 TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL_LOGON_USERNAME=username TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL_LOGON_PASSWORD=password"
- Run install.bat from the Server Core system command prompt. Alternately, you can enter the unattended install command from the command prompt.
