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About This Guide

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About This Guide

This guide provides information to help you install or upgrade your PlateSpin

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 Portability Suite 

version 8.1 product (PlateSpin

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 Migrate or PlateSpin

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 Protect).

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Chapter 1, “Installing Portability Suite Software,” on page 9

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Chapter 2, “Upgrading Portability Suite Software,” on page 19

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Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting Installation Problems,” on page 21

Audience

This guide is intended for IT staff, such as data center administrators and operators, who use 
Portability Suite in their ongoing workload migration and protection projects.

Feedback

We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation 
included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the 
online documentation, or submit your comments through the 

Novell Documentation Feedback Site 

(http://www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html)

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Documentation Updates

For the most recent version of this text, visit the 

PlateSpin

®

 Portability Suite version 8.1 Web site 

(http://www.novell.com/documentation/platespin_portabilitysuite_810/)

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Additional Documentation

This guide is part of the PlateSpin

®

 Portability Suite documentation set. Below is a complete list of 

the set:

Portability Suite 8.1 Release Notes

Provides late-breaking information, as well as information 
about known issues and suggested workarounds.

Portability Suite 8.1 Installation Guide

Provides information about installing, upgrading, and 
uninstalling the product.

Portability Suite 8.1 Configuration Guide

Provides information about licensing your product and 
managing license keys, setting up your network 
environment, and configuring your product’s default settings.

Portability Suite 8.1 User Guide

Provides information about using the product in your 
workload migration and protection projects.

Portability Suite 8.1 Integrated Help

All product documentation in compiled HTML help (CHM) 
format, integrated with the product.

Portability Suite 8.1 Online 
Documentation

All product documentation in WebHelp format for browser-
based access over the Internet. This distribution should 
contain the latest updates at all times.

Summary of Contents for PLATESPIN PORTABILITY SUITE 8.1

Page 1: ...Novell www novell com novdocx en 13 May 2009 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION PlateSpin Portability Suite 8 1 Installation Guide PlateSpin Portability Suite 8 1 August 3 2009 Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...export or re export to entities on the current U S export exclusion lists or to any embargoed or terrorist countries as specified in the U S export laws You agree to not use deliverables for prohibite...

Page 3: ...Trademarks For Novell trademarks see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list http www novell com company legal trademarks tmlist html Third Party Materials All third party trademarks are the proper...

Page 4: ...4 PlateSpin Portability Suite 8 1 Installation Guide novdocx en 13 May 2009...

Page 5: ...ponents 14 1 4 1 Starting the Portability Suite Installation Launcher 14 1 4 2 Installing the Database Server 15 1 4 3 Installing the Portability Suite Server 15 1 4 4 Installing the Portability Suite...

Page 6: ...6 PlateSpin Portability Suite 8 1 Installation Guide novdocx en 13 May 2009...

Page 7: ...xt visit the PlateSpin Portability Suite version 8 1 Web site http www novell com documentation platespin_portabilitysuite_810 Additional Documentation This guide is part of the PlateSpin Portability...

Page 8: ...m kb2 A collection of in depth technical articles Technical Support Telephone North America 1 877 528 3774 1 87 PlateSpin Telephone global 1 416 203 4799 E mail support platespin com You can also visi...

Page 9: ...production configuration of both PlateSpin Migrate and PlateSpin Protect products consists of the same set of software components A database server Portability Suite works with Microsoft SQL Server 2...

Page 10: ...depends on the number and size of workload images that you intend to store on a given image server See Designating a Flexible Image Server in your User Guide Database Server One of the following Micro...

Page 11: ...potential source workload Your domain controller host The following topics provide additional information about installation prerequisites for Portability Suite Server hosts Section 1 3 1 Prerequisit...

Page 12: ...nload Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 from the Microsoft Download Center http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyId AB99342F 5D1A 413D 8319 81DA479AB0D7 The following procedures assume tha...

Page 13: ...ramework 3 0 features in the Server Manager hostname tree in the left pane right click Features and select Add Features 3 On the wizard s Select Features page select the NET Framework 3 0 Features ite...

Page 14: ...oGenerate IsolateApps decryptionKey AutoGenerate IsolateApps validation 3DES decryption 3DES 4 Save the machine config file 1 4 Installing Portability Suite Software Components Section 1 4 1 Starting...

Page 15: ...ck Install SQL Server and follow the on screen instructions The program installs the database server and the database instances required for the operation of PlateSpin Migrate or PlateSpin Protect pro...

Page 16: ...base server 7 Click Next and follow the on screen instructions The installation program installs and prepares the Portability Suite Server software to run NOTE This process might take several minutes...

Page 17: ...erver s home page 4 Click the Portability Suite Client download link download the Portability Suite Client software and install it by following the on screen instructions To start the client click Sta...

Page 18: ...2009 To manually check for version updates 1 In the Portability Suite Client click Help Check for Update The system checks the current version of the product and shows updates if they are available T...

Page 19: ...ogram transparently exports data from the existing Portability Suite database and reimports it into a new database instance as required However as an additional measure of precaution consider backing...

Page 20: ...nizations of Protect jobs that are configured to use the Block based Transfer Component are suspended until the component on your protected source workloads is upgraded too After the upgrade source wo...

Page 21: ...server the Web services do not function correctly and the installation fails with this error ASP NET is included as part of the NET Framework When you install the NET Framework IIS must already be in...

Page 22: ...ake sure that there are no Operations Framework Controller references in the Windows Registry 4a Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE System CurrentControlSet Services and delete the OfxController key if it still...

Page 23: ...ient home directory was removed PlateSpin Portability Suite Client 5c Optional If you installed a local Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database server and if you chose to uninstall it remov...

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