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Before you can install
ContinuousDataReplicator on the virtual server in a clustered environment, you must first
install QSnap and the Driver for ContinuousDataReplicator on all physical nodes of the cluster.
For step-by-step
instructions, see Install
ContinuousDataReplicator - Clustered Environment - Physical Node. ContinuousDataReplicator
can be installed from the active node to the virtual server using the
following procedure. The software can also be automatically installed on all available passive nodes when the software is installed onto the virtual server, or you can choose to install any passive node(s) separately.
For an overview of deploying the software components in a clustered environment,
see Clustering Support.
ContinuousDataReplicator is installed on
at least two machines; the server from which you will replicate data
(source computer) and the computer to which you will replicate the
data (destination computer.) You may choose to perform additional
installations, based on the
Replication Scenario used in your particular environment.Verify that the computers in which you
are installing the software satisfy the minimum requirements specified in
System Requirements -
ContinuousDataReplicator.
The following procedure describes the steps involved in installing
ContinuousDataReplicator . If you choose to install multiple components simultaneously, refer to the
appropriate procedures for installation requirements and steps specific to
the component. Note that when you install multiple components, the
sequence of the install steps may vary; if you have already install
CommCell components, some of the screens shown in this procedure will not
appear. Review the following Install Requirements before installing the software:
General
- If any of the computers in which you are installing this
software have multiple Network Interface Cards (NIC) you must
configure them so that the source and destination computers can
communicate for replication activities. For more information, see
Data Interface Pairs.
- Agents should only be installed
after the CommServe and at least one MediaAgent have already been installed in
the CommCell. Also, keep in mind that the CommServe and MediaAgent must be installed and running (but not
necessarily on the same computer), before you can install the
Agent.
- This version of the software is intended to be installed in a CommCell
where the CommServe and MediaAgent(s) version is 8.0.0.
- Close all applications and disable any programs that run automatically,
including anti-virus, screen savers and operating system utilities. Some of
the programs, including many anti-virus programs, may be running as a service.
Stop and disable such services before you begin. You can re-enable them after
the installation.
- Ensure there is an available license on the CommServe for the Agent.
- Verify that the
software
installation disc is appropriate to the operating system of the computer
on which the software is being installed.
Make sure that you have the latest
software
installation disc before
you start to install the software. If you are not sure, contact your
software provider.
Firewall
- If the CommServe® Server, MediaAgent and/or Clients communicate across two-way firewall(s):
- Ensure port 8400 is allowed connections through the firewall.
- In addition a range of bi-directional ports (consecutive or
discrete) must also be allowed connections through the
firewall.
For information on configuring the range of ports, see
Port
Requirements for Two-way Firewall.
- If the CommServe Server, MediaAgent and/or Clients communicate across one-way firewall(s):
- Identify a range of outbound ports (consecutive or discrete) for use
by the software.
For information on configuring the range of ports, see
Port
Requirements for One-way Firewall.
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If the MediaAgent/Client communicates with the CommServe Server across a one-way
firewall, you must add the MediaAgent/Client host name (or the IP address) in
the CommServe computer before installing the necessary software on the
MediaAgent/Client computer.
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If a MediaAgent or
Client on a Microsoft Windows MSCS virtual server needs to communicate with
other CommCell components across a firewall, you must:
- Install File System iDataAgent or MediaAgent on all the
physical nodes of the cluster. During the installation, use the firewall related
prompts to establish the firewall settings required by the software to
communicate across the firewall.
- Then install the software components on the virtual nodes. (It is not
necessary to configure the firewall settings again in the virtual nodes.)
If the cluster communicates with the CommServe across a one-way firewall, you
must add both the physical and virtual nodes' host names (or the IP addresses)
in the CommServe computer before installing the software.
Cluster
- Check the following on the cluster computer in which you wish to install the
software:
- Cluster software is installed and running.
- Active and passive nodes are available.
- Disk array devices configured with access to the shared array.
- Public Network Interface Card is bound first, before the private Network
Interface Card. (Does not apply to NetWare Cluster.)
Agent Specific
- In addition to a license for ContinuousDataReplicator, you must have
an available license on the CommServe for any snapshot engines and copy
managers you plan to use.
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A reboot will be required after install/upgrade to initialize the QSnap
driver, before you can use this Agent.
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Collect the following information before
installing the software. Use the space provided to record
the information, and retain this information in your Disaster Recovery
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Name of the disk group in which the virtual server resides ____________________________________
See Cluster Selection for more information.
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If the CommServe Server and the client computer communicate across a firewall:
Firewall ports: ______________________________________________________________________
Hostnames and/or IP Addresses and corresponding GxCVD port numbers of
computers on the other side of the firewall:______________
Keep Alive Interval minutes:____________________________________________________________
Hostname for outgoing tunnel
connections:_________________________________________________
Tunnel Initialization Interval
seconds:_____________________________________________________
See Firewall Configuration for more information.
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CommServe Host Name or the CommServe IP address:______________________________________
See Configuration of Other
Installation Options for more information.
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Client computer's Host name (NetBIOS name) or IP address____________________________________
See Configuration of Other
Installation Options for more information.
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Job result folder location:________________________________________________________________
If necessary, Name and Password for the specified folder:_______________________________________
See Configuration of Other
Installation Options for more information.
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Time and frequency for Install of Automatic Updates:_________________________________________
See Schedule Automatic Update for more information.
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Place the software
installation disc for the Windows platform into the disc drive.
After a
few seconds, the installation program is launched.
If the installation program does not launch automatically:
- Click the Start button on the Windows task bar, and then click Run.
- Browse to the installation disc drive, select Setup.exe, click Open, then click OK.
NOTES
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In this screen, you choose the language you want to use during installation.
Click the down arrow, select the desired language from the pull-down list, and click Next to continue.
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3. |
Select the option to install software. NOTES
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4. |
Select the option to install software on this computer. NOTES
- The options that appear on this screen depend on the computer in which
the software is being installed.
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Read the Welcome screen.
Click Next to continue, if no other applications are
running.
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6. |
Read the virus scanning software warning.
Click OK to continue, if virus scanning software is disabled.
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Read the license agreement, then select I accept the terms
in the license agreement. Click Next to continue.
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8. |
Select Configure a Virtual Server. Click Next to continue.
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Select the disk group in which the virtual server resides. Click Next to
continue.
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Select the component(s) to install. NOTES
- Your screen may look different from the example shown.
- Components that either have already been installed, or which cannot be installed, will be dimmed.
Hover over the component for additional details.
- The Special Registry Keys In Use field will be enabled when GalaxyInstallerFlags
registry keys have been enabled on this computer. Hover over the field to
see which keys have been set, as well as their values. For more information,
see
Registry Keys.
Click Next to continue.
To install ContinuousDataReplicator, expand the
Client
Modules folder and the
Replication Agents folder and select the
following:
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Select from the following:
- If this Client communicates with the CommServe Server and/or MediaAgent across a
firewall, select Yes, configure firewall services, and then click
Next to continue.
Proceed to the next Step.
- If firewall configuration is not required, click No, do not configure
firewall services and then click Next to continue. Proceed to
the next section.
NOTES
- Operating systems, such as Windows 2008 and Windows Vista, may have more
than one profile present. When you select No to configure firewall
services, verify that firewall settings are not enabled in the profile(s).
- If the system detects firewall settings are present in the profile(s),
you must select from the following:
- Disable firewall for ALL profiles: Employ caution when
choosing this option; firewall settings will be disabled in all
profiles. This requires a system reboot; installation automatically
resumes after reboot.
- No, Firewall is not enabled: Select this option if your
firewall settings allow communication with the CommServe computer.
Click Back to configure firewall services.
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Click the Specify list of machine across the firewall option and then
specify the list of hosts separated from this computer by a firewall. Make sure
you correctly describe whether the firewall allows two-way communication (but on
a limited range of ports), or one-way communication (with either only remote
host being able to make connections to this computer, or vice versa).
For all one-way firewalls allowing incoming connections and those one-way
firewalls allowing outgoing connections without additional port filtering, skip
this step.
Click Next to continue.
NOTES
- Consider the following:
- On the CommServe Server, this list should include all the
MediaAgents and Clients that are on the other side of the
firewall.
- On the MediaAgents/Clients this should include the CommServe
computer, and any other Clients/MediaAgents on the
other side of the firewall with which communications will be
established.
- For each machine on the other side of the firewall that you want to
configure, choose the type of firewall configuration based on the firewall setup in
your environment. Choose from the following options:
- Click on 2-way firewall if you can open certain ports as
bi-directional ports.
- Click 1-way firewall; host is reachable from this machine
on the machine that is on the secure side of the firewall.
- Click 1-way firewall; host is NOT reachable from this machine
on the machine that is on the public / DMZ side of the firewall.
- If you wish to communicate with computers in a clustered
environment, ensure that you add the Host Name/IP Address of all
physical nodes in the cluster (even if no CommCell components are
installed) and all the virtual nodes in which CommCell components are
installed.
- Type the host name or the IP address and the GxCVD port number of the
host name, and
click Add to place it in the Host Name/IP Address List.
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Click the Specify list of restricted open ports option and then
specify the port range. Add the starting and ending port range and then click
Add to place it in the Open Port List. Repeat as needed.
If firewall separating this computer from others allows incoming connections,
but these connections can be made only on a limited set of ports, then configure
the appropriate port range here. For all other scenarios, skip this step.
Note that if you do not specify hostname(s) as well as port number(s), then
the firewall services will not be configured.
NOTES
- Typically in a two-way firewall, the open ports must be indicated for
all computers. In a one-way firewall, the ports must be specified on
computers in the open side, if they are open in a restricted way. Note that
the port ranges are not required for computers that are fully closed in the
one-way firewall. For example, laptops which are configured as clients in
the Workstation Backup Agent.
- In a clustered environment, make sure the firewall ports specified here
are open for communication on all the physical nodes as well as the virtual
nodes.
Click Next to continue.
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If desired, modify the Keep Alive interval.
Click Next to continue.
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Optionally, select Advanced Firewall Configuration and specify a local
host name interface to use for outgoing tunnel connections through
the firewall. Otherwise, the interface and port is automatically selected for
you by the OS. Click Next to continue.
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If desired, modify the Tunnel Initialization interval.
Click Next to continue.
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If any of the above prompts for firewall configuration is not
displayed, you must configure communication across firewall(s) using
the Firewall Configuration Wizard before running any
operations on this computer. (See
Configure or Modify Firewall Settings on Windows Computers for
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Enter the following:
- The local (NetBIOS) name of the client computer.
- The TCP/IP IP host name of the NIC that the client computer must use to communicate with the CommServe
Server.
NOTES
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Do not use spaces when specifying a new name for the Client.
- The default network interface name of the client computer
is displayed if the computer has only one network interface. If the
computer has multiple network interfaces, enter the interface name that
is preferred for communication with the CommServe Server.
- If a component
has already been installed, this screen will not be displayed; instead, the
install program will use the same name as previously specified.
Click Next to continue.
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Enter the username and password information for an external
domain user account or a CommCell user account. This authorizes the installation
of an agent on the CommCell.
NOTES
- This window is only displayed when the Require Authentication for Agent
Installation option is selected in the CommCell Properties. Users must belong to a User
Group with Administrative Management capabilities to enable this feature. For more
information, see
Authentication for Agent Installs.
Click Next to continue.
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Specify the following and click Next to continue:
- Type the location of the client's job results directory, or click Browse.
NOTES
- The Agent uses the job results directory to store the client's backup and
restore job results.
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Select Download Pack(s) and Install to download and install the latest service packs and post packs from the software provider.
NOTES
- Internet connectivity is required to download updates.
- This step is applicable when installing on the first instance.
- Updates are downloaded to the following directory:
<software installation>/Base/Temp/DownloadedPacks.
They are launched silently and installed automatically for the first instance.
Click Next to continue.
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Verify the summary of selected options.
NOTES
- The Summary on your screen should
reflect the components you selected for install, and may look different from
the example shown.
Click Next to continue or
Back to change any of the options.
The install program now starts copying the software to the computer.
This step may take several minutes to complete.
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The System Reboot message may be displayed. If so, select one of the following:
- Skip Reboot
This option will be displayed if the install program
finds any files belonging to other applications, that need to be
replaced. As these files are not critical for this installation,
you may skip the reboot and continue the installation and reboot the
computer at a later time.
- Reboot Now
If this option is displayed without the
Skip Reboot
option, the install program has found files required by the software
that are in use and need to be replaced. If Reboot Now is displayed
without the Skip Reboot option, reboot the computer at this point. The
install program will automatically continue after the reboot.
- Exit Setup
If you want to exit the install program, click
Exit
Setup.
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If necessary, select this option to schedule an automatic installation of software
updates.
NOTES
Click Next to continue.
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To install/upgrade the software on the remaining nodes of the cluster, click Yes.
To complete the install for this node only, click No.
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Select cluster nodes from the Preferred Nodes list and click the arrow
button to move them to the Selected Nodes list.
NOTES
- The list of Preferred Nodes displays all the nodes found in the
cluster; from this list you should only select cluster nodes configured to
host this virtual server.
- Do not select nodes that already have multiple instances installed. For
more information, see
Multi Instancing.
When you have completed
your selections, click Next to continue.
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Type the User Name and Password for the Domain Administrator
account, so that the installer can perform the remote install/upgrade of the cluster
nodes you selected in the previous step.
Click Next to continue.
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The progress of the remote install for the cluster nodes is displayed; the
install can be
interrupted if necessary.
Click Stop to prevent installation to any nodes after the current ones
complete.
Click Advanced Settings to specify any of the following:
- Maximum number of nodes on which Setup can run simultaneously.
- Time allocated for Setup to begin executing on each node, after which the
install attempt will fail.
- Time allocated for Setup to complete on each node, after which the install
attempt will fail.
NOTES
- If, during the remote install of a cluster node, setup fails to complete or is interrupted, you
must perform a local install on that node. When
you do, the install begins from where it left off, or from the beginning
if necessary. For procedures, see
Manually Installing
the Software on a Passive Node.
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Read the summary for remote installation to verify that all selected nodes were installed
successfully.
NOTES
- If any node installation fails, you must manually install the software on that node once the
current installation is complete. (See
Manually Installing the
Software on a Passive Node for step-by-step instructions.)
- The message displayed on
your screen will reflect the status of the selected nodes, and may look different
from the example.
Click Next to continue.
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Setup displays the successfully installed components.
NOTES
- The Setup Complete message displayed on
your screen will reflect the components you installed, and may look different
from the example shown.
- If you install an Agent with the CommCell Console open, you need to
refresh the CommCell Console (F5) to see the new Agents.
- If Reboot Now button is displayed make sure to reboot the
computer before performing any other operations from the computer.
Click Finish to close the install program.
The installation is now complete.
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Note that the following will automatically be filtered:
- The physical cluster nodes will automatically filter all shared disk
resources.
- Virtual servers will automatically filter all physical disk resources.
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General
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Install post-release updates or Service Packs that may have been released
after the release of the software. If you are installing a Service Pack,
verify and ensure that it is the same version as the one installed in the
CommServe Server. Alternatively, you can enable
Automatic Updates for
quick and easy installation of updates in the CommCell component.
- The following items include some of the most common
features that can be also be configured:
- Schedule your data protection operations - see
Scheduling for
more information.
- Configure Alerts - See
Alerts and Monitoring for more information.
- Schedule Reports - See
Reports for more information.
The software provides many more features that you will find useful. See the
Index for a complete
list of supported features.
Agent Specific
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The following configuration tasks are required before you can begin using the software
for data protection operations:
- Ensure that ContinuousDataReplicator is installed on both the source and
destination computers.
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Create a Replication Set on the source computer.
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Add a Replication Pair to the Replication Set you created on the source
computer.
Cluster
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If the passive node was not available while installing the software, you
must manually install the software on the passive node now.
(See Manually Installing the Software on a Passive Node
for step-by-step instructions.)
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By default, a failure of MediaAgent or Agent software on the active node
in a Windows, Veritas, or HP Scalable NAS/PolyServe Cluster will not cause a failover to
be initiated. For information on how to change this default behavior, see
Clustering
Support - Failovers.
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After the installation of software is complete for all the physical nodes, and
CDR software has been installed on the cluster virtual server, stop and restart
CDR Services on all of the physical nodes before you begin using CDR on the
virtual server for data replication. For more information about how to do this,
see Services - How To.
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