10.5 HP StoreVirtual Storage Application-Aware Snapshot Manager Deployment Guide (AX696-96253, March 2013)

Supported versions of Microsoft Windows Server VMware ESX
The Application Aware Snapshot Manager supports the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
• 64-bit Windows XP Pro
• Windows Server 2003, 32-bit and 64-bit versions
For transportable snapshots on the Standard version you must install a Microsoft QFE. See
“Using VSS snapshots” (page 5) for details.
• Windows 2008 Server, 32-bit and 64-bit versions, including the following:
Windows 2008 Server R2◦
◦ Windows 2008 Server R2 Core
• Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft .NET 4.5 or later on the installer client
Installing the Application Aware Snapshot Manager
Use the HP StoreVirtual Application Integration Solution Pack DVD to install the Application Aware
Snapshot Manager on any supported version of Windows Server.
Have the port number of the CIM connection ready for use during the installation. The ports used
for LeftHand OS operations are listed in the LeftHand OS TCP and UDP Port Usage chapter of the
HP StoreVirtual Storage User Guide and the HP StoreVirtual Storage Online Help.
Installing on Windows Server
1. Insert the DVD in the DVD drive (either the physical DVD you received or the DVD you created
after downloading the DVD .iso image from the web).
2. Locate the applicable executable and double-click it to begin.
3. From the Home page of HP StoreVirtual Application Integration Solution Pack installer, click
HP StoreVirtual Application Aware Snapshot Manager.
4. From the HP StoreVirtual Application Aware Snapshot Manager page, click Install Application
Aware Snapshot Manager to begin the installer.
5. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
6. Choose the location for the software and click Next.
7. Enter the user name and company for the installation and click Next.
8. Enter the port number for the CIM server connection and click Next.
9. Click Next to continue the installation.
10. Read the message titled Important that describes the requirement to enter management group
credentials to finish configuring the Application Aware Snapshot Manager.
11. Click Next when you have finished reading the message.
12. Click Finish to complete the installation.
13. Click Documentation on the installer Home page to review or save the documentation for the
HP StoreVirtual Application Integration Solution Pack, and then close the installer.
Setting management group credentials
The credentials required for using the Application Aware Snapshot Manager include:
• Management group name
• Management group user name and password
4 The Application Aware Snapshot Manager