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Data Protector Express Installation Guide
Recommended installation
1. The Destination Location screen appears.
The default location is
C:\Program Files\HP
(Windows) or
/usr/local/hp
(Linux). To install Data
Protector Express to a different directory, click
Browse
. When the Choose Directory screen appears,
locate the directory and click
OK
.
The install program creates a subdirectory under the specified location called
Data Protector
Express
(Windows) or
dpx
(Linux).
2. The Create or Join Data Protector Express management domain screen appears. Select one of the
following choices:
•
To administer an existing domain on a different computer, select Join an existing domain and
click
Next
.
NOTE:
If you connect to an existing domain, Data Protector Express uses the key code from the
existing catalog. If you are installing Data Protector Express on the domain server, select
Create
a new Data Protector Express domain
.
Enter the hostname or IP address for the Data Protector Express domain server machine and click
Next
.
•
To create a new domain on this computer, select
Create a new domain
and click
Next
.
When the Create New Data Protector Express management domain screen appears, enter the Data
Protector Express management domain name of the new Data Protector Express management
domain and click
Next
.
3. When the Licenses screen appears (for some editions only), select the appropriate option.
•
Choose
No, I want to use an evaluation key
if you intend to install the software for a 60-day
evaluation period.
•
Choose
Yes, I have a valid license key
if you have already purchased a license. Enter the license
key.
If you enter an upgrade key, Data Protector Express will prompt you to enter an old valid key.
4. A window displays a list of the items that will be installed. You can choose to have actions occur
after installation:
•
Open the Data Protector Express Tutorial 1
, which contains an overview of installation,
creating a backup job, and disaster recovery.
•
Start Data Protector Express Administrator
.
Click
Finish
to install the listed features.
5. After installation is complete, if you selected
Start Data Protector Express
, the installation program
closes automatically. Otherwise, click
Exit
to quit the installation process.
Custom installation
1. The Destination Location screen appears.
The default location is
C:\Program Files\HP
(Windows) or
/usr/local/hp
(Linux). To install Data
Protector Express to a different directory, click
Browse
. When the Choose Directory screen appears,
locate the directory and click
OK
.
