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Installation Prerequisites

Before installing the Arcserve Backup Agent for IBM Informix, verify the following:

• Your system meets the software requirements needed to install the Agent for IBM Informix. For a list of requirements, see the readme file.
• You have installed Arcserve Backup and it works properly.

  Note: You can install the Agent for IBM Informix on the same computer as Arcserve Backup (the local computer) or on a separate computer (a remote computer).

• You have installed IBM Informix-Connect and it works properly.
• You have installed Informix Storage Manager (ISM).

  Note: ISM is an optional component in IBM Informix.

• You have administrator privileges or any other equal privileges to install software on the computers where you will be installing the product.

  Note: Contact your administrator to obtain the proper rights if you do not have them.

• You know the installation path. (You may use the default installation path.)
• You have completed the modifications to the Windows environment as described in Preinstallation Tasks.

Note: You do not need to install the Arcserve Backup Agent for Open Files on the Informix server that you are protecting. The Agent for Open Files is beneficial when you want to protect files that are open or in use by active applications. Because the Agent for Informix is an application-specific agent that is dedicated to protecting Informix servers, it offers a complete solution that encompasses all the features offered by the Agent for Open Files.