Installing SnapManager on a stand-alone Windows host system

Access

Require user interaction and access to the graphical user interface

Allows automated installation by executing a script or command-line command

Minimum required input

• Acceptance of the terms of the license agreement
• SnapManager service account
  • User name
  • Password

Optional input

• User name
• Organization name
• SnapManager server-side license key
• SnapManager installation directory

SnapManager software license agreement

Displayed in the installation utility

Displayed at the command- line if you pass a specific parameter to the installation utility

After the installation finishes

If a system reboot is required to activate new software, a dialog box appears and prompts you to choose whether you want to reboot the target system.

If a system reboot is required to activate new software, a dialog box appears and prompts you to choose whether you want to reboot the target system. You can override this default behavior by including an optional command-line parameter.

Install the software from CD-ROM or download it.

Attention
Do not use Terminal Services for any type of SnapManager administration, because you might miss critical information that is displayed only in pop-up boxes at the system console.

If...

Then...

You are obtaining the software from the network

Download the SnapManager package from the network, save it on the Windows host system, then launch the SnapManager installation package by double-clicking it in your Windows Explorer screen.

Result

The software installation utility starts and opens to the Welcome screen.

You are installing the software from CD-ROM

Browse to the SnapManager installation package and double-click setup.exe.

Result

The software installation utility starts and opens to the Welcome screen.

Welcome

In the Welcome screen, click Next.

Result:

The License Agreement screen appears.

License agreement

Read the license agreement.

If you accept the terms of the agreement, select the "I accept...." option and then click Next.

Result:

The Customer Information screen appears.

Customer information

In the Customer Information screen, specify the user name, the organization name, and the SnapManager license type.

1. In the User Name box, enter your user name.
2. In the Organization box, enter your organization name.
3. In the License Type option, select your SnapManager license type.

   If you have a storage-system-side license for SnapManager, select Per Filer, and be sure that the SnapManager system-side license is enabled on the storage system.

   If you have an SQL-Server-side license for SnapManager, select Per Server.

4. If you selected the Per Server license type, use the License Key box to enter the license key for your server-side license.

   If you do not have a license key, you can leave the License Key box empty for now and enter your server-side license key later from the SnapManager interface. To do this, first go to the menu bar and select Help > About to open the About SnapManager dialog box. From that dialog box, click Update License to open the Update Server-Side License dialog box and specify your license key.

Click Next.

Result

The Destination Folder screen appears.

Destination folder

Note the full path of the folder in which SnapManager will be installed. The default installation directory for SnapManager 2.1 for Microsoft SQL Server is as follows:

C:\Program Files\NetApp\SnapManager for SQL Server\

Note
SnapManager 2.1 for Microsoft SQL Server--like SnapManager 2.0 and 1.5 for Microsoft SQL Server--is installed in a different directory than SnapManager 1.0 for Microsoft SQL Server.

Optional. If you want to install SnapManager in a directory other than the default installation directory, do the following:

1. Click Change to open the Change Current Destination Folder dialog box.
2. Browse to an alternate installation directory.
3. Click OK to close the dialog box.

   The Destination Folder screen displays the new specified installation directory path.

4. Record the newly specified installation directory path.

Click Next.

Result

The SnapManager Server Identity screen appears.

SnapManager server identity

In the Account box of the SnapManager Server Identity screen, specify the user account you want to use to run SnapManager. This account must meet the following requirements:

• The account must have administrator privileges on the SQL Server computer.
• If you are running in Windows authentication mode, the account must also have system administrator server privileges.

For more information, see SnapManager service account requirements and SnapManager service account requirements in workgroup mode.

If SnapDrive is installed and configured, the text box is prepopulated with the account that SnapDrive is configured for. Otherwise, browse to locate and select the account name. The user account name is specified in either of the following formats:

• DomainName\UserName
• UserName@DomainName

In the Password box and in the Confirm Password box, enter the user password.

Click Next.

Result:

The Ready to Install the Program screen appears. All of the installation specifications are complete.

Ready to install the program

Optional. Review or change your current installation specifications before proceeding by clicking Back.

To proceed with the installation using your current specifications, click Install.

Result:

The installation process begins, and the Installing SnapManager for SQL Server screen appears. The screen displays the progress of the installation process.

Installing SnapManager for SQL Server

Wait until the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen appears, then click Finish to exit the software installation utility.

Proceed to Chapter 4, Starting SnapManager for the First Time.

Software CD

setup.exe (located on the CD-ROM)

Software package downloaded from the network

SMSQL2.1.exe (the name of the software package itself)

CommandName

Either setup.exe or SMSQL2.1.exe, depending on the SnapManager installation media being used.

AGREETOLICENSE={Yes|No}

Set this parameter to Yes only if you have read and accept the terms of the SnapManager software license agreement. The installation will not proceed unless you specify this parameter with a value of Yes.

If not specified, the default value No is used, and the installation will not proceed.

USERNAME=UserName

Optional. If not specified, the default value is retrieved from the registry.

COMPANYNAME=CompanyName

Optional. If not specified, the default value is retrieved from the registry.

ISX_SERIALNUM=LicenseKey

Optional. Only used to specify an SQL server-side license for SnapManager.

INSTALLDIR=InstallationDirectory

Optional. If not specified, the default installation directory is used:

C:\Program Files\NetApp\SnapManager for SQL Server\

SVCUSERNAME=Domain\UserName

The account from which SnapManager is to be run. See SnapManager service account requirements and SnapManager service account requirements in workgroup mode.

SVCUSERPASSWORD=Password

SVCCONFIRMUSERPASSWORD=Password

REBOOT=0

Optional.

After the installation finishes, the installation utility automatically reboots the Windows host system if that is required to activate updated software.

If you specify this option, however, the system will not be rebooted.

/L* TempDirPath\LogFileName

Optional.

If you specify this option, detailed information about the installation will be written to the specified log file. This information can be used to investigate details about how a particular instance of SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server is installed.

The asterisk ("*") is a wildcard character specifying that all of the installation information (such as status messages, nonfatal warnings, and error messages) is to be logged.

TempDirPath is the fully qualified name of the directory in which the installation log will be created or overwritten.

LogFileName is the name of the file to which the installation information will be written.

Installation media to be used

CD inserted into the CD-ROM drive on E:\

Installation package downloaded to C:\NetApp\downloads\

Service account to be specified

Account user name: MKTG2\Administrator

Account password: STeeL

SnapManager license

Filer-side

Server-side (license key ABCDEFGHIJKLMN)

Access the command-line of the target host system.

Note
You do not need to stop SQL Server instances before or during the SnapManager software installation process.

At the command-line, enter either the command string or the name of the script that executes the command string.

Result:

The software installation utility installs the SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server software in the specified directory. If the INSTALLDIR parameter is not specified, the utility installs the software in the default directory C:\Program Files\NetApp\SnapManager for SQL Server\.

Proceed to Chapter 4, Starting SnapManager for the First Time.