Before you install SnapDrive for Windows on the Server Core system, you must install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64) or your SnapDrive installation will fail.
About this task
This task applies only when you install SnapDrive on Windows Server 2008 Server Core. It does not apply when you install 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 Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64) from the Microsoft site at www.microsoft.com/downloads/ to a folder on the remote server.
- Copy the package to the share you created on the remote server.
- Install the package from the Server Core system command prompt.
