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How to Complete Prerequisite Tasks for Installing Arcserve Backup

Before you install Arcserve Backup, complete the following prerequisite tasks:

Licensing

Ensure that you have the licenses that you require to install Arcserve Backup.

System requirements

Review the readme file for a description of the system requirements for the computers where you will install Arcserve Backup.

Arcserve Backup database

Determine the application that you will use for the Arcserve Backup database. Consider the following architectural criteria:

• The recommended database application is Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition does not support remote communication. If your current topology consists of a remote database configuration, or you plan to access a database application that is installed on a different system (remote system), you must specify Microsoft SQL Server as the Arcserve Backup database.

Note: For more information, see Database Requirements.

Arcserve Backup server type

Determine the type of Arcserve Backup server that you require. The installation wizard detects and analyzes your current configuration. The installation wizard then determines the type of Arcserve Backup server that you should install and the agents and options that you need to install. If your topology consists of a single Arcserve server, you should install a stand-alone server.

If you plan to add Arcserve Backup servers to your environment in the future, you can specify either of the following Arcserve server installations:

• Stand-alone server--With a stand-alone server installation, you must deploy independent stand-alone servers in the future.
• Primary server--With a primary server installation you can centrally manage multiple Arcserve Backup servers.

  To enable central management capabilities, you must specify the Arcserve Primary Server option and install the Central Management Option.

Note: For more information about the different types of Arcserve server installations, see Types of Arcserve Backup Server Installations.

Attached devices

Ensure that all devices, such as libraries, are attached to the Arcserve servers before you start the installation process. After the installation is complete, the first time the Tape Engine starts, Arcserve Backup automatically detects and configures attached devices; manual configuration is not required.