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How the Installation Process Affects Operating Systems

The Arcserve Backup installation process updates various Windows operating system components using an installation engine called the Microsoft Installer Package (MSI). The components included in the MSI let Arcserve Backup perform custom actions that let you install, upgrade, and uninstall Arcserve Backup. The following table describes the custom actions and the affected components.

Note: All Arcserve Backup MSI packages call the components listed in this table when you install and uninstall Arcserve Backup.

Component

Description

CallAllowInstall

Lets the installation process check for conditions relating to the current Arcserve Backup installation.

CallPreInstall

Lets the installation process read and write MSI properties. For example, read the Arcserve Backup installation path from the MSI.

CallPostInstall

Lets the installation process perform various tasks relating to installation. For example, registering Arcserve Backup into the Windows Registry.

CallAllowUninstall

Lets the uninstallation process check for conditions relating the current Arcserve Backup installation.

CallPreUninstall

Lets the uninstallation process perform various tasks relating to uninstallation. For example, un-registering Arcserve Backup from the Windows Registry.

Directories Updated

The installation process installs and updates Arcserve Backup files in the following directories by default:

Arcserve Backup (base product)

Client Agent for Windows

Client Agent for Windows for x64-Based Systems

Agent for Virtual Machines

Agent for Virtual Machines for x64-Based Systems

Agent for Open Files for Windows

Agent for Open Files for Windows for x64-Based Systems

Agent Deployment Setup Files

Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

Agent for Microsoft SQL Server for x64-Based Systems

Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server for x64-Based Systems

Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server for x64-Based Systems

Agent for Oracle

Agent for Oracle for x64-Based Systems

Agent for Lotus Domino

Agent for Sybase

Agent for IBM Informix

Diagnostic Utility

Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle

Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle for x64-Based Systems

Arcserve Backup installs the following Arcserve Backup products in the same directory folder as the Arcserve Backup base product:

You can install Arcserve Backup into the default installation directory or install Arcserve Backup into an alternate directory. The installation process copies various system files to the following directory:

C:\Windows\system

Arcserve Backup copies configuration files to the following directory:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>

Note: To view a list of Arcserve Backup unsigned files, see Unsigned Arcserve Backup Files.

Windows Registry Keys Updated

The installation process updates the following Windows registry keys:

Applications Installed

The installation process installs the following applications into your computer:

Data Mover Servers, Oracle Agents, and SAP Agents

The installation process installs the following applications into your computer when you are installing UNIX and Linux Data Mover on a UNIX and Linux server, Agent for Oracle (UNIX and Linux), and Agent for SAP R3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux):

The following table describes the version of JRE that will be installed on your operating system:

JRE 1.6.0

JRE 1.7.0

RHEL 4.x through RHEL 5.5

RHEL 5.5 and later

SLES 9.x through SLES 10 SP2

SLES 10 SP2 and later

Solaris 9 SPARC

Solaris 10 and later

Note: Computers running the AIX and HP-UX operating systems will retain JRE 1.6.0.