LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
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Protecting Local Disks
7.1. Getting Started
7.1.1. System Requirements
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Windows Users
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Pro-
fessional (with or without Service Pack 1 or Ser-
vice Pack 2), Microsoft Windows Server 2003,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or
Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
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An enabled network interface card.
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A CD-ROM drive (for installation and using the
recovery CD).
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Microsoft iSCSI Initiator*2.x
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20 MB free hard disk space
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Each computer where Windows Backup Software is
installed must have the following:
TeChNICAl NOTe:
A CD-ROM drive is
not required for installation if an image of the CD
is accessible via a network server.
ImpOrTANT INfO:
For information about
downloading and installing this item, refer to the
next section, “Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Ini-
tiator.”
ImpOrTANT INfO:
Windows Backup Soft-
ware requires the Intelligent Management Agent
(IMA), which is installed automatically if it is not
already installed.
IMA requires an additional 5 MB of free hard
disk space (for both the application and associ-
ated log file data).
The Microsoft .NET* Framework 1.1 is also re-
quired and installed automatically if it is not al-
ready installed. The .NET Framework requires
approximately 40 MB of additional free hard
disk space.
