Initial Arcserve RHA Installation

Installing Arcserve RHA components for the first time is very straightforward. The installation package, which is downloaded from the Arcserve RHA Web site, contains an installation file called Setup.exe. This Setup.exe runs a standard installation wizard that guides you through the installation.

• This installation does not require a reboot or application shutdown.
• The required level of the Windows Installer (INSTMSI.EXE) is 3.0. Unless otherwise indicated, all supported Operating Systems contain Windows Installer 3.0 as a built-in application.

Standard prompts facilitate the installation. Your only major decision is on which servers to install the different components:

• Install Control Service on a computer that is used to monitor and manage all scenarios.
• Install Engine on both the Master and Replica servers.
• The user who installs Arcserve RHA components must have Local Administrative privileges or be a member of Local Administrators Group.

The default installation directory is:
INSTALLDIR\Program Files\CA\ARCServe RHA\component_names.

• During the installation process, you are prompted to enter the service account under which the Arcserve RHA service runs.
• If you are running High Availability (HA) scenarios, the account under which the Arcserve RHA> service runs may require privileges in addition to those of the local system account. (See the appropriate Arcserve HA Operations Guide for more information.)
• A Windows user account running the Arcserve RHA Control Service requires Read-Write permission to the installation directory.
• The service logon account for the Arcserve RHA Engine requires Read-Write permission to the installation directory.